Will Not Immunize Hosts File

[Always Confused]

After installing today's updates, I closed Spybot (1.5.1.14), restarted it, went into Immunize.

Immunize ran until it go to the Windows Global (Hosts) area, whereupon it stopped, with 425 entries not immunized.

Closed Spybot, repeated process, again Hosts file not completely immunized.

Tried once more, gave up, posted this message.

[PepiMK]

Does the function in the Tools section (Tools -> Hosts file) work, or doesn't that work either?

[Always Confused]

Does the function in the Tools section (Tools -> Hosts file) work, or doesn't that work either?

I don't know: I decided to run Immunize once more, while I was eating breakfast. When I returned to the computer room, I found that the process had, finally, finished, and now I have everything immunized.

It only took four tries....

So, as everything is immunized, I cannot test the Tools > Host file function for you.

[PepiMK]

Since you also had problems with full Firefox immunization, what other security applications do you have running? Might there be another security app blocking this?

[Always Confused]

Since you also had problems with full Firefox immunization, what other security applications do you have running? Might there be another security app blocking this?

That's something I've been wondering about (and meaning to ask about here.)

I'm using Spyware Blaster, Spy Sweeper, and McAfee Security Center. Neither Spy Sweeper nor McAfee has "complained"; that is, neither program has popped up any messages while I've been immunizing Spybot.

[GT500]

Doesn't Spy Sweeper have a HOSTS file protection?

Try removing all of Spybot's entries from your HOSTS file, and then re-immunize. If it gets blocked, then start disabling security software one by one (starting with Spy Sweeper), and re-try the immunize after disabling each software. That should help you figure out what's blocking Spybot's HOSTS file immunization.

You can also check the logs from Spy Sweeper and McAfee, and see if they mention anything about the HOSTS file.