May 21st, 2012· added: "Malware Domain List" update source;
· added: ability to change in which order updates are installed;
· added: IDN support;
· changed: more code refactoring and small UI tweaks;
· changed: error detection improved;
· changed: minor improvements when changing the DNS Client service startup type;
· fixed: scan report doesn't show errors;
· fixed: missing notification (tray) icon on some systems;
· fixed: minor bugs.
April 11th, 2012· changed: minor UI tweaks;
· fixed: application cannot be launched without a debug library;
· fixed: cannot control DNS Client service status.
April 10th, 2012· changed: improved performance when rearranging hosts file content;
· changed: improved error handling when checking for hosts file updates;
· changed: improved feedback when using import wizard;
· changed: more code refactoring;
· changed: minor accessibility improvements;
· changed: minor UI tweaks;
· fixed: minor bugs.
March 5th, 2012· added: "Scan Hosts file" menu item is available again;
· changed: more code refactoring;
· changed: improved compatibility with Windows 8 and Windows Server "8"
· changed: minor UI tweaks;
· fixed: several import bugs;
· fixed: "argument out of range" in systems that do not support IPv6;
· fixed: minor bugs.
February 24th, 2012· added: built-in hosts file optimization;
· changed: more code refactoring;
· changed: improved validation of IP addresses and host names;
· changed: minor UI improvements;
· changed: removed HostsOptimizer;
· fixed: changes made by "Mark update as not installed" and "Mark all updates as not installed" are not saved to disk;
· fixed: download progress is not reported correctly;
· fixed: restoration of update information fails to erase previous information;
· fixed: minor bugs.
February 18th, 2012· 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.
February 9th, 2010· added: Windows Server 2008 R2 support;
· added: hosts file optimization (HostsOptimizer);
· changed: HTTP connect and read timeout values to 10 seconds;
· changed: URLs for 'hpHosts' and 'hpHosts (Partial)';
· changed: HTTP maximum redirections value to 3;
· changed: improved scheduling of automatic updates.
July 4th, 2009· added: Windows 7 support;
· added: two update sources ("hpHosts (Partial)" and "hpHosts (Ad and tracking servers only)");
· changed: comments, possible hijacks and disabled entries are drawn differently in HostsMan Editor;
· fixed: cannot import some hosts file;
· fixed: DPI scaling of some visual elements;
· fixed: minor bugs.
October 29th, 2008· fixed: Auto-Update may check for updates every 60 seconds under certain conditions;
· fixed: may not run in certain Win98SE systems;
· fixed: minor bugs.
September 22nd, 2008· changed: multi-threading library improved;
· changed: internal DNS resolver improved;
· removed: "Mike's Ad Blocking Hosts" source;
· fixed: some import options do not work;
· fixed: minor bugs.
September 1st, 2008· changed: user-agent to allow access to hpHosts main server
July 28th, 2008· removed: -u command-line argument;
· changed: increased Auto-Update interval to 24 hours;
· fixed: runtime error 216 on some systems.
July 20th, 2008· added: new multi-threading library (experimental and implementation incomplete).
· removed: -u command-line argument;
· changed: increased Auto-Update interval to 24 hours.
June 16th, 2008· 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 client's buffer size to 1024;
· changed: improved bug reporting;
· changed: minor interface improvements;
· fixed: minor bugs.
May 6th, 2008· added: unicode support to HostsServer;
· added: HostsMan is terminated on heap corruption (Vista or higher);
· added: search to HostsServer Log Viewer;
· changed: improved OS identification;
· changed: HostsMan no longer needs to be restarted to determine new hosts file location, when DatabasePath registry value is changed;
· fixed: runtime error 216 on some systems;
· fixed: program may fail to check for correct file access permissions;
· fixed: HostsMan may flag local source updates as new by mistake;
· fixed: HostsServer Log Viewer's thumbnail and Flip 3D preview not available in Windows Vista.
December 21st, 2007· fixed: minor bugs.
December 3rd, 2007· added: labels to toolbar buttons in HostsMan Editor;
· changed: "Add Entry" and "Add Comment" windows replaced by a panel inside the HostsMan Editor window;
· fixed: HostsMan cannot import or update hosts from text files;
· fixed: some UI controls may disappear when using Control or Alt keys in Windows Vista;
· fixed: minor bugs.
November 23rd, 2007· added: option to change HostsServer's HTTP status code;
· added: option to not show message after auto-update;
· changed: structure of .ehf files;
· changed: "Import/Export" wizard requires password to create encrypted files;
· changed: custom hand cursor replaced by Windows hand cursor;
· fixed: range check error may be thrown when determining user account type;
· fixed: some windows appear behind the main window when they lose focus;
· fixed: minor bugs.
September 12th, 2007· Added: option to hide HostsServer icon in notification area
· Added: HostsServer's 16-colors icon to notification area for Windows 98/2000
· Added: original update sources can now be hidden
· Changed: IPv6 support improved
· Changed: most options are disabled while Notepad is running when launched from HostsMan
· Changed: "Additional Information" window is now resizable
· Changed: a few GUI adjustments were made
· Fixed: memory leak when expanding certain environment variables
· Fixed: "Unable to access the selective drive" exception
· Fixed: external editor setting always resets to Notepad
· Fixed: minor bugs
June 28th, 2007· fixed: Backup Manager displays wrong date for newly created backups;
· fixed: HostsMan and HostsServer show two taskbar buttons for each main window under Windows 9x;
· fixed: a small window is visible behind taskbar in Windows Vista;
· fixed: fails to create exclusion.dat file;
· fixed: HostsServer might give an error message on Windows shutdown under certain conditions.
June 26th, 2007· changed: executables are a bit smaller;
· changed: backups in Backup Manager are sorted by date;
· changed: some GUI adjustments were made;
· fixed: HostsMan doesn't save some settings when certain configuration files don't exist;
· fixed: HostsServer Control Panel sometimes appears empty in Vista;
· fixed: update engine displays wrong date for Peter Lowe's hosts update;
· fixed: DPI scaling of certain visual elements;
· fixed: minor bugs.
June 21st, 2007· changed: GetVolumeInformation is now used to determine file system;
· fixed: HostsMan doesn't save settings when configuration file does not exist;
· fixed: some settings are hidden when configuration file does not exist;
· fixed: behavior of HostsServer window on Vista;
· fixed: checking for Peter Lowe's hosts update fails;
· fixed: minor bugs.
August 30th, 2006· added: Auto-Updates;
· added: editable update list;
· added: option to mark updates as not installed;
· added: support for proxy basic authentication;
· added: option to restore original Windows hosts file;
· added: 'Additional Information' window;
· added: IPv6 support (hosts file);
· added: comment lines support;
· added: fix hijack of hosts file ('databasepath' registry value);
· added: support for regular expressions to the Exclusion List;
· changed: 90% of the code rewritten;
· changed: memory manager replaced;
· changed: hosts lock removed;
· changed: interface updated;
· changed: exclusion list improved;
· changed: editor improved (rewritten from scratch);
· changed: 'Block Adverts' removed from update list;
· changed: HostsServer replaces built-in HTTP Server;
· fixed: some encrypted backups are not created correctly;
· fixed: several bugs;
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