Entropy990
2009-07-20, 19:39
I recently just came across the hosts file and have noticed that there's a lot of strange entries in it.
Can someone please tell me if this kind of thing is unusual? The file makes it seem as though these were added by Spybot as some sort of preventative measure, as at the end of the file it says "# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy". All of the entries appear to be for virus related websites (such as spybot-download.com).
Heres some excerpt from the file including the beginning and the end:
_________________________________________________________________
# 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
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.0.0.1 www.007guard.com (http://www.007guard.com/)
127.0.0.1 007guard.com
127.0.0.1 008i.com
127.0.0.1 www.008k.com (http://www.008k.com/)
127.0.0.1 008k.com
127.0.0.1 www.00hq.com (http://www.00hq.com/)
127.0.0.1 00hq.com
127.0.0.1 010402.com
127.0.0.1 www.032439.com (http://www.032439.com/)
127.0.0.1 032439.com
127.0.0.1 www.0scan.com (http://www.0scan.com/)
127.0.0.1 0scan.com
127.0.0.1 folderantispywarescanner.com
127.0.0.1 www.sheetmag.com (http://www.sheetmag.com/)
127.0.0.1 sheetmag.com
127.0.0.1 21dice.net
127.0.0.1 www.21dice.net (http://www.21dice.net/)
127.0.0.1 www.clubeurobetting.net (http://www.clubeurobetting.net/)
127.0.0.1 clubeurobetting.net
127.0.0.1 dailymagsite.com
127.0.0.1 www.dailymagsite.com (http://www.dailymagsite.com/)
127.0.0.1 fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com
127.0.0.1 www.fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com (http://www.fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com/)
127.0.0.1 www.officialdailymag.com (http://www.officialdailymag.com/)
127.0.0.1 officialdailymag.com
127.0.0.1 softwaresammler.de
127.0.0.1 www.softwaresammler.de (http://www.softwaresammler.de/)
127.0.0.1 www.vegasclubgaming.net (http://www.vegasclubgaming.net/)
127.0.0.1 vegasclubgaming.net
127.0.0.1 www.webroyal777.net (http://www.webroyal777.net/)
127.0.0.1 webroyal777.net
127.0.0.1 www.winifighter.com (http://www.winifighter.com/)
127.0.0.1 winifighter.com
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
_________________________________________________________________
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Entropy990
Can someone please tell me if this kind of thing is unusual? The file makes it seem as though these were added by Spybot as some sort of preventative measure, as at the end of the file it says "# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy". All of the entries appear to be for virus related websites (such as spybot-download.com).
Heres some excerpt from the file including the beginning and the end:
_________________________________________________________________
# 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
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.0.0.1 www.007guard.com (http://www.007guard.com/)
127.0.0.1 007guard.com
127.0.0.1 008i.com
127.0.0.1 www.008k.com (http://www.008k.com/)
127.0.0.1 008k.com
127.0.0.1 www.00hq.com (http://www.00hq.com/)
127.0.0.1 00hq.com
127.0.0.1 010402.com
127.0.0.1 www.032439.com (http://www.032439.com/)
127.0.0.1 032439.com
127.0.0.1 www.0scan.com (http://www.0scan.com/)
127.0.0.1 0scan.com
127.0.0.1 folderantispywarescanner.com
127.0.0.1 www.sheetmag.com (http://www.sheetmag.com/)
127.0.0.1 sheetmag.com
127.0.0.1 21dice.net
127.0.0.1 www.21dice.net (http://www.21dice.net/)
127.0.0.1 www.clubeurobetting.net (http://www.clubeurobetting.net/)
127.0.0.1 clubeurobetting.net
127.0.0.1 dailymagsite.com
127.0.0.1 www.dailymagsite.com (http://www.dailymagsite.com/)
127.0.0.1 fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com
127.0.0.1 www.fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com (http://www.fast-antimalware-scannerv2.com/)
127.0.0.1 www.officialdailymag.com (http://www.officialdailymag.com/)
127.0.0.1 officialdailymag.com
127.0.0.1 softwaresammler.de
127.0.0.1 www.softwaresammler.de (http://www.softwaresammler.de/)
127.0.0.1 www.vegasclubgaming.net (http://www.vegasclubgaming.net/)
127.0.0.1 vegasclubgaming.net
127.0.0.1 www.webroyal777.net (http://www.webroyal777.net/)
127.0.0.1 webroyal777.net
127.0.0.1 www.winifighter.com (http://www.winifighter.com/)
127.0.0.1 winifighter.com
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
_________________________________________________________________
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Entropy990