V velvery Oct 6, 2003 #1 i will put in a search then when i get the site and try to get the page i always get this page not available
i will put in a search then when i get the site and try to get the page i always get this page not available
R Ramesh [MS-MVP] Oct 6, 2003 #2 Hi, Can't get to any search engines? Your system might be affected by the recent Qhosts Trojan. This Trojan Horse that will modify the TCP/IP settings to point to a different DNS server. Blocks many search engines. Trojan.Qhosts Removal Tool http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.remova l.tool.html http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/trojan.qhosts.html == Open the HOSTS file and delete all mappings except: 127.0.0.1 localhost The file is located at "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc" (named "HOSTS") Backup the current HOSTS file first. == Reset TCP/IP. Click Start | Run | Cmd type "netsh int ip reset changes.txt" == To prevent this from happening: Install hotfix 828750 which fixes the vulnerability: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp == HOSTS file guide: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm -- Regards, Ramesh [MS-MVP] AOL: SRamesh2k «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» «.............. Ramesh ...............» «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» ~ Please reply to newsgroup ~ i will put in a search then when i get the site and try to get the page i always get this page not available
Hi, Can't get to any search engines? Your system might be affected by the recent Qhosts Trojan. This Trojan Horse that will modify the TCP/IP settings to point to a different DNS server. Blocks many search engines. Trojan.Qhosts Removal Tool http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.remova l.tool.html http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/trojan.qhosts.html == Open the HOSTS file and delete all mappings except: 127.0.0.1 localhost The file is located at "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc" (named "HOSTS") Backup the current HOSTS file first. == Reset TCP/IP. Click Start | Run | Cmd type "netsh int ip reset changes.txt" == To prevent this from happening: Install hotfix 828750 which fixes the vulnerability: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp == HOSTS file guide: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm -- Regards, Ramesh [MS-MVP] AOL: SRamesh2k «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» «.............. Ramesh ...............» «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» ~ Please reply to newsgroup ~ i will put in a search then when i get the site and try to get the page i always get this page not available
