cannot connect to google.com, yahoo.com, msn.com

[Xjango]

Hi,

When I try to connect to <google, yahoo or msn>.com
browser automatically gets redirected to some other
search site (e.g., RoyalSearch.net, sexpatriot.net
searches etc) ...

1. Is my machine compromised ?
2. How may I fix this ?

Thanks,
XJ

 

[H Leboeuf]

Qhosts virus/trojan, ALERT!.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojqhosts1.html

Removal tools that have been used with success.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Software_Services/virus/index.html
http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-cleanqhosts.html

Be sure that you install hotfix 828750 which fixes the exploit that this
virus uses:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp