On 10/4/03 I could not use the Yahoo or MSN browser. No matter what word I enterered in the search the web box, I always get that the page can not be found. I was able to do it before that day. I checked for viruses and worms, but I can not still use them. I tried with different systems and they work fine. Please Help me. Thanks.
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2. Update and run a complete Anti-Virus software check of your system. Most of the major AV companies have updated their latest signatures to detect this virus (for Network Associates, be sure to get the EXTRADAT.exe update from the above page as well as your regular update).
3. If running your AV doesn't clean it up, go to this page, read the directions CAREFULLY (particularly about the Restore option) and download and run the removal tool:
If that still doesn't clean it up (and a number of people are reporting that it did not), then follow the Manual Removal instructions there. The following is courtesy of Mike Burgess:
"Does a HOSTS file still exist in Windows\Help? 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) Run the beta version of HijackThis (link on Hosts page)
Also, reset the TCP/IP settings. Click Start | Run | Cmd type "netsh int ip reset changes.txt"
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Unable to brwose with Yahoo and MSN.
I was able to do it before that day. I checked for viruses and worms, but I can not still use them. I tried with different systems and they work fine.
Please Help me.
Thanks.