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host file got hijacked ? (solved)
Samson:
--- Quote from: Gamezertruth on May 10, 2015, 01:21:59 pm ---i have no antivirus Installed on my system
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Your choice, but risky.
--- Quote from: Gamezertruth on May 10, 2015, 01:21:59 pm ---all i have is an anti-malware & anti-spyware software Installed on my system (superantispyware & malwarebytes & Panda Cloud Cleaner & http://9-lab.com/)
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May well be one of those that has added to/ locked the Hosts file.
It looks like you can delete the entries (or try) using Comodo Cleaning Essentials or Rogue Killer, but you can see that they are low risk and are probably doing you more good than harm, preventing connections to unwanted sites/ servers.
Gamezertruth:
In fact, the additions of host files was probably added by this suspicious programs (Proxy Switcher https://www.proxyswitcher.com/) as I suspected it!
I had to uninstall this program a few days ago! However, the program does not function properly ! and i still need help to clean my host !
Edit : Correction link
Samson:
I doubt that. The entries in your hosts file are actually blocking access to adware servers, so they are doing you a favour, more likely that they were added by a benign program like super anti spyware or similar.
Gamezertruth:
So what are your recommendations ? :wink:
Samson:
--- Quote from: Gamezertruth on May 11, 2015, 01:38:30 pm ---So what are your recommendations ? :wink:
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For what exactly? The hosts file entries? restore to default if you want/ can, but those entries are doing no harm. The scan results are just notifying you that additions have been made, not saying that they are malicious.
Don't just rely upon on-demand malware scanners, get a real time antivirus installed as you say you have none.
Be a little more cautious about what you are installing and from where.
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