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  1. Thanks AdvancedSetup, but the point of me replying in a similar topic was to point out the problem was not an infection limited to one computer, but a new change that came in a recent Windows update. I saw others replying the same thing. Now that you split it in a separate thread, the message got lost. If you search a bit online, you will find tons of similar messages, it seems like Microsoft added a new rule a few days ago that report any attempt to modify the hostfile to block advertising by rerouting them to 127.0.01 as a HostsFileHijack https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/hvxu40/windows_defender_and/ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/all/settingsmodifierwin32hostsfilehijack/dab53827-1226-46ee-95a7-3e8e78a49f11 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/726952/threat-detected-settingsmodifierwin32hostsfilehijack/ So this is not an infection, and nothing to worry about. Sorry but I refuse to run multiple scan tools that will reset my settings and delete "non conform" software.
  2. Hey there, I don't know if it's related or not but I JUST got the same pop up, and googling it I end up on this thread that is just a few hours old. Can't be a coincidence? I do not have Malwarebytes installed, just Windows Security Defender complaining about SettingsModifier:Win32/HostsFileHijack. I also do not know if it's related or not, but I got the popup right after launching the game SUPERHOT MIND CONTROL DELETE. I actually know what is the HOST file (a bunch of DNS to IP forwarding), so I was curious how the infection was modifying it which could give me information on what is wrong. So I "allowed" the threat via Windows Defender and strangely the file remained the same (with just the default 127.0.0.1 and ::1 to localhost lines). I then asked it to "clean" the threat again, and the HOST file content never changed.
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