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Both addresses will bring you to Yahoo!'s site, but the  www address will first have to be translated into the IP address by your Hosts File.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p_Heading2"><span class="f_Heading2">Using Hosts File Editor</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The Hosts File Editor allows you to make changes to normal Internet navigation by redirecting a host name to a different IP address.</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Some spyware and malware attempt to change your Hosts File in order to redirect your browsing to another site. You can use the Hosts File editor to reverse browser hijack attempts, block advertisements sites, and redirect your Internet navigation. </span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Computers have a host address of their own, which is known as the "localhost" address. The localhost IP address is 127.0.0.1. If you type in a host name to the Hosts File Editor, and then redirect it to your localhost IP address, you have effectively blocked that host, since all attempts to access it will lead back to your localhost. Using this method, you can block sites that serve advertisements, sites that serve objectionable content, or any other site that you choose.</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The Hosts File Editor lists your current Hosts File information by:</span></p> <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">Status: </span><span class="f_BodyText">Shows if the entry is active or inactive. Changes to your Hosts File will only occur when the status of an entry is marked  ACTIVE. </span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">Hostname: </span><span class="f_BodyText">Shows the URL that leads to the IP address of the entry.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">IP:</span><span class="f_BodyText"> Shows the IP address of the entry.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">Comment: </span><span class="f_BodyText">Allows you to write in a brief comment of your own about that specific entry.</span></td></tr></table></div><p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="p_Heading2"><span class="f_Heading2">Hosts File Editor Context Menu</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Right-click within the  Current Host File screen to open the context menu where you can choose from the following operations:</span></p> <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p> <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">Add new entry:</span><span class="f_BodyText"> Add a new entry to your Hosts File. After you choose to add a new entry, a new entry will appear in  Current Hosts File list. You can then double-click within the hostname, IP address or comments column in order to add that information. </span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: normal;"><tr style="vertical-align:baseline" valign="baseline"><td width="13"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Symbol'; font-style: normal; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">&#183;</span></td><td><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;">Delete entry:</span><span class="f_BodyText"> Delete a specific entry. Highlight an entry and then select  Delete entry in order to delete that entry.</span></td></tr></table></div><p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Flush: Reset your Hosts File into a single localhost entry. 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