Dose S&D add to Host File?

[ccrider2]

Hey Folks,

I read an article in PC Magazine about the Host File and they seem to think there should only be one line in it...I've got gobbs of lines in my host file, but they indicate they've been added by Spybot S&D.

Is this correct, or have I been had?

Just a small segment of my HOST file below:
127.0.0.1 localhost
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.0.0.1 www.007guard.com
127.0.0.1 007guard.com
127.0.0.1 008i.com
127.0.0.1 www.008k.com
127.0.0.1 008k.com
127.0.0.1 www.00hq.com
127.0.0.1 00hq.com
127.0.0.1 010402.com
127.0.0.1 www.032439.com
127.0.0.1 032439.com
127.0.0.1 www.1001-search.info
127.0.0.1 1001-search.info
127.0.0.1 www.100888290cs.com
127.0.0.1 100888290cs.com
127.0.0.1 www.100sexlinks.com
127.0.0.1 100sexlinks.com
127.0.0.1 www.10sek.com
127.0.0.1 10sek.com
127.0.0.1 www.123topsearch.com
127.0.0.1 123topsearch.com
127.0.0.1 www.132.com
127.0.0.1 132.com
127.0.0.1 www.136136.net
127.0.0.1 136136.net
127.0.0.1 www.139mm.com
127.0.0.1 139mm.com
127.0.0.1 www.163ns.com
127.0.0.1 163ns.com
127.0.0.1 171203.com
127.0.0.1 17-plus.com
127.0.0.1 www.1800searchonline.com
127.0.0.1 1800searchonline.com
........................and so on to the end below
127.0.0.1 zurrusco.com
127.0.0.1 www.zurrusco.com
127.0.0.1 zvimigdal.com
127.0.0.1 www.zxcsolution.com
127.0.0.1 zxcsolution.com
127.0.0.1 zxlinks.com
127.0.0.1 www.zxlinks.com
127.0.0.1 zyban-zocor-levitra.com
# This list is Copyright 2000-2008 Safer Networking Limited
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy


Reading through the whole list, I see places I would never go. Could this list be a bunch of sites that S&D is blocking? I hope so!

What do you think?

Thanks,
Chris

[Greyfox]

ccrider2,

Spybot adds these entries into the host file as part of its immunisation process, to block access to these connections.

For a brief descripption of this process, please read http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

[ccrider2]

ccrider2,

Spybot adds these entries into the host file as part of its immunisation process, to block access to these connections.

For a brief descripption of this process, please read http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Very informative, and thank you Greyfox,

Chris