The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [October-20-2016]
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
Note: Windows 10 users ... the HOSTS file installs with no issues ...
Download: hosts.zip (131 kb)
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip
How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS file
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm
HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questions
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm
Note: the "text" version (491 kb) makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ...
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updated
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm
If you find the MVPS HOSTS file useful ... please consider a donation ...
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#donation
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ReplyDeleteGreat read, thanks for writing this
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