Winapp2.ini Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted July 7, 2012 Updating now !! Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbin91 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Bit of a bump, but still... Amazing what you can actually do with the hosts file. Circumvent the block on Pirate Bay, to preventing software from trying to access an activation server... Does this mean a fully cross browser compliant adblock? If I run the batch file does it just add the entries or does it overwrite the entire file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 9, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 9, 2012 Does this mean a fully cross browser compliant adblock? If I run the batch file does it just add the entries or does it overwrite the entire file? Anything in the HOSTS file will be respected by anything that uses the Internet on your computer, i.e.; some malware authors can use it to prevent people from being able to download legit anti-virus/anti-malware software and vice versa we can block the malicious websites along with those serving advertisements. But with a HOSTS file you can not use wildcards or expressions like an adblock in a web browser can and you need the exact web address to block something. If running the MVPS batch file installer it will overwrite your current HOSTS file. To prevent overwriting you'd need to use a HOSTS manager such as HostsMan (freeware). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted October 18, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 18, 2012 having stumbled upon this thread, just thought i'd say thanks for the heads up on MVPS and the HOSTS updates. i love how one still can learn new things despite however long you have be playing with computers !!! Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted October 20, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2012 MVPS hosts file updated 18th October http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 28, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 28, 2012 No posts in here for some time. MVPS hosts file released 7 December 2012: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 28, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks Andavari. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 just curiuos, do you know if the updates are regular (monthly or something) or they just do them whenever they have a bunch of HOST additions ? Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Seems to be sort of random. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 just curiuos, do you know if the updates are regular (monthly or something) What Winapp2.ini said. I check the site once per week, although there isn't a weekly update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 I just update when this thread pops up in "View New Content". Thanks big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 +1 dennis, that's one of the nice side-effects of this forum, a good place to get the heads-up of new releases. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I also update via the 'View New Content' page. I do have to remove a few entries though, as I watch videos on Cinemassacre from time-to-time and MVPS hosts blocks the video player for some reason. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 a suggestion maybe. could a thread, maybe in Announcements, be started for each of these update reminders; like for Notepad++, Foobar and the others that are getting reported like this. and what are the forum rules for announcing stuff on non-piriform products. for example, i noticed a couple of days ago a MalWareBytes new version released, is a new thread for this product worthy? Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2012 One entry guilty of blocking video players is "ad.doubleclick.net". I believe this was the guilty party for preventing playback for me on the IMDb site. It was such a long time ago I isolated and disabled it, that I might just check it out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I believe Cinemassacre uses Springeboard. @mta: I believe as long as it's not a competitor it should be fine. Edit: My bad, didn't see your suggested location, a thread anywhere else would do as well. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2012 I also update via the 'View New Content' page. I do have to remove a few entries though, as I watch videos on Cinemassacre from time-to-time and MVPS hosts blocks the video player for some reason. if you use hostXPert http://www.funkytoad.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=13 you can keep a white list; download (replace) the old for new (in app) and then have it remove whitelisted items. Also is portable ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Perhaps I'll give that a try, thanks! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2012 @nergal, thanks for that heads-up, i've just being using it and it seems very adequate, even goes and gets the MVPS updates for you. the whitelist function is a good plus. overall, a nice, comprehensive GUI to the HOSTS file. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2012 could a thread, maybe in Announcements, be started for each of these update reminders; like for Notepad++, Foobar and the others that are getting reported like this. It's only for official Piriform announcements, with further proof being that only the Piriform owner starts topics in there. One entry guilty of blocking video players is "ad.doubleclick.net". I will never unblock that site. When sites are doing free giveaways, sweepstakes, etc., and if they use DoubleClick as the sign-up point I'll gladly pass on getting any free stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2012 thanks Andavari, it was just an idea. I've started a thread for it in Software. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2013 MVPS.org HOSTS File Updated (18 January 2013) Download: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks Andavari Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted January 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2013 do they do a changelog? not that big a deal, it'll just save doing a scan myself to see what has changed. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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