Hosts file

[Clacker]

I currently use the MVPS Hosts file managed by Hostsman and am wondering if I can use this file, or a version of it, with SpyBot.

I checked on my drive in SpyBot - S&D/Includes and couldn't see a Hosts file present but there was a file called URL-blacklist.sbs file there. Is this the Hosts file in a different format?

 

[md usa spybot fan]

I believe that the HOSTS file that Spybot deploys is encrypted in the following file:

• C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Includes\Domains.sbs

There should be no problem using the Spybot HOSTS file with any other (or no other) HOSTS file because it operates as follows:

• When you use the "Add Spybot S&D hosts list" button in Spybot, Spybot marks the beginning and the end of the HOSTS file entries it adds with comments (# entries) as follows:
  • # Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
    127.0.0.1 babe.the-killer.bz
    127.0.0.1 babe.k-lined.com
    127.0.0.1 did.i-used.cc
    127.0.0.1 coolwwwsearch.com
    127.0.0.1 coolwebsearch.com
    …
    …
    …
    # This list is Copyright 2000-2004 Patrick M. Kolla / Safer Networking Limited
    # End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
• When you use the "Remove Spybot S&D hosts list" button in Spybot, it removes the entries between those comments and leaves your other HOSTS files entries intact with the exception of the comments.