The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [February-18-2011]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Download: hosts.zip (150 kb)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts2.htm
HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm
Note: the "text" version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ...
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt (608 kb)