Export Host Rules

[steptoe]

Please can we have an 'export hosts' option or at least an easier way to get access to 'my own hosts' than accessing the registry to export them, some users may be worried about using the registry, even the registry option that was suggested last time I asked didn't guarantee I could find the host listing which liked to disappear when I hunted for it (win7 64bit)

We have an 'import hosts' option, but if we can't also 'export hosts' as a text file how can we import them back again if/when windoze decides to throw a wobbly and have to reinstall from backup or worse yet another reinstall

[Fabian Wosar]

All your custom host rules are now stored in a dedicated file called "a2user.dat" within your Emsisoft Anti-Malware directory. You can simply copy the file if you want to export the settings and move it back after you reinstall. The file is a plain text file as well with a quite easy to understand format. So you can easily edit it yourself if you wish. Just make sure to fully disable Emsisoft Anti-Malware first because otherwise it will prevent write access to any of its files.

[steptoe]

Many thanks for adding that, but would it still be possible to add the 'export hosts' feature below the 'import hosts' option for those that may not be aware of this file

Thanks

[Christian Mairoll]

The import hosts feature is primarily meant to import so called hosts-files that can be found on the internet. But we'll take an export feature into consideration for the next updates.