Error during check

[ed137]

When spybot is finished I get the following line item:

Error during check!: Microsoft.Windows.RedirectedHosts [3] (Cannot open file "C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts". Access is denied) ()

This line repeats almost 1300 times! What does this mean?

 

[md usa spybot fan]

Are you running any other anti-malware programs besides Spybot-S&D that may be blocking access to the HOSTS file?

ZoneAlarm, STOPzilla and possibly other programs can block access to the HOSTS.

 

[ed137]

I have other programs, but none of them were running and they never affected spybot until now.

 

[ed137]

Where has this been moved to???

 

[md usa spybot fan]

ed137:

Where has this been moved to???

Your post was move from the Tavern forum:

A place to chat or ask general questions, no politics or religion please. Questions related to Spybot-S&D support/tools, or requests for Malware removal, should be posted in the appropriate forum. Not in the tavern.

To the Spybot-S&D forum:

About Spybot - Search & Destroy, our anti-spyware application.