Start up tools-Hosts

[steve.]

Hi,
Can anyone give me some info on Start Tools-Hosts,
I seem to have hundreds of them, Can I delete them, where Do they come from?
I'm sorry if this an oft repeated question, I have tried to look at FAQs but can't find anything.
it's taken me half an hour plus to get this far!

[Zenobia]

If the sites have 127.0.0.1 listed beside them,then they are likely just part of Spybot's immunization,and nothing to worry about.I will show a screenshot of mine,some of the sites might match the ones you see.
http://i.imgur.com/5amgaY8.jpg?1

Sites are added to your hosts file by Spybot as part of immunization.An explanation of how that works is shown in the last paragraph here:
https://www.safer-networking.org/faq/hosts-file/

[steve.]

Thank You. I was worried that I/My computer had somehow visited these sites, or I was broadcasting to them. Thanks again

If the sites have 127.0.0.1 listed beside them,then they are likely just part of Spybot's immunization,and nothing to worry about.I will show a screenshot of mine,some of the sites might match the ones you see.
http://i.imgur.com/5amgaY8.jpg?1

Sites are added to your hosts file by Spybot as part of immunization.An explanation of how that works is shown in the last paragraph here:
https://www.safer-networking.org/faq/hosts-file/

[Zenobia]

You're welcome.