This is an additional method that should be used in conjunction with an anti-spyware product.
How can this method prevent spyware from “calling home” with your personal information? It works by letting Windows filter the IP addresses that you place in the hosts file.
What is the host file and how does it work?
The host file resides in the Windows folder on your hard drive and it loads into system memory each time the computer is turned on. For each IP address that is placed in the hosts file, it is cross-referenced with a saved domain name.
Siince the Internet only understands numeric IP addesses, this cross-referencing with domain names is required. These translations between IP addresses and domain names reside on various Domain Name Servers (DNS) that are distributed around the Internet.
IP addresses are in the form of a block of numbers arranged in quartets as in the following example: 125.0.48.220.
They way it works is, as you enter a domain name (URL) in your browser, the first thing that happens is that your computer will check for any IP addresses that are in your hosts file. If it finds the relevant domain name, it...
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