~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
news:M92dnTvYLJ0tLKzTnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@bt.com:

> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
>> news:mNadnWeQH89JX7LTnZ2dnUVZ8u2dnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
>>>> news:07udnSGCDqb-UrPTnZ2dnUVZ8jOdnZ2d@bt.com:
>>>>
>>>>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>>>>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Have you ever investigated exactly *what* is loaded onto your
>>>>>>> computer when you choose to download a Hosts file?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, a text file named HOSTS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I mean a forensic-type check
>>>>>>> after downloading onto a known clean machine (a new or wiped
>>>>>>> HD should be OK!<smile>) I'll bet not!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not necessary. It's a plain text file. You can see the MVPS
>>>>>> one here, and modify it as you wish.
>>>>>> http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Btw, which one (Hosts file) do *you* use?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MVPS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the answers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I'm dopey sometimes, but I understood that malware *can*
>>>>> be downloaded *in conjunction* with a plain text file.
>>>>
>>>> MUAHAHAHAHA...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRqmUVr_f8
>>>
>>
>> Simple stuff to me, David. Did you have a specific point or
>> question?
>>
>
> Hi Dustin
>
> Will you, please, confirm that malware *can* be downloaded *in
> conjunction* with a plain text file?

I didn't know this was disputed? Take Jenn for example. she got hit
with a drive by download.

> Do you ever think to check something as simple and straight-forward
> as the MVP's Host file - just to see if it actually *is* clean - and
> doesn't come with a hidden payload?

As it's a plain text file, it can't come with anything "hidden".


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