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A guide to uninstall hosts from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove hosts for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Irismedia. You can find out more on Irismedia or check for application updates here. Usually the hosts application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling hosts is C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Uninstall.exe is the hosts's main executable file and it takes around 451.72 KB (462558 bytes) on disk.

hosts contains of the executables below. They take 451.72 KB (462558 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (451.72 KB)

This info is about hosts version 1.28.153.3 only. hosts has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\hosts

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove hosts:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\background.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-bg.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-bho.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-bho64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-buttonutil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-buttonutil.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-buttonutil64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-buttonutil64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-codedownloader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\hosts-helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\Installer.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\hosts\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\hosts\Chrome\35382.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\hosts\Chrome\hosts.crx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Kerio\Admin\known_hosts.cfg

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Alien Skin\Eye Candy 7\installation\hosts
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\hosts
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\hosts
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Windows Presentation Foundation\Hosting\Hosts
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts-bg_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts-bg_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts-codedownloader_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts-codedownloader_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\hosts

How to delete hosts with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

hosts is an application by Irismedia. Frequently, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove hosts is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find hosts or simply activate the Search field and type in "hosts". If it is installed on your PC the hosts app will be found automatically. When you click hosts in the list , the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about hosts, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove hosts.


8. After removing hosts, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong hosts that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling hosts using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall hosts by Irismedia from your PC, we are not saying that hosts by Irismedia is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall hosts in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.