modified hosts?

[Jokersvirus]

I just completed a smart scan with CCE and it bought up two abnormal system issue: 1) Disabled UAC, I did that myself because of how annoying it can get and 2) Modified hosts. I tried to repair it and it failed apparently. I did a little bit of research and from my understanding this “Modified host” is a file from system32 or something. Does anyone have some information on this?

[rhgtyink]

The host file can be found in \Windows\System32\Drivers\etc
The file should contain comments that start with # and only one rule with 127.0.0.1 localhost in it to be seen as ‘Default’.

Do you have anything else in there?

[Jokersvirus]

I do have a long list of websites in there . The list was created by Spybot search and destroy

[Citizen_K]

Did you set Spybot or any other program to protect the Hosts file?

[Jokersvirus]

I just checked spyboy and it has an option to immunize global hosts. So im pretty sure that is the problem

[hullboy]

@Jokersvirus post:1

I did a little bit of research and from my understanding this “Modified host” is a file from system32 or something. Does anyone have some information on this?

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File

[n01paranoid]

I too use the mvps hosts file and CCE flags it as a threat - modified hosts. So can I take it that this warning can be ignored?

[Citizen_K]

@EricJH

It depends on the changes made to the hosts file.

Changes to the hosts file can be made as a way of blocking access to sites that are considered unwanted. F.e. Spybot Search and Destroy offers the option to block bad sites by adapting the hosts file.

If you have Spybot installed go the section for the hosts list and revert the changes. Then see what is left in the hosts file.