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Posted by on August 6, 2006, 12:09 am
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I've got XP Home SP2. I use Firefox, mainly. I also have Spybot S&D.
My HOSTS file doesn't have anything added to it -- it's just the one
with local host.
How do I set up a hosts file for any browser to use?
Do I need to use Admin Tools and change a DNS services to not be
automatic? (Heard a rumor).
Thanks.
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Posted by imhotep on August 6, 2006, 12:20 am
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*((( wrote:
> I've got XP Home SP2. I use Firefox, mainly. I also have Spybot S&D.
> My HOSTS file doesn't have anything added to it -- it's just the one
> with local host.
>
> How do I set up a hosts file for any browser to use?
>
> Do I need to use Admin Tools and change a DNS services to not be
> automatic? (Heard a rumor).
>
> Thanks.
Spybot S&D has a host file option. Check it out...
Im
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Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on August 6, 2006, 1:27 am
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http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt
> I've got XP Home SP2. I use Firefox, mainly. I also have Spybot S&D.
> My HOSTS file doesn't have anything added to it -- it's just the one
> with local host.
>
> How do I set up a hosts file for any browser to use?
>
> Do I need to use Admin Tools and change a DNS services to not be
> automatic? (Heard a rumor).
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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Posted by Karl Levinson on August 6, 2006, 1:29 am
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> I've got XP Home SP2. I use Firefox, mainly. I also have Spybot S&D.
> My HOSTS file doesn't have anything added to it -- it's just the one
> with local host.
>
> How do I set up a hosts file for any browser to use?
You don't necessarily need any hosts file at all. Browsers generally work
fine without them.
Some people add a hosts file to block known adware site. The one I use is
at www.mvps.org You can search google for: hosts site:mvps.org
Do note that adding such a hosts file may sometimes slow down your computer.
> Do I need to use Admin Tools and change a DNS services to not be
> automatic? (Heard a rumor).
No, I don't think so.
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kind regards,
Karl Levinson, CISSP, CCSA, MCSE [MS MVP]
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http://www.securityadmin.info
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Posted by siljaline on August 7, 2006, 1:07 am
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> I've got XP Home SP2. I use Firefox, mainly. I also have Spybot S&D.
The SpyBot HOSTS file is chock-full of redundant and old entries!
Safer-Networking have admitted it. Do not use the SpyBot HOSTS file.
> My HOSTS file doesn't have anything added to it -- it's just the one
> with local host.
What HOSTS file would "my" HOSTS file be, Fishy?
> How do I set up a hosts file for any browser to use?
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm
> Do I need to use Admin Tools and change a DNS services to not be
> automatic? (Heard a rumor).
Set your DNS Client to manual or disabled, whichever suits your set-up.
Silj
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MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Windows Security, AH-VSOP
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