Host file entries

[Guest Faz]

Hi

 

I have following entries in my XP OS host file. I have removed these

entries and rebooted the system however after the reboot these entries

have appeared again in the host file.

 

I have scanned my system and cannot find any virus. Can any one

provide me some information about these entries? How to remove them

permanently? I am worried that someone has hacked my system or

monitoring my computer.

 

127.0.0.1 208.67.70.3

127.0.0.1 38.99.150.167

127.0.0.1 38.99.150.205

127.0.0.1 88.255.90.60

127.0.0.1 opal.spod.org

127.0.0.1 sendspace.com

127.0.0.1 ad1.ny.yieldmanager.com

127.0.0.1 ad2.ny.yieldmanager.com

127.0.0.1 ny.yieldmanager.com

127.0.0.1 yieldmanager.com

127.0.0.1 193.165.167.2

127.0.0.1 152.66.249.135

 

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Host file entries

 

Those are blocked, not hijacked. Got Spybot installed?

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"Faz" <fslpso@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7c05679b-76b3-41ea-b4c1-b0649af47047@r38g2000prr.googlegroups.com...

> Hi

>

> I have following entries in my XP OS host file. I have removed these

> entries and rebooted the system however after the reboot these entries

> have appeared again in the host file.

>

> I have scanned my system and cannot find any virus. Can any one

> provide me some information about these entries? How to remove them

> permanently? I am worried that someone has hacked my system or

> monitoring my computer.

>

> 127.0.0.1 208.67.70.3

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.167

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.205

> 127.0.0.1 88.255.90.60

> 127.0.0.1 opal.spod.org

> 127.0.0.1 sendspace.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad1.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad2.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 193.165.167.2

> 127.0.0.1 152.66.249.135

>

>

>

> Thanks in advance.

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Host file entries

 

Faz wrote:

> Hi

>

> I have following entries in my XP OS host file. I have removed these

> entries and rebooted the system however after the reboot these entries

> have appeared again in the host file.

>

> I have scanned my system and cannot find any virus. Can any one

> provide me some information about these entries? How to remove them

> permanently? I am worried that someone has hacked my system or

> monitoring my computer.

>

> 127.0.0.1 208.67.70.3

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.167

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.205

> 127.0.0.1 88.255.90.60

> 127.0.0.1 opal.spod.org

> 127.0.0.1 sendspace.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad1.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad2.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 193.165.167.2

> 127.0.0.1 152.66.249.135

>

> Thanks in advance.

 

More likely you don't understand the security software you installed

(anti-malware, anti-spam, ad-blocking). The entries look like those

used to block advertisements. Check your ad-blocking software.

 

Some security software will protect against unauthorized changes. If it

doesn't prompt you when you make the changes (or when it detects that a

process is attempting to make the changes), you'll have to disable that

feature in that security software, make your changes, and then reenable

that protection feature (if you still want it).

[Guest witan]

Re: Host file entries

 

On Oct 9, 6:17 pm, Faz <fsl...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I have following entries in my XP OS host file. I have removed these

> entries and rebooted the system however after the reboot these entries

> have appeared again in the host file.

>

> I have scanned my system and cannot find any virus. Can any one

> provide me some information about these entries? How to remove them

> permanently?  I am worried that someone has hacked my system or

> monitoring my computer.

>

> 127.0.0.1 208.67.70.3

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.167

> 127.0.0.1 38.99.150.205

> 127.0.0.1 88.255.90.60

> 127.0.0.1 opal.spod.org

> 127.0.0.1 sendspace.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad1.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ad2.ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 ny.yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 yieldmanager.com

> 127.0.0.1 193.165.167.2

> 127.0.0.1 152.66.249.135

>

> Thanks in advance.

 

Adding to the two other comments:"127.0.0.1" is the "address" of the

"local host". The entries that you saw and tried to remove are

actually blocking access to the URLs that are on the right-hand side

of "127.0.0.1", by redirecting them to the "local host", i.e., your

own computer.