Windows Host Files

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS

The default contents can be listed using Notepad and are as follows:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost


JS

"Francis Cunningham, Jr." <FrancisCunninghamJr DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:1F3FAF14-334B-4E3D-AA27-06925105FB7E@microsoft.com...
> Can someone tell me where I can locate the 'Window host files'. I
> recently
> remove a virus called 'winaxx.exe.' but now when I try to run Norton's
> liveupdate I am getting a error message from Norton Internet Security that
> some of their files are in the Windows host files which needs to be
> removed.
> I would like to delete them but I don't know where the 'Host files' are
> located on the computer.