HostsMan is a freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. Main features: online update and auto-update of hosts file ; enable/disable usage of hosts file; open Hosts file with one click; merge two hosts files; built-in hosts editor; scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks; find how many host names; easily install newly downloaded hosts file; create encrypted backups of your hosts file; resolve host names; exclusion list; etc.
Very good, I'm using it since version 1.2. It is very simple to use and helps securing the hosts file. Keeps getting better. I recommend it.
Behind Asterisks XP
This nifty software allows users to decrypt passwords hidden under asterisks
"*" characters. It works on any platform and gets passwords even on web pages. More info...