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#21

Mike..... <mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Following up to Mike..... <mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Did you look at your hosts file? It's probably in Windows->System32-
Drivers->Etc and it can be opened with a plain text editor. If you
open it with Notepad and make changes, Notepad will automatically
append .txt to it, and you will have to rename it hosts without the
suffix.

OK.I have a file called hosts, you want me to rename it to a .txt
file, I assume to disable it? (It has two entries in it).

sorry, misunderstood, what do you want me to change in the hosts file?

It looks good.

But I've some other advice for you, one that makes you a bit more secure:

1) go to control panel -> user accounts and create a new user (say Mike).
2) Make this account a *Limited account*
3) stop using your current account (I guess it has administrator rights).

If you want to install software, right click on the exe and select "Run
as...". Select Administrator or an account with those rights, and enter
your password.

A lot of malware doesn't work when your account has limited rights. For
those rare occasions you need to install something, you can use the "Run
as.." trick.

Sadly most people don't know this, or if they do, choose to ignore it. And
that's the reason why millions of computers are hijacked and sending out
spam 24/7 etc.

--
John Bokma http://johnbokma.com/

#22

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:50:18 +0000, Mike.....
<mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Following up to Mike..... <mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Did you look at your hosts file? It's probably in Windows->System32-
Drivers->Etc and it can be opened with a plain text editor. If you open it
with Notepad and make changes, Notepad will automatically append .txt to
it, and you will have to rename it hosts without the suffix.

OK.I have a file called hosts, you want me to rename it to a .txt
file, I assume to disable it? (It has two entries in it).

Hah!
That was what I meant, the TCP/IP stack.

What's it say in it?

BB
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http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/

#23

Following up to Big Bill <bill (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

What's it say in it?

# 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
--
Mike
Remove clothing to email

#24

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:44:15 +0000, Mike.....
<mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Following up to Big Bill <bill (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

What's it say in it?

# 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

Yeah, but that's just a sample one, no? Isn't there a real one
floating around somewhere?

BB
--

http://www.kruse.co.uk/
http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/

#25

Following up to Big Bill <bill (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Yeah, but that's just a sample one, no? Isn't there a real one
floating around somewhere?

isn't the last line all of it?
--
Mike
Remove clothing to email

#26

Big Bill <bill (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:44:15 +0000, Mike.....
mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

[..]

Quote:

# 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

Yeah, but that's just a sample one, no? Isn't there a real one
floating around somewhere?

If the file is named hosts, it's the real one.

I haven't followed the entire thread, but if you go to the wrong page
randomly, you probably have to look somewhere else.

--
John Bokma http://johnbokma.com/

#27

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:42:12 +0000, Mike.....
<mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Following up to Big Bill <bill (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Yeah, but that's just a sample one, no? Isn't there a real one
floating around somewhere?

isn't the last line all of it?

It didn't have what I was expecting but it's been a while since I saw
one.

BB
--

http://www.kruse.co.uk/
http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/

#28

Following up to John Bokma <john (AT) castleamber (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I haven't followed the entire thread, but if you go to the wrong page
randomly, you probably have to look somewhere else.

the google links go to a series of other pages 50% of the time. other
searches and links are fine.
--
Mike
Remove clothing to email

#29

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:56:06 +0000, Mike.....
<mikebclothing (AT) freedomnames (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Following up to John Bokma <john (AT) castleamber (DOT) com> wrote:

I haven't followed the entire thread, but if you go to the wrong page
randomly, you probably have to look somewhere else.

the google links go to a series of other pages 50% of the time. other
searches and links are fine.