Hi malware fighters,
Most of the time a malware modifies Windows hosts file to prevent users from gaining access to Security related websites. Below is a guide to clean your Windows Hosts File.
- Navigate to the following location:
Windows 95/98/Me:
%Windir%
Windows NT/2000/XP:
%Windir%\System32\drivers\etc
Windows Vista:
%Windir%\System32\drivers\etc
2. Double-click the hosts file.
3. If necessary, deselect the “Always use this program to open this program” check box.
4. Scroll through the list of programs and double-click Notepad.
5. When the file opens, delete all the entries added by the risk. See sample of a clean hosts file content below.
6. Close Notepad and it should be save automatically (without a file extension).
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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
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polonus
