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Thank you. I followed the installation instructions more carefully and it worked.
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That doesn't accord with my experience. I run a local Apache server on my computer for web site development. In order to display the local sites in my browser I have to list them in the hosts file (as well as configuring Apache v-hosts). So my hosts file looks like this (first five lines): 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1…
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After a bit of experimentation, a few days ago I switched the 'Scan hosts file' option ON again, and so far all has been OK. I've made a separate backup copy just in case... The previous hosts file contained some stuff that had been inserted (automatically) by some other program (name lost), and it may have been this that…
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Thank you. That discussion was obviously started by someone who had found the same earlier link (no longer valid) as I had. I have now disabled 'Scan hosts file'; it remains to be seen what happens when I re-start my computer. I remain puzzled, because scanning the hosts file shouldn't result in it being emptied of all…
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Editing the 'hosts' file in Windows (e.g. with Notepad) normally requires 'Administrator' privileges, is this your problem. Or have you set the 'hosts' file to be read only as part of the process of getting Bitdefender not to alter it?
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I got the same message. It may be a requirement of the installation process, but it's really not clear, and in some ways is counter intuitive. An explanation of the need might be helpful.
