diff --git a/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/NordicFiltersPiHole.txt b/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/NordicFiltersPiHole.txt
index 15c6e9c60..05f506e55 100644
--- a/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/NordicFiltersPiHole.txt	
+++ b/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/NordicFiltersPiHole.txt	
@@ -220,47 +220,47 @@ wo.tc
 
 # ——— Anti-phishing filters for tools that support wildcards, are below this line. ———
 # ——— Don't be worried if you see entries that resemble major Nordic websites; those are wildcard entries for use with e.g. Samsung Knox, that attempts to stop phishing sites that have stolen the website brands in question. ———
-(^|\.)vg\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)elkjop\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)coop\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)shell\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)finn\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)dnb\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)sparebank1\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)nordea\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)sbanken\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)danskebank\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)komplett\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)nordnet\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)skatteetaten\.no\..*$
-(^|\.)norwegian\.com\..*$
-(^|\.)flysas-no\..*$
-(^|\.)tusenfryd-com\..*$
-(^|\.)*\.gratis-reisebilletter\..*$
-(^|\.)paypal\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)kiwi\.com-*$
-(^|\.)kongeparken\.com-*$
-(^|\.)vipps-sikkerhet\..*$
-(^|\.)getmail-no\..*$
-(^|\.)legoland\\.com-*$\..*$
-(^|\.)faarup\\.com-*$\..*$
-(^|\.)djurs\\.com-*$\..*$
-(^|\.)appleid\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)itunesconnect-.*\.no$
-(^|\.)fintechnow.*\.buzz$
-(^|\.)wealthnews.*\.xyz$
+(.*\.)?vg\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?elkjop\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?coop\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?shell\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?finn\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?dnb\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?sparebank1\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?nordea\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?sbanken\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?danskebank\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?komplett\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?nordnet\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?skatteetaten\.no\..*$
+(.*\.)?norwegian\.com\..*$
+(.*\.)?flysas-no\..*$
+(.*\.)?tusenfryd-com\..*$
+(.*\.)?*\.gratis-reisebilletter\..*$
+(.*\.)?paypal\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?kiwi\.com-*$
+(.*\.)?kongeparken\.com-*$
+(.*\.)?vipps-sikkerhet\..*$
+(.*\.)?getmail-no\..*$
+(.*\.)?legoland\\.com-*$\..*$
+(.*\.)?faarup\\.com-*$\..*$
+(.*\.)?djurs\\.com-*$\..*$
+(.*\.)?appleid\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?itunesconnect-.*\.no$
+(.*\.)?fintechnow.*\.buzz$
+(.*\.)?wealthnews.*\.xyz$
 
 # ——— Anti-ad filters for tools that support wildcards, are below this line. ———
-(^|\.)annonse\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)ad\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)ad1\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)ad1\..*\.dk$
-(^|\.)adcache\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)ads\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)ads\..*\.dk$
-(^|\.)adserver\..*\.dk$
-(^|\.)annonser\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)banner\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)helios\..*\.no$
-(^|\.)auglysingar\..*\.is$
-(^|\.)vevlysinger\.*\..*$
+(.*\.)?annonse\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?ad\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?ad1\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?ad1\..*\.dk$
+(.*\.)?adcache\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?ads\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?ads\..*\.dk$
+(.*\.)?adserver\..*\.dk$
+(.*\.)?annonser\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?banner\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?helios\..*\.no$
+(.*\.)?auglysingar\..*\.is$
+(.*\.)?vevlysinger\.*\..*$
diff --git a/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/XYZPrepareFilters.py b/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/XYZPrepareFilters.py
index b29462392..fa3b1c565 100644
--- a/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/XYZPrepareFilters.py	
+++ b/NorwegianExperimentalList alternate versions/XYZPrepareFilters.py	
@@ -2158,43 +2158,43 @@ def prepare_pihole(lines) -> str:
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^([a-z0-9].*)\.(.*)\.\*", 
-           r"(^|\.)\1\\.\2\\..*$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?\1\\.\2\\..*$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^([a-z0-9].*)\.\*$", 
-           r"(^|\.)\1\\..*$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?\1\\..*$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^(.*)\.(.*)-\*", 
-           r"(^|\.)\1\\.\2-*$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?\1\\.\2-*$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^([a-z0-9].*)\.\*\.(.*)", 
-           r"(^|\.)\1\\..*\\.\2$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?\1\\..*\\.\2$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^\*\.(.*)\.\*", 
-           r"(^|\.)*\\.\1\\..*$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?*\\.\1\\..*$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
            r"^([a-z0-9].*)\*\.(.*)", 
-           r"(^|\.)\1.*\\.\2$", 
+           r"(.*\.)?\1.*\\.\2$", 
            line
         )
 
         line = re.sub(
-           r"(\(\^\|\\\.\)){2}", 
-           r"(^|\.)", 
+           r"(\(\.\*\\\.\)\?){2}", 
+           r"(.*\.)?", 
            line
         )