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does anyone know how this would happen? Just one day, I
can no longer search through Internet Explorer? Each
search just times out?
 
Laura said:
does anyone know how this would happen? Just one day, I
can no longer search through Internet Explorer? Each
search just times out?
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Your search assistant or _more have been hijacked.

Follow the instructions for Ad-aware and SpyBot Search & Destroy at this
link: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
If no joy, follow the instructions for "Hijack This" at above link.

Read the latest virus info: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
The hijacker "du jour" - removal tool, link in case -
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.removal.tool.html

Update your machine: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

HTH

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-----Original Message-----
does anyone know how this would happen? Just one day, I
can no longer search through Internet Explorer? Each
search just times out?
.
hi laura
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i had the same problem . i did a search on the file [hosts]
i found 2 . one in windows and one in windows help . i
opened both files with notepad and they contained all the
search engine names . i just changed the names of the two
files and put them in their own folder named new folder .
then i rebooted the computor and problem was solved .
remember there probably is more than one file named
[hosts] . i think you can delete both files but i'm not
sure so i just left them under a different name . if you
have these files you have the trojan . good luck
jamie
 
Jamie,
You have to do a lot more than just edit the HOSTS file.
See the "manual removal instructions"
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 9-30-03]
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jamie said:
-----Original Message-----
does anyone know how this would happen? Just one day, I
can no longer search through Internet Explorer? Each
search just times out?
.
hi laura
Click to expand...
i had the same problem . i did a search on the file [hosts]
i found 2 . one in windows and one in windows help . i
opened both files with notepad and they contained all the
search engine names . i just changed the names of the two
files and put them in their own folder named new folder .
then i rebooted the computor and problem was solved .
remember there probably is more than one file named
[hosts] . i think you can delete both files but i'm not
sure so i just left them under a different name . if you
have these files you have the trojan . good luck
jamie
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