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    • paul g on Mon 18 May 2009
    • 01:47:51 PM UTC

    Host file help please.

    Hi,all.I think ive done something STUPID.....I have been trying to go to myspace to check my page for any messages,but FF keeps saying can not connect so dose ie8.So i opened Hostsxpert and looked for myspace in the list of blocked host files (which also had imported files from spybot before i uninstalled it.)All i found was something called 127.0.0.1collect.myspace.com i didnt know what that was so i left it.Then i tried to add myspace to the whitelist?and instead of just adding myspace.com i added the whole list to the whitelist,I thought thats not right so i cleared the list and added the default MPV? list then imported updates from HpHosts but the spybot list had gone.
    Have i done any damage?I still carnt goto myspace..

    Thanks for your time..............cheers..........p...............

    If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..

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    • evilfantasy on Mon 18 May 2009
    • 04:16:53 PM UTC

    Reset the Hosts File

    [*]Open up the HostXpert program.
    [*]Make sure that the "Make Hosts Writable?" button in the upper right corner is enabled.
    [*]Click Create Back Up
    [*]Then click on Restore Microsoft's Host Files
    [*]Close the HostXpert program.

    If you use a custom Hosts file you will need to reapply it's protection.
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      • paul g on Mon 18 May 2009
      • 05:52:35 PM UTC

      Reset the Hosts File.

      Hi, evilfantasy ,Thanks for that,Thats good to know i havent done any damage.

      Thanks for your time............cheers...........p...............

      If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..
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    • hotdoge3 on Tue 19 May 2009
    • 03:12:26 AM UTC

    Hosts Files IE only

    Hosts Files IE only,Not for Firefox,as for Spybot S&D just get it to addon to the Hosts file
    PS fit new one fist.
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      • g7w on Tue 19 May 2009
      • 03:36:39 AM UTC

      re: Hosts Files IE only

      read this
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      Thank you all
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        • paul g on Tue 19 May 2009
        • 04:47:24 AM UTC

        Host files.

        Hi, g7w ,Thanks for that didnt think to clear the private data in FF,mind you mines on clear as soon as i close FF, I have done what evil said and all seems well i havent got the SpyBot entries back but i have SpywareBlaster as well so i think im ok? After clrearing back to microsofts host files i then imported hphosts as its on colins site,
        This time i searched and found .myspace.com and this time i was carefull and just added that to the whitelist and now i can get to my myspace account..

        Thanks for your time cheers...................p.................

        If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..
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          • YoKenny on Tue 19 May 2009
          • 08:19:51 AM UTC

          MySpace

          Did you ever wonder why MySpace entries are in the HOSTS file?

          Spybot S&D's HOSTS file entries are not given the thorough checking that hpHosts and MVPS HOSTS files are given and contain useless entries and I have given up on Spybot S&D altogether as it has not kept up with the times like Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM) or SUPERAntiSpyware so I don't use it anymore.
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            • paul g on Tue 19 May 2009
            • 05:12:46 PM UTC

            Didnt know that.

            Hi,YoKenny.I didnt know that about SpyBot thanks for the info,Im using the hpHosts file.

            Thanks for your time..............cheers..............p................

            If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..