If your antivirus software detects SettingsModifier:Win32/PossibleHostsFileHijack then it indicates that your system is infected with a malicious software. The SettingsModifier:Win32/PossibleHostsFileHijack infection is classified as the browser hijacker (sometimes called hijackware). It is a type of malicious software that modifies your PC’s web-browser settings such as homepage, new tab page and search provider. Once started, the