A freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease.

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;

What's 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 client's buffer size to 1024;
• changed: improved bug reporting;
• changed: minor interface improvements;
• fixed: minor bugs.