Devs - Please,
please, put something in to ask us if we want the hosts file tampered with.
I know many people don't know what the hosts file is, or even if they have one, but for those of us who use it as a defense it is
seriously annoying to find that it has just been raped and various addresses removed, even when we have the file set as
"READ ONLY"!
![Angry >:(](https://forum.avast.com/Smileys/default/angry.gif)
And then to find Avast! also attacking our backup copy when we go to repair the damage is taking "friendly fire"
too far.
![Angry >:(](https://forum.avast.com/Smileys/default/angry.gif)
If we're going to monitor the hosts file, at least teach Avast! that 127.0.0.1 is a
safe place!
![Cool 8)](https://forum.avast.com/Smileys/default/cool.gif)
Gordon.