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| Check your Hosts file |
| Friday, May 4, 2007 |
There is a file on your computer called “hosts” with no suffix. Usually it is in:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
but yours may be in another folder - use search to find it.
The purpose of this file was to provide a quick way of converting a domain name (like pctips.org.uk) into a true internet address (like 82.165.69.182), without having to use a remote DNS (Domain Name Server).
But spyware can insert entries into your hosts file that can take you to another site. So when you want to go to www.yourbank.com it could send you to www.aclonedversionofit.com where thieves could steal your userid, password, etc and then steal your money.
So when search has found your hosts file you should double click it and scroll down to Notepad to open it.
It should look like this:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
The lines starting with # don’t do anything so the lines starting with an IP address are the ones to check.
You should delete all entries other than the 127.0.0.1 localhost one.
There is really no useful value in having this file, but if you delete it Windows will recreate it, so just make it look like the example above and then save it.
And check it every now and then - it might get hijacked!Labels: PC Tips N Tricks and Tweaks |
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