Hijacked DNS

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David

On a Windows 2000 Workstation with IE6 everytime I type a
URL(known to be good)in the address bar it get's
redirected to some funky site. When I first start the
browser and the home page automaticly comes up I can use
the search box and click on a link forthe same sites and i
can bring up the pages fine.
I have executed an IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS multiple times
after that I do a IPCONFIG /DISPLAYDNS and there are still
entries???? HELP
 
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David said:
On a Windows 2000 Workstation with IE6 everytime I type a
URL(known to be good)in the address bar it get's
redirected to some funky site. When I first start the
browser and the home page automaticly comes up I can use
the search box and click on a link forthe same sites and i
can bring up the pages fine.
I have executed an IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS multiple times
after that I do a IPCONFIG /DISPLAYDNS and there are still
entries???? HELP
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You probably have the QHOSTS virus and/or adware-trackware software
inadvertenly installed. Scan with an updated AV engine to remove the virus
and repair your system and also run Lavasoft's Adware 6.0 to remove the
adware.

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
In David <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: On a Windows 2000 Workstation with IE6 everytime I type a
: URL(known to be good)in the address bar it get's
: redirected to some funky site. When I first start the
: browser and the home page automaticly comes up I can use
: the search box and click on a link forthe same sites and i
: can bring up the pages fine.
: I have executed an IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS multiple times
: after that I do a IPCONFIG /DISPLAYDNS and there are still
: entries???? HELP

Not Hijacked DNS hijacked HOSTS file more like it, Qhosts Trojan has been
floating around for a while. Do you have an up to date AntiVirus program?
Go to the symantec web site search for Qhosts for a fix or just do a scan in
case it is a variant.
 
Thanks, I have and have for years run Symantec virus and
have auto update set to run weekly via broadband
connection.
Must be some ad/track software. I 'll run Adaware from
the Comcast site.
 
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