Cannot make general searches

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Ana de la Piedra

Since this morning I've been unable to make general
searches on this computer. I can type something in my
yahoo search bar and click Enter, as I ordinarily do, but
get The page cannot be displayed. I did try System
Restore but that didn't work. Besides, I'm afraid to nix
out my Classmates.com, which I did get by using System
Restore.
Thank you,
Ana de la Piedra
 
Ana,

If you find an answer to the question, can you please
forward it onto me. I'm having the same problem. (So is
Andrew, look a few lines below on the message board). I
have a message out too under Setup. If I hear anything,
I'll e-mail you.

Thanks,
Joe
 
Since this morning I've been unable to make general
searches on this computer. I can type something in my
yahoo search bar and click Enter, as I ordinarily do, but
get The page cannot be displayed. I did try System
Restore but that didn't work. Besides, I'm afraid to nix
out my Classmates.com, which I did get by using System
Restore.
Thank you,
Ana de la Piedra
Click to expand...

See:
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

Trojan Qhosts hijacks the HOSTS file, however unlike normal redirectors,
this one hides the HOSTS file in the "Windows\Help" folder.

See: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Download: either "RenHelpHostXP.bat" or RenHelpHostME.bat"
Follow up with the link provided instructions .......

Get the latest hotfix:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-040.asp

If no joy, run the Beta "Hijack This" utility which detects the HOSTS file
that has been
taken over.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/beta/hijackthis.zip
Hijack This, How-to: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

More info: http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/0903/30.php
 
-----Original Message-----
Since this morning I've been unable to make general
searches on this computer. I can type something in my
yahoo search bar and click Enter, as I ordinarily do, but
get The page cannot be displayed. I did try System
Restore but that didn't work. Besides, I'm afraid to nix
out my Classmates.com, which I did get by using System
Restore.
Thank you,
Ana de la Piedra
.
go here
Click to expand...
:http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/tr
ojan.qhosts.html

read about deleting the "Host" files. Open them with
notepad and see all the sites you couldn't visit. I was
probably created resently (since your problems) I deleted
both of them that I had. Now everything is fine.
 
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