&quot;There&#39;s no place like 127.0.0.1&quot; ... Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Undesirables with a Hosts Filehttp://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/atom.aspxCommunity Server2011-06-15T14:00:00Z/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2013/04/02/1826407.aspx2013-04-02T18:15:00Z2013-04-02T18:15:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [April-02-2013]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (138 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (563 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1826407" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2013/03/16/1825302.aspx2013-03-16T05:06:00Z2013-03-16T05:06:00Z<p><strong>Update</strong>: Kaspersky has corrected the issue with a new revision update ... however it appears a reboot is required.</p> <p>Here we go again ... the folks over at Kaspersky in their latest update (03-14-2013)&nbsp;have added something that detects <strong>all</strong> custom HOSTS files as &quot;Trojan.Win32.Hosts2.gen&quot; (gen = generic). Hopefully they will reissue another update to fix this false-positive.</p> <p>If you read thru a post in their Forum you will see that not only the MVPS HOSTS is detected ... but quite a few other recourses as well.<br /><a href="http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=259180&amp;st=0#entry2003103">http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=259180&amp;st=0#entry2003103</a><br /><a href="http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=259177">http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=259177</a></p> <p>I do not use Kaspersky ... however a possible work-around until Kaspersky solves the problem:</p> <p>Settings --&gt; Threats &amp; Exclusions --&gt; Exclusions --&gt; Settings --&gt; Add --&gt; Select file or Folder --&gt; C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\</p> <p>Folks as I&#39;ve said before ... anytime after running a scan of any security related product and the only detection is one or more entries in the HOSTS file, this is most likely a false-positive and should be ignored, or excluded from future scans. </p> <p><strong>There is no known infection that only affects the HOSTS file!</strong></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1825302" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2013/02/25/1824231.aspx2013-02-25T08:19:00Z2013-02-25T08:19:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [February-25-2013]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (138 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (559 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1824231" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2013/01/18/1822825.aspx2013-01-18T08:51:00Z2013-01-18T08:51:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [January-18-2013]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (141 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (569 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1822825" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/12/29/1821760.aspx2012-12-29T08:01:00Z2012-12-29T08:01:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/amdfx4170.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" />Folks I finally got Windows 8 installed after building a new box. This thing is really fast and the new version of Windows has many improvements under the hood to handle the newest hardware. It took me a couple of days to get used to the new interface ... Don&#39;t believe all the hype about needing to install a program to restore the Start button ... it&#39;s not needed!</p> <p>I installed an AMD FX-4170 CPU rated at 4.2 GHz ... I have it mildly&nbsp;overclocked to 4.6 GHz and it runs very cool with a liquid cooling system. The new redesigned Windows has been rock solid ... no issues with a fresh install or noted in Device Manager. Be sure to create a Startup Disk prior to installing any programs ... in case something goes wrong.</p> <p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/fx-4170.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /></p> <p>The new solid state hard&nbsp;drives make a huge difference in your Windows Experience score ... Win8 used about 30 gb of space, after visiting Windows Update to get the latest updates.</p> <p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/basescore.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /></p> <p>Not bad for a low budget box (under $600) ... as for the <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">HOSTS file</a>, once you exclude it from being scanned in Windows Defender, it will install exactly the same as in Windows 7. The details of how to exclude the HOSTS file can be found here: &quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764944"><span style="color:#003399;"><strong>Hosts file is detected as malware in Windows Defender</strong> (Win8)</span></a>&quot; </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1821760" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/12/07/1820509.aspx2012-12-07T08:01:00Z2012-12-07T08:01:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [December-07-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (143 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (584 kb) </p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1820509" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/11/19/1819494.aspx2012-11-20T01:40:00Z2012-11-20T01:40:00Z<p>Before you can install a custom HOSTS file in Win8,&nbsp;you will need to make a change in Windows Defender ... otherwise Defender will automatically remove your custom file and replace it with the default from Microsoft.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764944"><strong>Hosts file is detected as malware in Windows Defender</strong> (Win8)</a><br /><em>&quot;This issue occurs because Windows Defender may determine incorrectly that the Hosts file was changed by malware&quot;</em></p> <p>The people that write the code detection for Defender are just lazy or don&#39;t get it! ... There has never been a malware infection that only affected the HOSTS file ... so why if nothing else is detected does Defender still determine that you are infected? So in order to avoid the false detection, follow the instructions in the above Microsoft article. Basically you will need to exclude the Hosts file from scanning in Windows Defender. Once you have done this it should no longer be an issue to install&nbsp;... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostswin7.htm">you can use the same instructions as Windows 7</a></p> <p>Speaking of Windows 8 ... I ran the Win8 Compatability checker and although my machine meets or exceeds all the hardware requirements the report spits out the following: &quot;<em>PC doesn&#39;t support PAE, NX, and SSE2</em>&quot; What that boils down to is that I&#39;ll need to replace the motherboard and CPU ... that sucks! So I&#39;m not sure when I&#39;ll be able to afford to rebuild my box as funds for this are really tight.</p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;Folks I&#39;m in the process of updating the HOSTS file now and it should be out in a few days ...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1819494" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/10/18/1818169.aspx2012-10-18T05:52:00Z2012-10-18T05:52:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><strong>The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated</strong> [October-18-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (144 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (586 kb) </p> <p>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Also thanks to everyone that has submitted sites to be added to the MVPS HOSTS file ... keep them coming ...<br />when possible please provide the URL where this suspected entry was found.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1818169" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/08/18/1815241.aspx2012-08-18T07:06:00Z2012-08-18T07:06:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [August-18-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (144 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (587 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1815241" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/07/03/1812219.aspx2012-07-03T14:58:00Z2012-07-03T14:58:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [July-03-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (145 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (588 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1812219" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/05/23/1810209.aspx2012-05-24T01:04:00Z2012-05-24T01:04:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [May-23-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (145 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (590 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1810209" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/03/31/1808209.aspx2012-03-31T05:05:00Z2012-03-31T05:05:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [March-30-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (145 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (588 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1808209" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/02/28/1806488.aspx2012-02-28T07:42:00Z2012-02-28T07:42:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [Feburary-28-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (146 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (596 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1806488" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/01/18/1805070.aspx2012-01-19T01:08:00Z2012-01-19T01:08:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><strong>The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated</strong> [January-18-2012]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (147 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (596 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1805070" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2012/01/05/1804404.aspx2012-01-05T14:34:00Z2012-01-05T14:34:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [<strong>January-05-2012</strong>]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download: hosts.zip</strong> (146 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (594 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1804404" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2011/11/23/1802833.aspx2011-11-23T09:14:00Z2011-11-23T09:14:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><strong>The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated</strong> [November-23-2011]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (147 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (597 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1802833" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2011/10/13/1801176.aspx2011-10-13T18:20:00Z2011-10-13T18:20:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><strong>The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated</strong> [October-13-2011]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (147 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (599 kb)</p> <p>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1801176" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2011/09/05/1798934.aspx2011-09-05T18:56:00Z2011-09-05T18:56:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [September-05-2011]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p>Download: hosts.zip (148 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (600 kb)</p> <p>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful&nbsp;... please consider a <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation">donation</a> ... <a target="_blank" href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation" title="Make a donation"><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1798934" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2011/07/23/1796617.aspx2011-07-23T07:13:00Z2011-07-23T07:13:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><strong>The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated</strong> [July-23-2011]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (148 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p>Note: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (600 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1796617" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2011/06/15/1794764.aspx2011-06-15T19:00:00Z2011-06-15T19:00:00Z<p><img src="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/noplace.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br />The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [June-15-2011]<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Download</strong>: hosts.zip (149 kb)<br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip</a></p> <p><strong>How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm</a></p> <p><strong>HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions</strong><br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm</a></p> <p><strong>Note</strong>: the &quot;text&quot; version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ... <br /><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt</a> (605 kb)</p> <p><strong>Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated<br /></strong><a href="http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm">http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1794764" width="1" height="1">winhelp2002http://msmvps.com/members/winhelp2002/default.aspx