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Title: MVPS HOSTS File Updates Post by: roddy32 on January 20, 2008, 08:21:10 AM Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
Quote What it does ... The Hosts file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. This file is loaded into memory (cache) at startup, then Windows checks the Hosts file before it queries any DNS servers, which enables it to override addresses in the DNS. This prevents access to the listed sites by redirecting any connection attempts back to the local machine. Another feature of the HOSTS file is its ability to block other applications from connecting to the Internet, providing the entry exists. You can use a HOSTS file to block ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the Server that supplies these little gems. Example - the following entry 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net blocks all files supplied by that DoubleClick Server to the web page you are viewing. This also prevents the server from tracking your movements. Why? ... because in most cases "Ad Servers" like Doubleclick will open a separate connection on the webpage you are viewing. More information and download link are here (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) Title: Re: MVPS HOSTS File Updates Post by: roddy32 on August 06, 2008, 06:43:49 AM The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [August-06-2008]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Download: hosts.zip (161 kb) http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts2.htm HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm Note: the "text" version makes a great resource for determining possible culprits ... (702 kb) http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt Sign up for HOSTS file update notices http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/updates.htm Visit the Hosts News blog http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/default.aspx |