and how to fix your problem.-----Original Message-----
what ever search engine i go to google, yahoo, msn, etc...
i get page not found but i can still go to web sites that
i type in but the search engine sites i don't understand
why i have the latest up dates for my PC (using Windows XP
Pro)
.
look through yesterday's post. read about GHost worms
-----Original Message-----
Laura,
Trojan Qhosts hijacks the HOSTS file, however unlike normal redirectors,
this one hides the HOSTS file in the "Windows\Help" folder. It then
creates entries that redirects *all* major search engines to a website.
Note: this website has now been removed, thus the DNS errors.
[more info]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm (bottom of page)
Microsoft has released a cumulative patch for this vulnerability:
Simply go to Windows Update [hotfix 828750]
[more info]
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03 -040.asp
[manual removal method]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/t rojan.qhosts.html
Note: not all machines are affected by the same Registry changes
but the user needs to verify in any case.
You can detect "Qhosts" via a new beta version of HijackThiszip
[more info]
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=12127
For instruction on using HijackThis!
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
_______________________________________
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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Laura said:I wish someone would post an answer to this question
cause I'm having the same problem. I can get to any
website that I want to, that is except any of them that
are search engines. Can't get to google, lycos, alta
vista, etc. What's up with my computer? PLEASE HELP Windows
XP
.
Laura said:Mike,
Thanks for the information. My computer is now fixed,
all search engines are accessible, and my every move is
no longer being tracked.
Laura
-----Original Message-----
Laura,
Trojan Qhosts hijacks the HOSTS file, however unlike normal redirectors,
this one hides the HOSTS file in the "Windows\Help" folder. It then
creates entries that redirects *all* major search engines to a website.
Note: this website has now been removed, thus the DNS errors.
[more info]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm (bottom of page)
Microsoft has released a cumulative patch for this vulnerability:
Simply go to Windows Update [hotfix 828750]
[more info]
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03 -040.asp
[manual removal method]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/t rojan.qhosts.html
Note: not all machines are affected by the same Registry changes
but the user needs to verify in any case.
You can detect "Qhosts" via a new beta version of HijackThiszip
[more info]
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=12127
For instruction on using HijackThis!
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
_______________________________________
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]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--
Laura said:I wish someone would post an answer to this question
cause I'm having the same problem. I can get to any
website that I want to, that is except any of them that
are search engines. Can't get to google, lycos, alta
vista, etc. What's up with my computer? PLEASE HELP
-----Original Message-----
what ever search engine i go to google, yahoo, msn,
etc...
i get page not found but i can still go to web sites
that
i type in but the search engine sites i don't understand
why i have the latest up dates for my PC (using Windows
XP
Pro)
.
.