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    Question Malware in host file?

    A Nessus scan said the below entry in the host file is suspicious: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts : 0.0.0.1 scinstallcheck.mcafee.com Does that look malicious to anyone? I'm not sure how to confirm or deny that 0.0.0.1 scinstallcheck.mcafee.com is malicious.
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    Question HOSTS file hijack. False alarm? "PossibleHostsFileHijack"

    Windows 10 Home Version 21H2 OS build 19044.2006 No antivirus software installed, just Microsoft Defender. Below my Protection History after I chose "Remove". Why dis happen? Googling "PossibleHostsFileHijack" Microsoft informs me: I've been using the https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm...