HostsMan is an software to manage your Windows HOSTS file. It is mainly intended to block specific domains (mostly advertising servers) by redirecting them to localhost, but can also be used to add any other domain/IP combination that you want to be included in the HOSTS file. In addition to the editing features, HostsMan can prevent other programs from writing to the HOSTS, import and merge Hosts files, resolve IP addresses and mark potential hijack entries. This software assumes that you have basic understanding of the HOSTS functionality.

HostsMan Features:
* online update of hosts file;
* enable/disable usage of hosts file;
* open Hosts file with one click;
* merge two hosts files;
* built-in hosts editor;
* prevent other programs of writing to the hosts;
* scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks;
* find how many host names;
* easily install newly downloaded hosts file;
* create encrypted backups of your hosts file;
* resolve host names;
* keep log of latest blocked sites;
* exclusion list;
* more;

Whats New in version 3.2.66 Beta 2:
added: HostsMan now preserves hosts file attributes;
added: Auto-Update can check for updates in restricted accounts;
added: option to supress confirmation dialog when new updates are available;
added: command-line parameter to restore original Windows hosts file;
added: HostsMan can now open hosts files encoded in UTF-8, UTF-16LE and UTF-16BE;
added: internal DNS resolver (experimental);
added: HostsServer now supports multiple IP-Port bindings;
added: filters to HostsMan Editor;
changed: Additional Information improved;
changed: default value of http clients buffer size to 1024;
changed: improved bug reporting;
changed: minor interface improvements;
fixed: minor bugs.

The license of this software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this spyware removal software.