On the computer of the user rather large number of the various software can contain. Many of programs are updated online. How to block a release of the program in the Internet?
Instruction
1. Hardware of the operating system allow to carry out without problems similar operations without intervention of the additional software. For blocking of a certain program you have enough to make some changes to the hosts file. It contains all websites and servers which should be blocked by a system. To change it, it is necessary to have rights of the administrator of the personal computer.
2. Come into a local disk on which you installed the operating system. Normally it is Section "C". Further find the Windows folder. If you have no such folder, so the hidden folders are simply disconnected. For the solution of this problem click in a top panel "Service". Select item of "property of the folder". Put a checkbox near the Display the Hidden Files and Folders point.
3. Pass into system32 folder. Find category drivers. In it there will be an etc folder. Click it two times a left mouse button and by means of the text editor open the hosts file. It is necessary to enter the website and the local server to which the program tries to be connected to it. If you need to block several utilities, then enter all data. Do not forget to save this file. However It should be noted that expansion of the system file should not change, otherwise nothing will work.
4. For example, you need to block the website google.ru. You open this file and you enter at first local server 127.0.0.1 and then through a space the website. Some programs are updated through the special local addresses which differ from standard. In that case you need to find this address by means of standard means of the operating system. Click ""Start-up"". Further click ""Execute"". Enter the tracert command and nearby the website which the program contacts. Within 10 seconds the local address or the IP address will be displayed. Enter it to the hosts file and save.
5. Further the program will not be able to be connected to the server of updates any more. Also you can use the software, the firewall type. These programs block all undesirable connections. You also independently will be able to make all changes. It is possible to find in the Internet. Before it read reviews of the most popular programs of this type. Besides it is in addition necessary to use anti-virus utilities to protect the computer from an undesirable malicious code.