Is this dangerous?

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ads.jacksonsun.com
IP Addresse: 127.0.0.1

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The host, ads.jacksonsun.com , is mapped to your local
loopback address. A local loopback address is a special
Internet address, 127.0.0.1, defined by the Internet
Protocol. A host can use local the loopback address to
send messages to itself. This means that any web browsing
to the host ads.jacksonsun.com will actually be
redirected to your computer.
 
What generated this description?

Most folks would consider such an entry a protection, rather than a
danger--it keeps ads from being displayed.

However, there's some range of opinions about whether it is good to use the
hosts file this way. I prefer not to, myself.
 
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