Using HOSTS file questions

D

dcdon

Hi Jim Self,

The hosts file in W2K can be very useful.
Go here and c&p the site into you hosts file
http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/

regards,
don
------------
message Hi,

Is this path where the HOSTS file should be?

C;\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc\Hosts

My HOSTS file has the following;

# 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

===================================================
==================

I run Computer Associates EZarmor/antivirus with
Zone Alarm, and wonder
just how necessary it is to even have a HOSTS file?
I'm a stand alone
home user with no external connections other than
the phone to the
internet. When I used a HOSTS file that had
hundreds of entries along
the lines of those shown below, It really bogged
down my connection and
disconnect times, from seconds to several minutes.

I originally looked into HOSTS files when my
daughters computer at
school was constantly being taken from her by
hijackers, HBOs etc. Now
that I have her running Adaware, SpamBot,
HijackThis, BHODemon,
StartCop, Belarc Advisor, and maybe more, I don't
see too many problem
areas and wonder if the slowness a HOSTS file
creates is worth the
efforts to maintain?

........................
127.0.0.1 abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 admin.abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 www3.abcsearch.com #[Browseraid]
127.0.0.1 www.abcsearch.com #[Restricted Zone
site]
127.0.0.1 f.abz.com
127.0.0.1 w.abz.com
127.0.0.1 acegroup.net
127.0.0.1 actualnames.com
#[Parasite.ActualNames][Restricted Zone site]
127.0.0.1 www.actualnames.com
127.0.0.1 ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 www.ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 adatom.com
127.0.0.1 aesp.adatom.com
127.0.0.1 adbest.com
127.0.0.1 adserv.adbonus.com
etc.............................for pages and pages



Thanks for taking the time to answer these
questions!

---==X={}=X==---


Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest
depository.
http://avanimation.avsupport.com

Your only internet source for spiral staircase
plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm
 
D

dcdon

I forgot to say, you can paste it under the example
or copy it to another text file.
This nearly wipes out all AdAware finding any new
Data Miners for me.

--
thanks,
don
==============


message
Hi Jim Self,

The hosts file in W2K can be very useful.
Go here and c&p the site into you hosts file
http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/

regards,
don
------------
message Hi,

Is this path where the HOSTS file should be?

C;\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc\Hosts

My HOSTS file has the following;

# 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

===================================================
==================

I run Computer Associates EZarmor/antivirus with
Zone Alarm, and wonder
just how necessary it is to even have a HOSTS file?
I'm a stand alone
home user with no external connections other than
the phone to the
internet. When I used a HOSTS file that had
hundreds of entries along
the lines of those shown below, It really bogged
down my connection and
disconnect times, from seconds to several minutes.

I originally looked into HOSTS files when my
daughters computer at
school was constantly being taken from her by
hijackers, HBOs etc. Now
that I have her running Adaware, SpamBot,
HijackThis, BHODemon,
StartCop, Belarc Advisor, and maybe more, I don't
see too many problem
areas and wonder if the slowness a HOSTS file
creates is worth the
efforts to maintain?

........................
127.0.0.1 abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 admin.abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 www3.abcsearch.com #[Browseraid]
127.0.0.1 www.abcsearch.com #[Restricted Zone
site]
127.0.0.1 f.abz.com
127.0.0.1 w.abz.com
127.0.0.1 acegroup.net
127.0.0.1 actualnames.com
#[Parasite.ActualNames][Restricted Zone site]
127.0.0.1 www.actualnames.com
127.0.0.1 ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 www.ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 adatom.com
127.0.0.1 aesp.adatom.com
127.0.0.1 adbest.com
127.0.0.1 adserv.adbonus.com
etc.............................for pages and pages



Thanks for taking the time to answer these
questions!

---==X={}=X==---


Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest
depository.
http://avanimation.avsupport.com

Your only internet source for spiral staircase
plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm
 
J

Jim Self

Hi,

Is this path where the HOSTS file should be?

C;\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc\Hosts

My HOSTS file has the following;

# 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

=====================================================================

I run Computer Associates EZarmor/antivirus with Zone Alarm, and wonder
just how necessary it is to even have a HOSTS file? I'm a stand alone
home user with no external connections other than the phone to the
internet. When I used a HOSTS file that had hundreds of entries along
the lines of those shown below, It really bogged down my connection and
disconnect times, from seconds to several minutes.

I originally looked into HOSTS files when my daughters computer at
school was constantly being taken from her by hijackers, HBOs etc. Now
that I have her running Adaware, SpamBot, HijackThis, BHODemon,
StartCop, Belarc Advisor, and maybe more, I don't see too many problem
areas and wonder if the slowness a HOSTS file creates is worth the
efforts to maintain?

........................
127.0.0.1 abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 admin.abcsearch.com
127.0.0.1 www3.abcsearch.com #[Browseraid]
127.0.0.1 www.abcsearch.com #[Restricted Zone site]
127.0.0.1 f.abz.com
127.0.0.1 w.abz.com
127.0.0.1 acegroup.net
127.0.0.1 actualnames.com #[Parasite.ActualNames][Restricted Zone site]
127.0.0.1 www.actualnames.com
127.0.0.1 ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 www.ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 adatom.com
127.0.0.1 aesp.adatom.com
127.0.0.1 adbest.com
127.0.0.1 adserv.adbonus.com
etc.............................for pages and pages



Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions!

---==X={}=X==---


Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.
http://avanimation.avsupport.com

Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm
 

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