Re: What To Do When You Got Redirected To Another Site Or You Can't Update Your Security Programs?
Dear
Sometimes infections can make changes to a file called hosts. Windows uses this file for sending you to the site address that you enter in your browser or denying you the access to these websites. But infections can add security sites that offer removing instructions for certain infections,update servers so you can't reach them in other words you can't update your security solution anymore. Also legit software can make changes to the hosts file to prevent that you visit harmfull websites. If you use legit software such as spywareblaster,mvps modified hosts file do not press on the Restore MS Hosts File button but press on editing. Select entries that have another ip address then 127.0.0.1 and press on delete.
You can solve it by downloading this tool. Unzip it double click on HostsXpert press on Restore MS Hosts File confirm the message by pressing on ok. You must see that under File Handling the first option is set on Make Readonly? Otherwise it will fail. When the changes are applied press on Make Readonly? this will deny any changes to the hosts file.
How to do this manually?
First navigate to start,my computer,windows folder,system 32,drivers,etc,rightclick on the hosts file, properties read-only should be unchecked press on open select wordpad. Now you will see lots of entries you shouldn't find any entry to security websites, update servers for security programs or any other entries then 127.0.0.1. If not delete them. Save the hosts file when your finished under the same name. Right click once again on the hosts file press on properties and check read-only and press on apply and ok.
Best regards
Niels
on the instruction above, (see sentences with 127.0.0.1), should i replace "then" with "than" or do you mean exactly that when you say "then"?
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Dear celfone22,
Sorry for the mistakes but I meant if there are entries that differ from 127.0.0.1 you have to delete that line. Is this clearer now?
Best regards
Niels0 -
@celfone22: Yes, there should be than instead of then.
@Niels: I edited the post, to avoid other future confusions. I hope you don't mind.
Cris.0 -
wow! thanks, guys.
it's a lot more clearer now.:-)0
