Hosts file update Feb 9, 2003; questions

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by FanJ, Feb 9, 2003.

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  1. FanJ

    FanJ Guest

    I have found some strange things while I was merging (using Hostess) the latest Hosts file update from Steve Martin with my existing Hosts file.

    You see two kind of things:
    1.
    In some entries my existing Hosts file seems to have had the IP number 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1 is the format I use for my Hosts file). I don't know whether that was a previous error by me.
    2.
    What I'm more worried about, are the changes from 127.0.0.1 to a "real" IP-number.

    I have send an email to Steve with my questions.

    [hr]

    Replace
    247Media [Sabela}
    host12.247media.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    247Media [Sabela}
    host12.247media.com
    63.80.0.12


    Replace
    Banners [Various]
    banners.ims.nl
    0.0.0.0

    With
    Banners [Various]
    banners.ims.nl
    127.0.0.1

    And some more in Various were changed that way.

    Replace
    FloNetwork
    uubb1rtr1.uu.flonetwork.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    FloNetwork
    uubb1rtr1.uu.flonetwork.com
    209.167.79.1

    And some more like this one in FloNetwork

    Replace
    Imaginemedia
    monkey.imaginemedia.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Imaginemedia
    monkey.imaginemedia.com
    206.57.18.149


    Replace
    Various
    a.consumer.net
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    a.consumer.net
    66.46.181.112


    Replace
    Various
    ad2.adnetwork.com.br
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    ad2.adnetwork.com.br
    200.196.83.27


    Replace
    Various
    ads.christianstart.net
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    ads.christianstart.net
    66.111.51.78


    Replace
    Various
    ads.edonkey2000.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    ads.edonkey2000.com
    198.77.35.80


    Replace
    Various
    ads.moneyclicks.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    ads.moneyclicks.com
    212.100.230.160


    Replace
    Various
    d1.webhancer.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    d1.webhancer.com
    199.243.163.103


    Replace
    Various
    httpwwwadserver.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    httpwwwadserver.com
    204.1.28.140


    Replace
    Various
    newtrends.pcspace.net
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    newtrends.pcspace.net
    218.31.10.92


    Replace
    Various
    pro.freeads4me.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    pro.freeads4me.com
    213.186.35.201


    Replace
    Various
    promo.search.com
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    promo.search.com
    206.16.1.196


    Replace
    Various
    swizzle.go2net.net
    127.0.0.1

    With
    Various
    swizzle.go2net.net
    203.251.80.132
     
  2. LowWaterMark

    LowWaterMark Administrator

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    Steve has sent out an update alert to his subscribers noting that there was an error in last nights update. See copy of email in reply #1 here (link).

    From Steve's overview of problem...
    More available here: http://www.smartin-designs.com/history.htm
     
  3. FanJ

    FanJ Guest

    :) I've got that email from Steve too.

    But now I have another "issue".....
    I like to have the entries organized in their groups.
    (I know: you can also do it without that).

    It seems the format of the group-names have now changed a little bit....
    Look at the following screenshots of Hostess with some groupnames, and look at the group Yahoo.

    BTW: I have stopped importing the latest Hosts file update to give myself some time to think.

    First screenshot with the Yahoo group as it was:
     

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  4. FanJ

    FanJ Guest

    Second screenshot with the Yahoo group as it comes up now:
     

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  5. FanJ

    FanJ Guest

    Well, maybe it is all my own fault, could well be, I don't know.
     
  6. steve

    steve Security Expert

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    Nope, again it was my fault. I had done some editing from within Excel and it had placed a tab after each group name. It's now fixed if you want to download a new file and try again. Sorry for the troubles.
     
  7. FanJ

    FanJ Guest

    Hi Steve,

    Everything is fine now !!! :)

    Thanks a lot for all your hard work !!!!!

    Best regards, Jan.
     
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