HostsMan 3.2.61 Beta 1  beta

Publisher's Description:

HostsMan is a freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. Features online update of hosts file; enable/disable usage of hosts file; open Hosts file with one click; merge two hosts files; built-in hosts editor; prevent other programs of writing to the hosts; scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks; find how many host names; easily install newly downloaded hosts file; create encrypted backups of your hosts file; resolve host names; keep log of latest blocked sites; exclusion list and more.

Latest Changes:

• Added: unicode support to HostsServer
• Added: HostsMan is terminated on heap corruption (Vista or higher)
• Added: search to HostsServer Log Viewer
• Changed: improved OS identification
• Changed: HostsMan no longer needs to be restarted to determine new hosts file location, when DatabasePath registry value is changed
• Fixed: runtime error 216 on some systems
• Fixed: program may fail to check for correct file access permissions
• Fixed: HostsMan may flag local source updates as new by mistake
• Fixed: HostsServer Log Viewer's thumbnail and Flip 3D preview not available in Windows Vista

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Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:	yokozuna	May 7, 2008
Version:	3.2.61 Beta 1
Very good program! @Diam0nd Hosts file filtering is something what has always been present in UNIX machines. It filters machines with certain IP addresses - can be parental, spyware, ad protection - or whatever else. Put simply, the machines are not accessible from your computer and vice versa. You have to remember though that you cannot program certain protocols in hosts file so you block them for good independently what is transmitted from/to the addresses.
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Reviewer:	DKDude	May 6, 2008
Version:	3.2.61 Beta 1
This app. ROCKS, thanks for a great program.
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Reviewer:	Diam0nd	May 6, 2008
Version:	3.2.61 Beta 1
What exactly does this do? Is this really an ad blocker?
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Reviewer:	anomoly	Dec 26, 2007
Version:	3.1.55
another portable ap that insists on writing one file (the ini) to your ap data folder which cripples it's portability. BISS's is better
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Reviewer:	Point Zero	Dec 25, 2007
Version:	3.1.54 RC2
One fine keeper, only negative point is the HPHosts list, which is way too aggressive, but that's not this author's fault.
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