Download HostsMan 4.0 RC 1

After twelve beta releases, the first release candidate of HostsMan version 4.0 has now appeared. One way to keep out malware and ads is to block the computers that serve this content. This can be done by including the IP numbers of these machines in the host file and pointing them to localhost. Keeping this host file up-to-date is a time-consuming task, but HostsMan can help with that. This free program can update current lists of well-known websites such as Msmvps.com fetch and combine with the already present host file. Furthermore, it can check the host file for wrong, duplicate or malicious lines, there is a built-in editor and the dns cache can be emptied. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Changed:

• Display more information in Source Manager;
• Other minor improvements;

Fixed:

• HostsMan may not detect new updates in local sources;
• Menu “File” > “Save” and save button do not show save file dialog for a new hosts;
• Access violation in editor when adding new entries to a new hosts;
• Minor bugs.