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Hosts Hijack Warning
I'm using Windows Defender & the free version of Malwarebytes. Today, the notification area said "Windows Security - Actions needed". So I went to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection & saw this:
Clicking on the down arrow, showed this:
So I opened the hosts file, using BlueLife Hosts Editor. I didn't see anything funny, but I'm not sure how I'd check. I haven't noticed any problems with Windows. Also, my hosts file is "read only".
Note that the date of these "hijacks" were 4/9 & 4/10, & I didn't receive any notice until today 4/12. Also, I just checked again & now the alert level has been changed to Moderate. It also doesn't list any program that is infected.
Is there a way to check whether there's a virus or a false positive?
Thank you in advance.