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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: AlexM on January 11, 2011, 06:23:22 PM

Title: Avast does not control the file hosts C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts !!!!
Post by: AlexM on January 11, 2011, 06:23:22 PM

Avast does not control the file hosts C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. Offered! Avast should control the hosts file. It is also required to recover, if the file hosts has been modified virus!!!

Title: Re: Avast does not control the file hosts C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts !!!!
Post by: bob3160 on January 11, 2011, 06:53:47 PM

Welcome to the Forum AlexM,
There are many programs that watch and notify you if there is a change
made to you host file.
WinPatrol (http://www.winpatrol.com/) among other things also watches and notifies you of such activity.

Title: Re: Avast does not control the file hosts C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts !!!!
Post by: PTRPRO on January 11, 2011, 07:06:49 PM

Looked down at my tray. Scotty is on Patrol.

Title: Re: Avast does not control the file hosts C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts !!!!
Post by: spg SCOTT on January 11, 2011, 07:08:58 PM

Doesn't Windows Defender do this as well? I remember getting a popup ages ago...

That being said, I think Winpatrol is the way to go, I only recently tried it and now have it installed on my computer :)
(Funny, Scotty is a name I respond to...naturally ;D)