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I am using Windows Vista. The "type" column next to my hosts file in windows explorer says "sAveRabox." This appears to be the name of adware that I recently removed. How can I restore the "type" column to the default name in windows?

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xaav
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Maybe the malware was forcing that behavior via registry and the key was left there after removal.

Open the registry editor and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

See if you have a key there with the name "." (without quotes). If so, delete it, restart and see if it solves your problem.

Ryakna
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