I just performed an update to SpybotSnD and noticed that in addition to adding a bunch of items to my HOSTS file, it actually removed the following items:

  • andromedical.com
  • mp3musicdirect.com
  • okulta.com
  • websearch.com

Um, why‽ I did not perform an un-immunization. If they’re not in its database, then where does it get off messing with things it has nothing to do with?

I considered that maybe it was trying to rectify some false-positives that it previously added, but that’s not the case, unless you consider penis-enlargement products and defunct MP3 sites to be false-positives.

Should I worry about other things that I have manually put in there suddenly disappearing with a new update as well?