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Problem when trying to run site in visual studio
07.04.2009. 19:07
It seems that Microsoft in their wisdom altered Defender, on the 9th March which means that Windows Defender mistakenly raised the Win32/PossibleHostsFileHijack alarm deleting the crucial mapping between localhost and 127.0.0.1!
Therefore when you try to run a website from within Visual Studio you are confronted by the error (in forefox):
Failed to Connect
The connection was refused when attempting to contact localhost:49408.
Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.
* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
OR:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.
In Internet Explorer! The answer is to create a new file called 'hosts' in notepad, and upload it to: C:Windowssystem32driversetchosts
