False Positive:- During update through HostsMan

Viruses and worms
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G’day Guys,

I have a ‘FP’ update through HostsMan as it detect as a trojan horse, Avast automatically blocked it during the update through HostsMan please see screenshot below as I sure is FP please confirm. As you can see Avast blocked two hpHosts (Partial & Ad and tracking servers only) showing the word failed as it didn’t update through HostsMan.

SpeedyPC

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Any feedback on this issue above :-\

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been seeing this too, for a couple days i think. i’ve got 3 hits in my webshield log - too bad the webshield log doesn’t show date/time :frowning:

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My take on the issue - I suspect that it doesn’t line the IP and domain names that would be in the hostman update. Obviously some of those update IPs would be in the network shield malicious sites list.

In all honesty I don’t really see the need for hostman when there are other elements that cover much of this already. Network Shield, Web Shield with its anti-phishing, your browser is also likely to have its malicious and phishing website blocking. You could also be using AdBlockPlus add-on with extra filters and of course OpenDNS, etc. etc.

If you really want to whack yourself with a stick, MBAM Pro and leave its malicious website blocking feature enabled.

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Thanks for the heads up DavidR and I do have AdBlockPlus add-on with extra filters.

With AdBlockPlus I have 4 filter subscriptions ‘Fanboy Adblock List’, ‘Fanboy Annoyances List’, ‘Fanboy Tracking list’ & ‘Malware Domains Blocklist’. in Australia we can’t used OpenDNS it to slow because their not enough traffic mainly we don’t have an OpenDNS server in Australia, Craigb has the same problem with OpenDNS & NortonDNS and this is why we can only used HostsMan.

DavidR I have been whacking myself with a stick for years protecting myself behind the computer ;D as I look like a bloody christians mock in a brown robe.

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With all that other protection, I feel HostMan is pretty much redundant on your system. Has it ever prevented you visiting a site the others didn’t, though that is possible as it could be first in line by checking the hosts file rather than going out to a DNS server to get the IP address.

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You have a point their DavidR which I haven’t tried this option turning off HostsMan, which I do seem to have enough protection with Avast, Outpost Pro and my FF add-on protection see below and my sig :wink:

FF add-on list security protection:-

  1. Adblock Plus (with 4 filter subscriptions ‘Fanboy Adblock List’, ‘Fanboy Annoyances List’, ‘Fanboy Tracking list’ & ‘Malware Domains Blocklist’)
  2. avast! WebRep (it keep going on/off all the time which I have no idea what going on with Avast server)
  3. BetterPrivacy
  4. BrowserProtect
  5. Dr.Web Anti-Virus Link Checker
  6. Ghostery
  7. NoScript
  8. TrafficLight
  9. Trustwave SecureBrowsing
  10. VTzilla
  11. Webutation.org

I would love to get some feedback whether I have enough security protection or not without running HostsMan IF possible :o ???

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You can safely drop HostsMan. :slight_smile:

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If you use IE9 (even if it is not your main browser) then you are covered

I should imagine that Avast is ticking on the host list as David said

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Understood :wink: