Wanting to disable access to a website without making it obvious

[Wuai Bel Ree]

I want to disable access to a website, but the message the person gets after trying to access the blocked website can't be a blatantly obvious "this website has been blocked" message. I need something along the lines of the person just getting a blank page or getting a "connection problem" (or whatever it's called) page.

Is there some way to do something along the lines of this?

Browser: Internet Explorer 8

[Quantos]

What's the purpose of that?

[patio]

Why ? ?
What does it matter which message they get ? ?

[Wuai Bel Ree]

My roommate keeps visiting a site that I know spreads a virus. He just blows me aside when I tell him the site has a virus. If I make it obvious that I'm blocking it, he'll give me some crap of some sort. That "crap of some sort" could be nearly anything, so I'd rather he didn't know I was purposely trying to block it.

[Geek-9pm]

Do you already understand this:
http://www.computerhope.com/search.htm?cx=003411668307610607965%3Ah4yba8pbdco&cof=FORID%3A9%3BNB%3A1&ie=UTF-8&q=using+hosts+fie&sa=Search#1252

[rthompson80819]

Who's computer is it?  If it's yours, password protect the whole computer, and tell him to get his own computer.  If it's his, get your own computer, and let him infect his own computer.

[Salmon Trout]

He just blows me aside .. he'll give me some crap of some sort. ...could be nearly anything ...I'd rather he didn't know

You need either boxing lessons or a new room mate.

[sagebrush]

HOSTS
hxxp://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

[patio]

Howdy Sage....

[sagebrush]

Howdy back at you 

[Wuai Bel Ree]

Do you already understand this:
http://www.computerhope.com/search.htm?cx=003411668307610607965%3Ah4yba8pbdco&cof=FORID%3A9%3BNB%3A1&ie=UTF-8&q=using+hosts+fie&sa=Search#1252

I looked at using hosts file, and tried it, but I was still able to access the website.

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# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost
213.146.191.51 www.funorb.com
www.funorb.com isn't the actual website, but I used it as the test because I want to limit my visits to the actual virus website.

Who's computer is it?  If it's yours, password protect the whole computer, and tell him to get his own computer.  If it's his, get your own computer, and let him infect his own computer.

We split the bill 50/50. 
Neither one of us can afford to buy our own computer.

[reddevilggg]

We split the bill 50/50. 

Thats unfortunate, responsibility goes along way.

Maybe everytime 'spreads the virus' you should get it cleaned at 50/50 expense. He's not taking your friendship seriously.

I'd think about getting another roommate.

[Geek-9pm]

One last shot at this...   
Get a larger Hard Drive and split in in two. Half his, half  yours. Kept the old drive as a part of your panic backup plan.

[Wuai Bel Ree]

Get a new hard drive?

How much would that cost?

[Geek-9pm]

Get a new hard drive?

How much would that cost?

What kind of PC is it? How big is the drive in it now?
Depending on where you live, you can get a good internal 40 GB drive fort about $40 if you shop around.