MegABitt994211@geemail.nocom wrote:
> I ran the Trend Micro Sysclean free product, and other than one popular
> audio conversion program file which is generally considered around the net
> to be a false positive, it deleted a bunch of lines from my MVPS HOSTS file
> as follows:
>
>
> These are several of the 80 lines it deletd:
>
> SSAPI requires the system to reboot.
> Detected Items:
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,1-se.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,a1.webhancer.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,audioseek.net
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,b1-v2-bell.webhancer.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,bgw.qsrch.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,commonname.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,conf.therealsearch.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,content.delfinproject.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,coolwebsearch.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,d.webhancer.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,d2.webhancer.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,d3.webhancer.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,delfinproject.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,download.bulletproofsoft.com
> [CLEAN SUCCESS][Adware_MemWatcher] \127.0.0.1,download.webhancer.com
>
>
> I checked the backup HOSTS it created against the latest MVPS HpHosts file,
> and all these lines are there in the same format, i.e.:
>
> 127.0.0.1 a1.webhancer.com
>
> which is just a redirect to the localhost, blocking the browser(s) from
> reaching those questionable sites.
>
> Is there any reason that the anti-spyware part of Trend Micro deleted these
> lines or is this a bunch of false positives?
>
>
> A Google search indicated that someone put a similar message on the Spybot
> forums several months ago but there was no reply.
>
>
> http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=29207

It is was me, I'd just go back to the MVPS HOSTS file and not worry
about it. If it wasn't creating any problems for you.



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