Windows - Global Hosts

[oakwoodbank]

In the last day or so following a search & detection episode, the Windows Global Hosts section has gone from protected to completely unprotected. Can someone please explain this?

Also, from the same time, when I start a 'search and destroy' episode, I get a pop-up from McAfee telling me it has eliminated a threat. Is there any conection?

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Using more than one anti-spyware program with a resident protection tool might cause conflicts.

What threat is McAfee reporting exactly? Or where is it being found?
Do they report a part of Spybot-S&D as threat?

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[TheObserver]

I'm having the same problem, and so is this user.

McAfee identifies the following Threat:

Threat Name: Generic.QHosts.c (Trojan)
File: Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
Process Location: Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe
Process Description: Spybot - Search & Destroy

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

That is a false positive from McAfee.
They seem to mistakenly detect the immunization of Spybot-S&D as risk.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[TheObserver]

Is there any way to fix this issue?

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Hopefully McAfee will fix this soon.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot