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    Default FP in Hosts file

    BankofAmerica.com
    WWW.BankofAmerica.com
    possibly other legit BofA listings

    Bof A started working when I turned off Hosts file
    Also possible that that computer was hacked
    Evidence destroyed at this point
    can I look at Spybot hosts file without looking at all of hosts?
    more later
    thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by wyrmrider View Post
    BankofAmerica.com
    WWW.BankofAmerica.com
    possibly other legit BofA listings

    Bof A started working when I turned off Hosts file
    Also possible that that computer was hacked
    Evidence destroyed at this point
    can I look at Spybot hosts file without looking at all of hosts?
    more later
    thanks
    I did a search for BankofAmerica in the hosts file using EditPad Lite, and it was not found. I have 2011-09-21 definitions and am fully immunized.

    Hosts file can be opened in any text editor. SpyBot S&D entries will be between

    # Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
    # This list is Copyright 2000-2010 Safer-Networking Ltd.

    and

    # End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy

    Perhaps you have been hacked. Are you also using something like Hostsman that adds entries?

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    Turns out it was in HP Hosts- already fixed by YoKenny
    Not hacked
    MY hosts file is merged, duplicates removed and sorted, so hard to determine which source
    Thanks for checking I forgot I had HP hosts installed when I re-immunized with Spbot so I thought Spybot
    My bad
    Now to keep Spybot from wanting to Fix Ask.com- or have they mended their formerly evil ways?

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    Thanks gopher
    I'd stay from ask also but if I block I get a fix it from spybot
    This has happened before when a entree has been removed...

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