Maveric

for some reason everytime i try to logg onto the google website it says that site doesn't exist... however i can get to the google image search just fine. i can also download the tool bar but it won't let me do any searches with it.

i suspect i might have some kinda virus or something?

i use lavasoft's ad-ware and norton utilities anti-virus protector regularly.

i clean out my cookies regularly and clear my web cache often...

can somebody help?

- thanks, MAV

charliex

try this
http://www.google.com/default.reg
and check your hosts file for strange addresses overriding google

should look like this usually

its in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
and its just called hosts

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

Maveric

the weblink didn't help i'm not terribly computer competent, how do i check my hosts file? thanks for your assistance...

here's a screenshot of what happens when i try to logg on to google.com

peacy

The hosts file can be in C:\WINNT\Help also...
Just open it with Notepad or something. It's a simple text file...

ni42

click on the the start button. then click on "run". enter this "notepad.exe c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" without the quotes (->"<- these things).
press enter. this is your hosts file. look at the post above and remove anything that is diferent then that post. this is the result of addware. to remove things like this, you need to get a copy of a program like "adaware". http://www.lavasoft.de/

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charliex

yeah i'd be sure its a hosts file redirection,
itll say something like

1.2.3.4 google.com www.google.com

etc only the 1.2.3.4 will be different.

-- forget this bit

select this
file:///C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts

then when it asks, say select program from list
scroll down find notepad and click it, then press OK,
thatll edit the file, then save it


or
click this file:///C:/windows/notepad.exe

then click this file:///C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/

and drag the hosts file onto notepad

hmm doesnt seem to work so well off ie..

tritium

http://www.cpanel.net/contact.cgi <--- this company sucks almost as much as CWS.

Download the removal tool and follow the instructions:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oval.tool.html

Download your patch from microsoft and run it (install): http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...0/download.asp

Download the MS Service Pack 1 for Windows XP if you use Windows XP and install:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...p1/network.asp

If you don't use XP, then run the WindowsUpdate Utility and install all updates until no more appear in the download manager.

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tritium

Here's another removal writeup that's decent (linked from the cpanel.net website)

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/viru...=TROJ_QHOSTS.A

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Maveric

i checked my hosts file and nothing appears different from the above post ?

thanks again for the help

tritium

Read what I wrote and do it. Forget the hosts file for now. Just do what I suggested. Not sure I could've been more clear?

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