This file will affect your business!

GeorgeTH · 2004-12-31, 11:52 PM

When I had been hit by that terrible trojan/virus attack I went through hundreds of resources re. viruses, and many boards and pages recommended to people to install a new HOSTS file on their computer with a link to a particular HOSTS.ZIP...

In case you don't know: the HOSTS file usually sits in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC directory and manages the DNS lookup for your webbrowsers; some malware tends to alter this file to re-direct browser requests to other sites (like when all google requests are re-directed to other suspicious search engines).

Now this particular HOSTS file [link to 170k+ page on my server] does the opposite: it blocks access to a multitude of sites, incl. almost all free counters, adservers, and many adult related payment systems (like refer.ccbill.com, etc.)! Just search the file for one word like affiliates and you'll be surprised...

As I said before: almost every board I came across recommends its installation = good-bye adult surfers!

2004-12-31, 11:52 PM	#1
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	This file will affect your business! When I had been hit by that terrible trojan/virus attack I went through hundreds of resources re. viruses, and many boards and pages recommended to people to install a new HOSTS file on their computer with a link to a particular HOSTS.ZIP... In case you don't know: the HOSTS file usually sits in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC directory and manages the DNS lookup for your webbrowsers; some malware tends to alter this file to re-direct browser requests to other sites (like when all google requests are re-directed to other suspicious search engines). Now this particular HOSTS file [link to 170k+ page on my server] does the opposite: *it blocks access to a multitude of sites, incl. almost all free counters, adservers, and many adult related payment systems (like refer.ccbill.com, etc.)!* Just search the file for one word like affiliates and you'll be surprised... As I said before: almost every board I came across recommends its installation = good-bye adult surfers! __________________ Have a nice day! Last edited by GeorgeTH; 2005-01-01 at 12:05 AM..