global hosts

I recently installed the free version of Zone Alarm, and ever since I haven't been able to immunize Global Hosts. According to the advanced options in Zone Alarm the host file isn't being locked, and the "Add Spybot S&D hosts list" option also does nothing (or at least the immunize still says nothing happened).

I'm running Windows 7.

Hello,

Some users have reported that they use SpySweeper or SpywareBlaster and shutting them down solves the problem. ZoneAlarm might also block the global hosts. If you go to Firewall in ZoneAlarm on the left and then the main tab in the upper right then go down to the advance button and click on it you will see under General setting "Lock Hosts file".

Further please try the following:
Open Spybot > Immunize > under Windows uncheck Global (Hosts). Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Hosts file > and then click on the "Add Spybot S&D hosts list" button. Go back into Spybot > Immunize

The problem that not all global host entries have been immunized has also been discussed in our forum:
Can't immunize some items?
Immunize won't do all - Global (Hosts) not complete
Cannot immunize 6370 Global (Hosts)

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

I have read through those threads, and their solutions did not work for me. Also I already said that Zone Alarm option to lock the hosts file is not checked, and that clicking the "Add Spybot S&D hosts list" did not work either. I do not have SpySweeper or SpywareBlaster installed.