Comments on: Fix host hijacks or host file hijacks for free https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-fix-host-hijacks-or-host-file-hijacks-for-free/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-fix-host-hijacks-or-host-file-hijacks-for-free David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: jim` https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-fix-host-hijacks-or-host-file-hijacks-for-free/#comment-6105 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:28 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=2533#comment-6105 I made a shortcut to open Hosts directly without having to wade through Windows Explorer:

%windir%\notepad.exe c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

I keep it on my desktop and add to it all the time to block offending advertising sites. I also keep a backup, hosts.bak, in case something goes wrong.

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