Host file - Access is Denied

[md usa spybot fan]

suebaby41:

What other anti-spyware programs are you running?

STOPzilla, for example, can also prevent access to the HOSTS file.

[enoskype]

Good news !!!!!!

ZA free version 6.5.731.000 is cleaned with locking hosts file bug.

Now it is possible to change hosts file without temporary solution.

Congratulations ZA!!!!!!....

enoskype

[md usa spybot fan]

re: ZoneAlarm Release 6.5.731.000.

Unfortunately as of this time ZoneAlarm's release history page still lists 6.5.722.000 as the latest release:

• ZoneAlarm® Release History
  http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/fre...seHistory.html

The latest ZoneAlarm release is 6.5.722.000

So the download of 6.5.731.000 is not available there.

It appears that the 6.5.731.000 release is only available from what is listed as the FREE ZoneAlarm version here:

• Zone Labs Downloads
  http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...try=US&lang=en

● Download FREE ZoneAlarm® (Firewall Protection)

[jfparkaz]

I was having the same problem as described previously on this forum. I am running most of the programs listed: Spybot, Windows Defender, Norton, etc. I am also running version 6.5.722.000 of Zone Alarm. Only recently have I run into the problem that I couldn't change my Host file. I tried closing Spybot, etc. but nothing helped until I went to the Advanced menu under Zone Alarm\Firewall. I found that "Lock Host File" was unchecked. Hmmmm. That couldn't be the problem, or could it? So, I checked it, then unchecked it and presto! I could then change the Hosts file. This solution also worked on my laptop computer which was having the same problem. So, this is indeed a bug in Zone Alarm, and I hope Zone Labs fixes this soon.