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is it bad if glasswire tells me that the hosts file is being changed?

 

Well what was changed?  Open it up and show us.  It's possible some malware is attempting to block you from getting to certain websites but let's not jump to conclusions.

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is it bad if glasswire tells me that the hosts file is being changed?

repost much?

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/junkwareremovaltool/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/regassassin/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antirootkit/

http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

this is optional: https://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite/

btw ALL Of these should work when i had windows i ALWAYS used it :3 and never NEVER got a single virus/malware even though i went ape and downloaded all these random things to test it and whadda know? xD

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is it bad if glasswire tells me that the hosts file is being changed?

Yeah, it could be legitimate, it could not. Without seeing what was added its impossible to know.

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Yeah, it could be legitimate, it could not. Without seeing what was added its impossible to know.

well there is aslo a file called P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 on the c drive. so im not sure ill look in file file now

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well when i open it i only see whats supposed to be there.

Then nothing was changed.  It might be interesting to let it do the changed (if you blocked it) and see what (if anything) happens.

 

well there is aslo a file called P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 on the c drive. so im not sure ill look in file file now

that's probably not good...

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well there is aslo a file called P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 on the c drive. so im not sure ill look in file file now

WTF

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what?

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well there is aslo a file called P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 on the c drive. so im not sure ill look in file file now

OK, download malwarebytes, install and update it then reboot into safe mode and run a full scan asap.

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Then nothing was changed.  It might be interesting to let it do the changed (if you blocked it) and see what (if anything) happens.

 

that's probably not good...

well this is what is in the hosts file and i never blocked the process 127.0.0.1       localhost. there is nothing in the P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 folder and i have hidden files on

 

idk lol

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well this is what is in the hosts file and i never blocked the process 127.0.0.1       localhost. there is nothing in the P꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯꾯 folder and i have hidden files on

 

idk lol

I assume you have "hide system files" or whatever it is turned off too?

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