Hosts file

[SF Gordon]

I have Xp and ie6 and have Ad Aware and spybot
Thanks to PA Bear I no longer get3rd party messages and things are fine on
the surface.
Have run across discussions of Hosts files
Question I have does adding a hosts file do anything new for anyone running
spybot etc

if PA Bear sees this---see I can use a spell checker

 

[Jurren Bouman]

I have Xp and ie6 and have Ad Aware and spybot
Thanks to PA Bear I no longer get3rd party messages and things are fine on
the surface.
Have run across discussions of Hosts files
Question I have does adding a hosts file do anything new for anyone running
spybot etc

if PA Bear sees this---see I can use a spell checker

You might want to check this website:
"Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File"
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

 

[SF Gordon]

Did that and information said hosts in addituon to other programs ie spybot
was useful
thanks

 

[PA Bear]

You may want to disable the Spybot option to scan HOSTS file, SF:

1. Mode > Advanced

2. Tools (main window) > uncheck HOSTS (unchecking an entry hides it)

If you choose this option, you should also:

1. Mode > Advanced

2. IE Tweaks > Lock Hosts file (malware will be unable to write-to HOSTS)

OTOH I prefer to use MVP Mike Burgess' Lock and Unlock REG files:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
(which Jurren also posted)

In a handy folder on Desktop, I have shortcuts to these two REG files and my
HOSTS file for easy access. When Mike updates his HOSTS file, I Unlock
HOSTS, overwrite my current HOSTS file with Mike's new one, and then Lock
HOSTS.
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HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx

 

[SF Gordon]

Thanks for this responce. It appears that you relish filling my plate
andwatch me learn. Anyway off studying the repl includin what HTH means

 

[SF Gordon]

complted and TFTT
now off to figure out how to speed up startup and signoff

 

[PA Bear]

http://www.aumha.org/a/loads.htm

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

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[PA Bear]

PS: http://home.earthlink.net/~mrob/pub/acroabbrev.html

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi SF Gordon - In addition to the info on Jim's page that Bear pointed you
to, you may find the following useful:


You should read and print out/save for future reference mskb article Q179365
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q179365 which will
tell you the order in which things get loaded.

Two additional resources which have useful information relating to startup
issues are:

How to Delay Loading of Specific Services
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193888

HOWTO: Control Device Driver Load Order
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q115/4/86.asp


Perhaps this will help.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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