Everybody update your Hosts file today

[WildHorse]

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

Time to put in your routine update, to help fend off badware.

These updates used to come out every 2 weeks but seem less frequent nowadays.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: scott
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

Time to put in your routine update, to help fend off badware.

These updates used to come out every 2 weeks but seem less frequent nowadays.

Is this some sort of April Fool's Joke?

j/k --- I've actually seen viruses write junk to the hosts file to work a man-in the-middle attack. Even if you don't try blocking these sites, you should periodically check your hosts file for changes or set it to read only.