My host file disappeared

Under C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC , I cant find the host file. Does Panda Titanium change its setting?

 

i dont know about Panda but try this:

go to ur folder settings and make sure u can view hidden files. if the HOSTS file is still not visible, make sure u can view system files. it should appear then. otherwise im stumped.

 

I have enabled the hidden files and checked system32 and system, still coundnt find it.

 

can you view system files?

try unchecking this option:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6461/folder7hk.jpg
then go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC and check for a HOSTS file.

 

Cannt find Host File, but there is a similar file named "lmhosts".

 

Just create extensionless file in that folder, name it "hosts" (without quotes obviously) and copy&paste content below inside it. Save the file and voila

Code:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost

PS: this is clean default HOSTS file from Windows XP.

 

yep, with the default settings, BOC will strip the HOSTS file when it does its cleaning..

you can adjust BOC's cleaning options, disabling cleaning of "downloaded program files" and "winsock connectivity", and then BOC will not strip the HOSTS file or "downloaded program files", or websites in IE's "trusted sites" and "restricted sites" zones..

i disabled those two options in BOC's "configuration"..

i would also recomment using "hijackthis" to fix the "015" issues created by BOC's cleaning process (with the default settings) and i also found that i needed to use a utility called "deldomains" to straiten out some problems that i found when trying to restore websites to IE's "trusted sites" and "restricted sites" zone, after BOC's cleaning process..

you can do a google-search for "deldomains".. it can be downloaded from this webpage:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm

 

You have to name it "hosts" with the quotes so there is no file extension.

 

When I remake the hosts file, I just make a "HOSTS" without quotes, and if you have file extensions shown, as one should, just delete the file extension afterwards.