HostsManPortable: Portable and Stealth

HostsManPortable: Portable and Stealth
+ includes "HostsServer" & "HostsOptimizer".

Website: http://www.abelhadigital.com/
Category: Windows Utility, Security, Proxy
Size: 6.07 MB (6,372,198 bytes)
License: Free
Version: 3.2.73
Released: February 6, 2010
Writes Settings To: Application Folder
Stealth [?]: Yes (http://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth)
Format: NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page)
Compatibility: WinAll, 32/64
Dependency: Administrative Rights for full functionality.
Settings Saved [?]: Yes

Synopsis: HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor. HostsMan can update, optimize, & remove duplicates. HostsMan also comes with an optional local server.

How to Extract: Extract "self-extracting" EXE to desired folder, launch "HostsManPortable.exe".

Review:
I use this over other similar software because:
- HostsMan can Optimize your "hosts" file for better, faster, consumption by your PC. It can find duplicates, edit, remove comments, swap localhost address, etc.
- You can even add your own favorite update list and HostsMan will check, update, optimize, then merge into your "hosts" file. It has a few default list built in.
- It comes with an optional "Server".
- Anything related to the "hosts" file: HostsMan can handle... unlike other similar software that only edit.

Not familiar with the benefits of using the "hosts" file?
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/