Spybot inserts hundreds of entries into my hosts file

[Rojo Habe]

My hosts file contains hundreds upon hundreds of dodgy looking web
addresses, all supposedly inserted by Spybot S&D, and all mapped to
127.0.0.1

Is this normal? Is this so that any attempts to connect to these sites are
looped back instead?

....or is there something more sinister at play here?...

[Clark]

Rojo Habe wrote:
> My hosts file contains hundreds upon hundreds of dodgy looking web
> addresses, all supposedly inserted by Spybot S&D, and all mapped to
> 127.0.0.1
>
> Is this normal? Is this so that any attempts to connect to these
> sites are looped back instead?
>
> ...or is there something more sinister at play here?...


that is the immunize function of Spybot. this is normal

Clark...

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[Rojo Habe]

"Clark" <Clark_throwaway@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xcojk.2760$QX3.1521@newsfe02.iad...
> Rojo Habe wrote:
>> My hosts file contains hundreds upon hundreds of dodgy looking web
>> addresses, all supposedly inserted by Spybot S&D, and all mapped to
>> 127.0.0.1
>>
>> Is this normal? Is this so that any attempts to connect to these
>> sites are looped back instead?
>>
>> ...or is there something more sinister at play here?...
>
>
> that is the immunize function of Spybot. this is normal
>
> Clark...
>


Thanks. I won't worry about it then. Very quick answer, btw

[siljaline]

"Rojo Habe" wrote:
> My hosts file contains hundreds upon hundreds of dodgy looking web addresses, all
> supposedly inserted by Spybot S&D, and all mapped to 127.0.0.1
>
> Is this normal? Is this so that any attempts to connect to these sites are looped back
> instead?
>
> ...or is there something more sinister at play here?...

The SpyBot HOSTS File contains dozens if not thousands of redundant entries that
*will* choke your Browser.
Disable the SpyBot HOSTS File and use this one >
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Also see > related >
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm#Merging

Silj

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[Alan]

siljaline wrote:
> "Rojo Habe" wrote:
>> My hosts file contains hundreds upon hundreds of dodgy looking web addresses, all
>> supposedly inserted by Spybot S&D, and all mapped to 127.0.0.1
>>
>> Is this normal? Is this so that any attempts to connect to these sites are looped back
>> instead?
>>
>> ...or is there something more sinister at play here?...
>
> The SpyBot HOSTS File contains dozens if not thousands of redundant entries that
> *will* choke your Browser.
> Disable the SpyBot HOSTS File and use this one >
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
> Also see > related >
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm#Merging
>
> Silj
>
I'm confused. My Spybot Hosts file does not contain any
redundancies and is significantly smaller (248KB vs 692KB) than
the MVPS file. So, why would the Spybot Hosts file choke my
browser while the MVPS file doesn't?

[siljaline]

"Alan" wrote:
> I'm confused. My Spybot Hosts file does not contain any redundancies and is
> significantly smaller (248KB vs 692KB) than the MVPS file. So, why would the Spybot
> Hosts file choke my browser while the MVPS file doesn't?

I have no significant recommendations to offer at this time, sorry.
Post your query to the SpyBot Forum.
http://forums.spybot.info/index.php

Silj

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siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Alan]

siljaline wrote:
> "Alan" wrote:
>> I'm confused. My Spybot Hosts file does not contain any redundancies and is
>> significantly smaller (248KB vs 692KB) than the MVPS file. So, why would the Spybot
>> Hosts file choke my browser while the MVPS file doesn't?
>
> I have no significant recommendations to offer at this time, sorry.
> Post your query to the SpyBot Forum.
> http://forums.spybot.info/index.php
>
> Silj
>
I see no reason to post anything to the Spybot forum. I am merely
asking you... on what basis did you make your statement that the
Spybot Hosts file "contains dozens if not thousands of redundant
entries that *will* choke your Browser."

I have not experienced this.

[Leythos]

In article <g6oapu$279$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
tempuser@vacationmail.com says...
> siljaline wrote:
> > "Alan" wrote:
> >> I'm confused. My Spybot Hosts file does not contain any redundancies and is
> >> significantly smaller (248KB vs 692KB) than the MVPS file. So, why would the Spybot
> >> Hosts file choke my browser while the MVPS file doesn't?
> >
> > I have no significant recommendations to offer at this time, sorry.
> > Post your query to the SpyBot Forum.
> > http://forums.spybot.info/index.php
> >
> > Silj
> >
> I see no reason to post anything to the Spybot forum. I am merely
> asking you... on what basis did you make your statement that the
> Spybot Hosts file "contains dozens if not thousands of redundant
> entries that *will* choke your Browser."
>
> I have not experienced this.

With my years of experience with SBS&D using the Immunize function, I've
never seen it have any impact on Web Browsing - no negative impact.

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