Hosts file

[Clacker]

I currently use the MVPS Hosts file managed by Hostsman and am wondering if I can use this file, or a version of it, with SpyBot.

I checked on my drive in SpyBot - S&D/Includes and couldn't see a Hosts file present but there was a file called URL-blacklist.sbs file there. Is this the Hosts file in a different format?

[md usa spybot fan]

I believe that the HOSTS file that Spybot deploys is encrypted in the following file:
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Includes\Domains.sbs
There should be no problem using the Spybot HOSTS file with any other (or no other) HOSTS file because it operates as follows:
When you use the "Add Spybot S&D hosts list" button in Spybot, Spybot marks the beginning and the end of the HOSTS file entries it adds with comments (# entries) as follows:# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.0.0.1 babe.the-killer.bz
127.0.0.1 babe.k-lined.com
127.0.0.1 did.i-used.cc
127.0.0.1 coolwwwsearch.com
127.0.0.1 coolwebsearch.com
…
…
…
# This list is Copyright 2000-2004 Patrick M. Kolla / Safer Networking Limited
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
When you use the "Remove Spybot S&D hosts list" button in Spybot, it removes the entries between those comments and leaves your other HOSTS files entries intact with the exception of the comments.