Moderators Andavari 2 Posted September 17, 2020 Moderators Share Posted September 17, 2020 Currently secure connection on MVPS.org HOSTS File fails, it works in-secure at: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm That's possibly why it has also been failing to update in uBlock Origin for a day now. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted September 18, 2020 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2020 18 hours ago, Andavari said: Currently secure connection on MVPS.org HOSTS File fails, it works in-secure at: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm That's possibly why it has also been failing to update in uBlock Origin for a day now. Looks like it was temporary, it's back up now. 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. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 2 Posted September 18, 2020 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2020 Possibly because I reported it to the MVPS author! uBlock Origin is also now able to update MVPS Host File. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 9 Posted October 26, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2020 MVPS Hosts file update 25th October https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
nikki605 0 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Strange. I tried to update using HostsXpert like usual and I get an error that says it cannot connect to the website. I'll have to try again later. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 2 Posted October 29, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 06:45, nikki605 said: Strange. I tried to update using HostsXpert like usual and I get an error that says it cannot connect to the website. I'll have to try again later. Probably the HTTPS issue that comes and goes on there for the past month or so, i.e.; if the site doesn't work try in-secure HTTP. Actually it's also been happening to some subscriptions in ad blocking browser extensions. Link to post Share on other sites
nikki605 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I think the URL to the MVPS website is coded into HostsXpert. Not sure I can change that. I ended up doing it manually. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted November 12, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 29/10/2020 at 06:23, nikki605 said: I think the URL to the MVPS website is coded into HostsXpert. Not sure I can change that. I ended up doing it manually. I switched to hostman today. You can edit the source url to https and it works. It's the suggested app on mvps now. bottom of the page https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm sadly hostxpert is dead and funkytoad is a whole different thing now 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. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 2 Posted November 13, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Nergal said: I switched to hostman today. I hope you disabled it's very weird way of writing the hosts file all in a jumbled mess which isn't feasible to be edited manually. Link to post Share on other sites
nikki605 0 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 That's why I didn't use hostman years ago. How do I disable that "feature?" Also, the hostman version on the MVPS website is: HostsMan_4.7.105.zip I found that I had an old saved copy from 2019 that is a later version: HostsMan_4.8.106_installer.zip I'm not sure which to use. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted November 13, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2020 weird, mine looked fine (sorted alphabetically) maybe it didn't actually load the new one, i'll have to try wiping to original file then download again from hostman 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. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 2 Posted November 13, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2020 They way it jumbles the hosts file together was instant in my case years ago when using it. At least it used to do that (don't know about newer or current versions) because on the two or three separate occasions I tried it over several years I couldn't put up with the mess it makes. My thoughts were it may possibly make a hosts hijack difficult for anti-virus/anti-malware to detect, and practically impossible for an end-user to find if looking through the hosts file with a text editor. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 9 Posted December 16, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 16, 2020 MVPS Hosts file update 15th December https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted December 17, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2020 Darn ninja'd by hazelnut 6 hours ago 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. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 9 Posted March 2 Moderators Share Posted March 2 Please see here https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/mvps-hosts-file.436734/ CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
nikki605 0 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 My thoughts and prayers go out to Mike. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 9 Posted March 6 Moderators Share Posted March 6 MVPS Hosts update 6th March Well it's been updated but I haven't heard anymore about Mike's health situation. https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
nikki605 0 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Thanks @hazelnut , got it. Hope Mike's doing okay. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now