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run as admin allows hijackthis to run<br />
thanks
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run as admin allows hijackthis to run
thanks

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why is trend hijackthis being blocked from running
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hosts.JPG



why is trend hijackthis being blocked from running

only 3 lines in the hosts file and yet hijackthis can not run

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