Tech Tip: How to clean out the Windows Hosts file if malware has tampered with it

Viruses attack computers not just by posting pop-up ads for phony software. They also cripple the computer's basic functions so that the virus is difficult to get rid of. One of the chief objectives of viruses is to prevent internet browsers from going to web sites chosen by the user. There are several ways that viruses steer a browser away from its intended destination. Sometimes they install a