what security issues could result if a computer virus or malware modifies your host file in order to map a hostname to another IP address

Man-in-the-middle attack

Explanation:

In this type of attack, the hacker uses the virus or malware to get and change his IP address and hostname to match the address and hostname of the target host computer. The allows the hacker to gain access to information sent to the target IP address first.

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