HostsMan 4.0.80 Beta1

Published by

HostsMan is a freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. No Spyware! No Adware! No Viruses! 100% Freeware! Clean & simple.

HostsMan is a freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. No Spyware! No Adware! No Viruses! 100% Freeware! Clean & simple.

Features:

Built-in hosts file updater
Enable/Disable hosts file
Built-in hosts editor
Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks
Hosts file backup manager
Local HTTP server
Exclusion list
and more ...

Changelog:

- changed: Windows versions prior to XP SP2 no longer supported;
- added: HTTPS support;
- added: option to automatically flush DNS cache when hosts file is imported, updated or a backup is restored (only if DNS Client service is running);
- added: "Cameleon" update source;
- added: ability to import and export list of update sources;
- changed: major code refactoring;
- changed: hosts file updater rewritten;
- changed: removed AutoUpdate;
- changed: backups created by Backup Manager are now compressed and include updater information;
- changed: removed ability to create encrypted backups;
- changed: improved unicode support;
- changed: removed "ZipDll.dll" and "UnzDll.Dll" libraries;
- changed: updated URLs for "MVPS Hosts" and all "hpHosts" sources;
- changed: improved "Find Duplicates" algorithm;
- changed: removed HostsServer (it's now a separate product; available here);
- changed: updated HostsOptimizer to version 0.5;
- changed: minor UI improvements done;
- fixed: several bugs and memory leaks.
  Download