The hosts file is a system file that your operating system uses to set correspondences between host names and IP addresses. This helps your system to solve domain names much faster, and to block content from specific sites, among other tasks. HostsMan is a free, handy, and lightweight application that allows you to manage and edit your system's hosts file in a way that could not be easier.
The program's main window is very simple and easy to understand, though you need to have administrator rights to be able to use the program effectively. First of all, it allows you to enable or disable with a simple click the use of the hosts file. When enabled, you can start using any of the provided tools, such as the hosts file editor. It allows you to see the contents of you hosts file and modify it by adding or removing address-name correspondences.
Another helpful tool is the backup manager, which allows you to create backups of your hosts file to be restored at any moment. But the most impressive tool offered by HostsMan is probably the hosts file updater. It allows you to get your hosts file updated automatically from one or more well-known sources, like MVPS Hosts, Peter Lowe's AdServers List, and Cameleon, among others. All of them contain updated lists of spyware and malicious websites that will be blocked for a safer Internet browsing.
Finally, HostsMan still offers you other helpful tools that allow you to perform additional tasks, such as finding duplicates, resolving hosts names, replacing IP addresses automatically, and rearranging the hosts list, to mention some. In a few words, HostsMan is a comprehensive app that offers you all the tools you may need to manage your hosts file effectively. This makes the program a must-have for any network administrator or webmaster.
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