How to Modify Hosts File to Redirect Websites

This trick can be used by Hackers to modify Hosts file and Redirect your Facebook page to another Phishing Website so this can really dangerous so well if you want mod your friends PC than you might check the below guide for the modification.

Follow the below steps to Modify the Hosts Fie .:
1. First you need to Open the Hosts File ( C:/Windows > System 32 > Drivers > etc. > Hosts ) if hosts file is not visible their than just choose show all files below.
2. Now you have to modify this hosts file in order to redirect your website to another website. ( Now for this purpose you need the redirecting websites ip address for that follow the below step to get the ip address )
3. Now open CMD by going to RUN and typing CMD
In CMD type ping website name
Ex. ping www.yahoo.com
it will process and provide you with the ip address of that website which will help in redirection process.
Now for Yahoo you will this type of ip address 67.195.160.76
4. Now just go to the Hosts File and @ last below in the hosts file type .:
67.195.160.76 www.Facebook.com
5. Now watts does above line mean it means that you want to redirectFacebook.com to Yahoo.com
That’s it now you understand the concept that if you want to redirect any of your website to any other website than first you have to find the ip address for the website than you have to modify the hosts file and than just copy and paste thathosts file into your friends computer.

Source: hackxack.blogspot.com