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Hi malware fighters,

What members of this webforum run some form of host file. Who has the hostess program installed for instance? Recent dangers you have run through corrupted dns-servers, an increasing threat on the Net, see this link to bookmark it: http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/default.aspx

To clean a corrupted DNS-cache in Vista:Here is how to fix that corrupted DNS cache in vista.

  1. Click the Microsoft Vista Start logo in the bottom left corner of the screen
  2. Click All Programs
  3. Click Accessories
  4. RIGHT-click on Command Prompt
  5. Select Run As Administrator
  6. In the command window type the following and then hit enter: ipconfig /flushdns
  7. You will see the following confirmation:

Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

polonus