Ad-Aware 2007

Can any one tell me why these are removed or flagged in my Host file..?


Infections Found
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Family Id: 562 Name: Redirected hostfile entry Category: Misc TAI:4
Item Id: 500000288 Value: IP Address: 127.0.0.1 Host Name: AD.DOUBLECLICK.NET
Item Id: 500000291 Value: IP Address: 127.0.0.1 Host Name: AR.ATWOLA.COM
Item Id: 500000424 Value: IP Address: 127.0.0.1 Host Name: CLICK.ATDMT.COM
Item Id: 500000455 Value: IP Address: 127.0.0.1 Host Name: MEDIA.FASTCLICK.NET
Item Id: 500000467 Value: IP Address: 127.0.0.1 Host Name: SPD.ATDMT.COM



Thanks

 

harmless, infact beneficial, ad disabling.

it stops your computer from accessing those hosts

 

No its removed them from my Host file...???

 

It's probably just looking at the host names and not what IP address you
have them pointing to. 127.0.0.1 is ok, but some scrumware or data-miner
may have added entries redirecting ad requests to their own servers.

 

So I agree you have a false positive, and are using some kind of scanner
that is too aggressive.