No Hosts File

[Christine]

I found that on the anti-spyware sites that I've been
reading, it said that you need a hosts file in order to
keep these hijackers out of your computer.

I don't have one. I have a file folder called Hosts in
C:\Windows\Cache but there is no file in there at all.
How do I create a Hosts file? Do I just make it a .txt
document or does it have a certain extension? Also, what
does the format look like?

Thanks,

Christine

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Christine - Well, start here: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Blocking Unwanted Ads with a Hosts File

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



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[siljaline]

I found that on the anti-spyware sites that I've been
reading, it said that you need a hosts file in order to
keep these hijackers out of your computer.

I don't have one. I have a file folder called Hosts in
C:\Windows\Cache but there is no file in there at all.
How do I create a Hosts file? Do I just make it a .txt
document or does it have a certain extension? Also, what
does the format look like?

Thanks,

Christine

Your HOSTS file (may be hidden) is HOSTS.SAM
Please run the HOSTS reply by Jim Byrd.

Regards,



--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[mikey]

for info on HOSTS file and acquiring one see
http://www.smartin-designs.com/



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I found that on the anti-spyware sites that I've been
reading, it said that you need a hosts file in order to
keep these hijackers out of your computer.

I don't have one. I have a file folder called Hosts in
C:\Windows\Cache but there is no file in there at all.
How do I create a Hosts file? Do I just make it a .txt
document or does it have a certain extension? Also, what
does the format look like?

Thanks,

Christine