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Originally Posted by Jack001
Yeah, i did that after Spy Sweeper complained the Hostfile was to big, so i clearned it up.
There are 2 "HOSTS" in: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
One is a read only with loads of sites in it and it's 1.5MB in size, the other is one i've made which is a text document, how comes it isn't replacing the HOSTS file which is causing the problem?
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Good question.
That read only HOSTS file is the one that concerns me, it should not be that big, and if you are able to read it, and it refers to a lot of security web sites, then you definately have a a problem.
What directory is that 1.5MB file in?
DOH!, scrap that question sorry, if the large file is read only, try using system restore to a known good save point. OR, you can drop into safe mode and delete that large hosts file. Windows should build a new hosts file on reboot. However, if after the reboot the file comes back, you will need to resolve the vulnerability first, as it is likely having the corrupted hosts file rebuilt by a dodgy registry entry.