cpanel

[norm]

My son's laptop is connected via Eternet to my broadband
connection on my laptop. He is unable to display any
Internet page except a page called Cpanel. the network is
functioning properly because the data transmission is
visiable. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

My son's laptop is connected via Eternet to my broadband
connection on my laptop. He is unable to display any
Internet page except a page called Cpanel. the network is
functioning properly because the data transmission is
visiable. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[H Leboeuf]

If he gets this error when using a search engine, check this out.

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