How to block .zip domains with pfSense
A short guide on how to block the entire .zip TLD using pfSense. In particular using a package called pfBlocker-NG, which can be thought of as a “PiHole” alternative. pfBlocker-NG is capable of much much more but won’t be covered in this blog. Why is .zip TLD a problem? It’s simple really, Phishing. Whether it’s abusing a HTTP URI scheme or using special unicode characters, having a .zip TLD which has always been attributed to the compression file extension is just a bad idea....