I have been considering this for a new Windows 7 install and an older Vistsa install. Has anyone else seen had it change settings or hosts without asking first?
...I also read that it replaces defender so does it have the alerts to newly added startup items like defender did? I found this to be a nice feature in defender.
I've had no issues with my hosts file in Windows 7 (64bit). I installed MSE first, then used HostsXpert to replace my hosts file with MVPS hosts. I also made my hosts read only with HostsXpert. No issues yet and my hosts file is working properly.
I haven't had any alerts of newly added startup items while using MSE. I agree it's a nice feature to have. I would love to see it integrated with MSE.