cannot open google

[goose]

Hi, since a couple of days sometimes IE6 does not open
google.com anymore. Instead I get a message (window
title "File Download" stating: "Some files can harm your
computer. If the file information below looks suspicious,
or you do not fully trust the source, do not open or save
this file. File name: google. File type: [-]. From:
www.google.nl. Would you like to open the file or save it
to your computer?" Options are: Open, Save, Cancel, More
Info (does not really help).

Next to the window with this messsage, I get another
window stating: "Getting File Information: / from google
[1]". It seems to be trying to download a file. I can save
it and it does not contain a virus. It won't open the
required google page.
Even if I save it and try to open it with IE.

I use IE6 with SP1 in Win 2000.

Anybody got any idea why I can't open google?

 

[Venkatesh [MCSD]]

Hi there goose,

Your system might be affected by the QHosts trojan.
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100719

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo\q\qhost-1_trojan.asp

HTH
Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]

 

[Guest]

Hi Venkatesh,

"Unfortunately" no signs of any infection.

Today I manually deleted all the directories under
all "Temporary Internet Files". For the time being the
problem is gone...

Thanks!

Goose

-----Original Message-----

Hi there goose,

Your system might be affected by the QHosts trojan.
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp? id=description&virus_k=100719

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo\q\qhost-

1_trojan.asp

HTH
Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]

Hi, since a couple of days sometimes IE6 does not open
google.com anymore. Instead I get a message (window
title "File Download" stating: "Some files can harm your
computer. If the file information below looks suspicious,
or you do not fully trust the source, do not open or save
this file. File name: google. File type: [-]. From:
www.google.nl. Would you like to open the file or save it
to your computer?" Options are: Open, Save, Cancel, More
Info (does not really help).

Next to the window with this messsage, I get another
window stating: "Getting File Information: / from google
[1]". It seems to be trying to download a file. I can save
it and it does not contain a virus. It won't open the
required google page.
Even if I save it and try to open it with IE.

I use IE6 with SP1 in Win 2000.

Anybody got any idea why I can't open google?

.

 

[Goose]

Additional info: the behavior that I described below only
seems to occur if I type www.google.nl in the address bar.
If I include "http://" IE will open the web page.

Anybody got any idea what's going on?!?

Thanks, Goose

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Additional info: the behavior that I described below only
seems to occur if I type www.google.nl in the address bar.
If I include "http://" IE will open the web page.

Anybody got any idea what's going on?!?

Thanks, Goose

-----Original Message-----
Hi, since a couple of days sometimes IE6 does not open
google.com anymore. Instead I get a message (window
title "File Download" stating: "Some files can harm your
computer. If the file information below looks suspicious,
or you do not fully trust the source, do not open or save
this file. File name: google. File type: [-]. From:
www.google.nl. Would you like to open the file or save it
to your computer?" Options are: Open, Save, Cancel, More
Info (does not really help).

Next to the window with this messsage, I get another
window stating: "Getting File Information: / from google
[1]". It seems to be trying to download a file. I can save
it and it does not contain a virus. It won't open the
required google page.
Even if I save it and try to open it with IE.

I use IE6 with SP1 in Win 2000.

Anybody got any idea why I can't open google?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
Default="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Goose]

Dear Frank,

I found an additional entry "(Default) --> (value not set)
in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]

Should I delete this entire entry or change its value
to "http://"?

Thanks for your assistance!

Goose

-----Original Message-----

Additional info: the behavior that I described below only
seems to occur if I type www.google.nl in the address bar.
If I include "http://" IE will open the web page.

Anybody got any idea what's going on?!?

Thanks, Goose

-----Original Message-----
Hi, since a couple of days sometimes IE6 does not open
google.com anymore. Instead I get a message (window
title "File Download" stating: "Some files can harm your
computer. If the file information below looks suspicious,
or you do not fully trust the source, do not open or save
this file. File name: google. File type: [-]. From:
www.google.nl. Would you like to open the file or save it
to your computer?" Options are: Open, Save, Cancel, More
Info (does not really help).

Next to the window with this messsage, I get another
window stating: "Getting File Information: / from google
[1]". It seems to be trying to download a file. I can save
it and it does not contain a virus. It won't open the
required google page.
Even if I save it and try to open it with IE.

I use IE6 with SP1 in Win 2000.

Anybody got any idea why I can't open google?

Check the below Registry entries vs. yours:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\DefaultPre

fix]
Default="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Dear Frank,

I found an additional entry "(Default) --> (value not set)
in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\URL\Prefixes]

Should I delete this entire entry or change its value
to "http://"?

Thanks for your assistance!

Goose

No.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/