Hacked HOSTS File?

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Redirects IE to uncommanded sites. Replaces default home
page on launch. Eventually displayed an announcement "If
you see this page your hosts file has been hacked"
with "instructions" on how to delete lines from the
registry, delete winlogon.exe, and delete entries from the
HOSTS file. What's the real remedy?
 
Tom said:
Redirects IE to uncommanded sites. Replaces default home
page on launch. Eventually displayed an announcement "If
you see this page your hosts file has been hacked"
with "instructions" on how to delete lines from the
registry, delete winlogon.exe, and delete entries from the
HOSTS file. What's the real remedy?
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Try running this http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-cleanqhosts.html

Please report back your findings.


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Stefano Maida said:
Hi there, I just wanted to thank you: I took advantage of your suggestion
and I definitely fixed my PC troubles.
For reference, see "HOSTS file" on Dec 13th @ 18:27.
Cheers, Steff
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Hi Steff,

Glad my post was of use to you!

Cheers from Canada...;)


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Grateful for the link to a fix. It appears to have fully
restored control. I could find nothing re QHOSTS at
McAfee...
 
Tom said:
Grateful for the link to a fix. It appears to have fully
restored control. I could find nothing re QHOSTS at
McAfee...
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Hi Tom,

You're most welcome, Symantec (Norton) has a write-up:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

Regards and feel free to post back if we can help you with anything
else.

Season's Greetings!

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siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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is invalid - that we may all benefit)
 
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