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DoeZ,
On your being a Postal worker, etc....
Have a crystall ball!
(No, actually, read it on your personal profile.)
On the Hosts file...
The hosts file is used by an Operating System to map hostnames to IP addresses.
Among what it can do for you, is block unwanted connections by adding addresses of known ad network and Spyware sites into your hosts file and mapping the domain names to 127.0.0.1. This action points back the undesirable sites to your own machine, blocking these sites from reaching you.
There are benefits to having the Hosts file. It can make your browsing speed better, as you no longer have to wait while you download ads from their websites, and, your browsing is more secure, as you are not reaching known dubious or malicious sites.
On the Event Log Errors...
This area is not one to which I have a handle, so, please post the results of the Addition.txt in the following forum, for expert assistance.
Just attach the Addition.txt to your post, and request assistance with the Event Log Errors:
https://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-and-support/
On the malware/virus issues...
Reviewed both reports, and do not see a virus. You have already run MBAM with no detections.
If you wish, you can follow Sugarcake18's post, run the program suggested, and provide the results. If anything is found, we'll take it from there.
Before we wrap up, please run the following...
Please download Security Check:
http://screen317.spywareinfoforum.org/
Save to your Desktop.
Double-click: SecurityCheck.exe
Follow the onscreen instructions inside the black box.
When done, a Notepad report opens automatically, called: checkup.txt
Please post the checkup.txt in your reply.
(Please do not take any corrective actions!)