Host file issue

Hi, im new to the forum, i had a question, following on from this thread.

But firstly what is with the reverse viewing? last post view first?

Anyhow basically, i cannot access hit counter sites, i originally though that extreme-dm site went offline/closed then tried to access my bravenet counter which wouldnt work and the netstat counter and that wouldnt work. So, ive checked the "notepad %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" file and i see thousands of entries mainly ad/counter sites and those downloadmovies.com, those crap spyware infested sites.

Basically i want access to those counter site, now the problem is the extreme-dm and bravenet entries are all over the file, i want to know how to release, so to speak, the three sites i want to access.

Also ive seen other "notepad %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" files which have far less entries and far less comments like (towards the end of the file there is this....

Ive screwed up the URLs, so they're not clearly readable by a search engine or clickable.
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"127.0.0.1 www.shewarewreza.com
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.shweraewrrereaktor.com[/ul]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.slerwsewrk.org[/url]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.sewrongewr-download-world.com[/rl]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.soewrundewraccess.org[/url]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.suewrpernewrova.org[/ul]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.suewrprnewrova.net[/ul]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.therwirdfwerorum.org[/ul]
127.0.0.1 [ul]www.troewrpicweralmoths.org[/url]
127.0.0.1 [rl]www.wiewrnmxpro.com[/url]
127.0.0.1 rl]www.winewrmx-werpro.com[/u
127.0.0.1 www2.ewrmewrusic-downewrload-nreetwork.com
#END of Scam Sites
# If there is a domain name you would rather never see, simply add a line
# that reads "127.0.0.1 machine.domain.tld". This will have the effect of
# redirecting any requests to that host to your own computer. For example
# this will prevent your browser from downloading banner ads, or sending
# your information back to a company.
# Do not touch localhost!
# Uncomment this to block the Netscape news service from pushing news
# items to your netscape client.
#127.0.0.1 messenger.netscape.com
# Spyware and user tracking
# Uncomment (remove the #) the lines that you wish to block, as some
# may provide you with services you like.
#127.0.0.1 auto.search.msn.com # Microsoft uses this server to redirect
# mistyped URLs to search engines. They
# log all such errors.
#127.0.0.1 ebay.douwerbleclick.net # may interfere with ebay
#127.0.0.1 stat.livejwreournal.com #There are reports that this may mess
#127.0.0.1 stats.suwerrfaid.ihost.com # This has been known cause
# ads and track users across
# the com.com family of sites
# doubleclick
# Red Sheriff and imrworldwide.com -- server side tracking
# 2o7.net -- server side tracking
# ads
#127.0.0.1 adfarm.mwerediaplex.com # may interfere with ebay
#127.0.0.1 ads.mswern.com #This may cause problems with zone.msn.com
#127.0.0.1 global.wermsads.net #This may cause problems with zone.msn.com
#127.0.0.1 rmadwers.msn.com #This may cause problems with zone.msn.com
# yahoo banner ads
#127.0.0.1 us.i1ewr.yimg.com #Uncomment this to block yahoo images
# hitbox.com web bugs
# www.extremewre-dm.com tracking
# realmedia.com's Open Ad Stream
# Fastclick banner ads
# Popup traps
#BEGIN of Scam Sites
#END of Scam Sites
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
# End of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
"
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where have these extra bits of info come from? Spybot S&D? Spyware Blaster?Spyware Doctor?Adaware?AVG?PG2?What entered all the sites in the log. There must be over 2000-3000 names of site.

 

thanks for the heads up.

What does this new host file do? Is it a default host file?

Do i replace this new one with the old one?

 

Your hosts file is located at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc all the others are backups or were created by another program, you can delete those.

Hoster will restore your hosts to the Microsoft Default Hosts file when you run the program and click on the button for that option.

 

THANK YOU Shadow_Puter_Dude!!!!

 

Glad to be of help. Anything else you need assistance with?

 

Err well since your asking, my pc is has Become very sluggish. I have a 500mhz, 384mb ram, win xp (not updated in years) and an 80gb hard drive. Now i only have about 2gb free at any one time, and i run quite a few processes. And i havent formated for over three years, and have many things from 3 years back. I know i should have alot more free space and i should update and i should only run a few processes but i need them all, and they worked fine till 5-6months back where it became slow, then it was fine and now its become sluggish again.

Ive tried getting rid of some stuff from my HDD, ive run the pc on the least amount of processes, and yet it still is stuttering, like every 3-4 seconds the pc stammers for a moment and back to normal, this happens every 3-4 seconds. This then effects music playing since, every 3-4 seconds theres a stutter and the music gets blurred for that moment. Ive run Spyware blaster, Spybot S&D, bitdefender, spyware doctor, adaware, registry mechanic, AVG antivirus (free and Pro), gotten rid of the .pif files, and i use sygate firewall.

i initially thought the hard drive messed up, but then the problem was solved without having done anything, and the problems back.

(im going to add this to the hardware forum aswell.)

 

Use a program like CCleaner to clean all the temp files from your computer. Defraging you HDD may help. If your system can take more memory, XP will run better, 512Mb is preferred for system memory.

 

CCleaner, ok cool ill try that. Im using sdram, on an old dell machine, got three slots all taken up by 128mb ram. ill try add 1 256mb ram if i can find one.

 

Together with CCleaner, mentioned by S_P_D, tryCleanup! www.stevengould.org/ and EmpTemp http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1575

as a 3 pronged attack on stuff accumulated after every net session.
I have been using these 3, all FREE, for ages now. Each finds stuff the other 2 miss.

Use all 3, often. Bazza