Read only hosts file

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Now everyone on computer B is taken to the correct website whether they visit google. And everyone on computer A can only visit google. If you're thinking that someone should have just made a central repository to map all IP addresses with all hostnames, that's exactly what happened.

Early on, a central hosts file was manually maintained and shared by the Stanford Research Institute. This system lead to the invention of domains and top level domains like. In the end, the humble hosts file and innovators like Elizabeth J. Feinler lead to the invention of the Domain Name System still in use today. First, open Notepad as an administrator by pressing the Windows key, typing in "notepad", and clicking "Run as administrator":.

You won't be able to see any files in this directory because they aren't text documents. To change the file type, click on the dropdown in the bottom right of the Open menu and click on "All Files":.

Note that everything is commented out with characters, meaning that nothing is actually being read from the hosts file. Modern versions of Windows include a sort of DNS system already, so if you visit localhost it'll automatically redirect you to If you're doing some local development and are having problems with localhost, you can just remove the comments from your hosts file:.

Then, open PowerShell by pressing the Windows key, searching for "powershell", and clicking "Run as Administrator":. After that, you should be able to visit localhost in your browser and see whatever you're hacking on. If you're still having issues, try closing your browser completely, then open a new browser window and try again. Even though hosts files have fallen out of favor with newer systems like DNS, they still work for legacy reasons.

And hackers have definitely taken advantage of this in the past. What they would do is point a common website like google. This IP address could serve a site that looks just like Google's, but is actually trying to steal your sensitive information. While this was a problem in the past, most security software like the Windows Security Suite can recognize and fix problems with the hosts file automatically.

That said, if you open up your hosts file and see a lot of strange entries, then you may want to revert to the default Windows hosts file. Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on August 23, Just to clarify, "text editor," the hosts file must not be saved with any form of "formatting" codes such as those inserted by word-processors such as Word, unless saved file output is changed to e.

Word "text-only,". In reply to bcn9zyg's post on February 12, It sounds like you are getting the run around. Or you can create a new hosts file using the example text on the Mr. Fixit page. Tell McAfee to stop making excuses. Do, or do not. There is no try.

I decided to save up points for a new puppy instead of a pony! User's post on February 12, I have similar problem Cannot find host file, only find Imhosts SAM file.. Wesley N. In reply to schwanie's post on February 12, Right-click the file 2. From the context menu, choose Open 3. In the Open With box click the reference to Notepad and click OK In the resulting window, search a line that reads " If that line is found, delete that line.

If you cannot get to Google, your system may have malicious software on it, so I would start with some good scans, reboot, then if your still have an issue with getting to Google, take a look at your hosts file: Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:.

Some third party software scanning tools like Spybot can optionally add entries to the hosts file on purpose to block your browser from loading certain WWW sites entirely or block advertisements from certain WWW sites.

They claim to have a list of sites that most people would like to block and insert them into your hosts file for you. You can always remove entries in the hosts file by hand if desired. Your browser will always be redirected away from www. The malicious software can also modify your hosts file to block your browser from going to Internet sites where you might find a solution for how to remove the malicious software. The malicious software sometimes knows what you are going to do to try to find and remove it, so it will prevent you from doing so.

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