change network settings by modifying the file WINDRVDIR\ETC\HOSTS

[chiawaikian]

Please take a look at this thread:
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=Antivirus&message.id=8915#M8915

Is this legitimate?

[peter.ewido]

Yes, it is... ewido anti-malware checks the HOST-file for malicious "ewido.net" entries so that you still can update even if a trojan has redirected update.ewido.net to another IP using the HOST-file...

[chiawaikian]

Thanks for the info.