hi, look @ the "what not 2 remove..." thread in the nlite forum, i remove almost everything & have about 50 more programs then what u have & it works, i use nod32,spyware blaster,adaware,spybot aswell without problems why would u want a hosts file if u are using spyware blaster it sets reg entries so u dont have 2 have a hosts file (which can slow u down too!) ps: we dont flame here, this isnt neow1n