Karamjit Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 i have a program 'Hostman'. i use it to update my host file. there are 7 update sources. initially i select only MVPS Hosts. i want to know whether it is a wise idea to select more than one update source i.e. hphosts, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Soldier Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 hosts file of windows you meani think well hosts file is usefull sometimes for blocking ads or ditesthe main think it does is assign a software loop back interface ip to list of addresses and it doesnt query the dns serverbtw changing host file is considered malicious and blocking is more effetive throgh firewall or third party app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nastrahl Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 hosts file of windows you meani think well hosts file is usefull sometimes for blocking ads or ditesthe main think it does is assign a software loop back interface ip to list of addresses and it doesnt query the dns serverbtw changing host file is considered malicious and blocking is more effetive throgh firewall or third party appBy whom ? How can the ancestor of DNS server can be considered malicious ?It's not considered anything if I deliberately choose to edit it.i have a program 'Hostman'. i use it to update my host file. there are 7 update sources. initially i select only MVPS Hosts. i want to know whether it is a wise idea to select more than one update source i.e. hphosts,You can without any issue, Hostman will merge all the lists and clean them of any duplicate when creating the new HOSTS file. You have to set 9 hosts per line though, for a smaller size of the file. Along with the DNS Client service enabled, you'll need a lot of RAM too since the file is cached, and your connection may be unavailable for a few minutes before all its content finish to be cached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Soldier Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 hosts file of windows you meani think well hosts file is usefull sometimes for blocking ads or ditesthe main think it does is assign a software loop back interface ip to list of addresses and it doesnt query the dns serverbtw changing host file is considered malicious and blocking is more effetive throgh firewall or third party appBy whom ? How can the ancestor of DNS server can be considered malicious ?It's not considered anything if I deliberately choose to edit it.i have a program 'Hostman'. i use it to update my host file. there are 7 update sources. initially i select only MVPS Hosts. i want to know whether it is a wise idea to select more than one update source i.e. hphosts,You can without any issue, Hostman will merge all the lists and clean them of any duplicate when creating the new HOSTS file. You have to set 9 hosts per line though, for a smaller size of the file. Along with the DNS Client service enabled, you'll need a lot of RAM too since the file is cached, and your connection may be unavailable for a few minutes before all its content finish to be cached.wel i didnt say it malicious if user does it but some tolls on internet do edit hosts file thats why some malicious software detect it as maliciousnowerdays editing hosts file has got ancient type but its the only offline loop back interface you see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbonboi Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 True, for example F-Secure anti-virus reports any changes in hosts file , then you have to "exclude" that riskware if you need to go on in doing something...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nastrahl Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That's why you should not let a software maintain your computer in your stead since it can do stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoore Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 i have a program 'Hostman'. i use it to update my host file. there are 7 update sources. initially i select only MVPS Hosts. i want to know whether it is a wise idea to select more than one update source i.e. hphosts,Answer: Yes! Limit yourself to 1 and see if their are ads slipping thru. Try another source & maybe a combination of 1-3 sources.Do Not Use all 9 sources! The smaller the list of your host file, the faster your internet is.A large host file WILL slow down your internet. This is a fact. Keep it lean & mean.One of the vip members has alot of fixes for software like IDM using host file. That's who I would send a p.m. to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 "Large Hosts Files cause Internet related slowdowns due to DNS Client Server Caching. This negatively effects your browsing speed. AntiSpyware Hosts File authors irresponsibly recommend disabling the DNS Client Service to solve this problem. This is not a solution. The overall performance of the client computer decreases and the network traffic for DNS queries increases if the DNS resolver cache is deactivated. This effectively reduces Internet Performance for sites you have previously visited and puts an unnecessary load on your ISP's DNS server." Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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