search engines gone

[mrmenella]

Starting Oct2 I started to have problems using my search
engines. If I use Google page comes up this page cannot
be found on the bottom it say's HTTP 404 file not found.
It is not only google I have the problem with it is all
search engines that I use.Please help cannot find the
problem tech support from Dell wants $149.00to fix the
problem. If there is anybody out there that can help .
Deperate.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

I had similar problem with all MS sites running ME
I found HOSTS file(no ext) & deleted its contents.
Cant hurt anything.

GD- only 1 I have is C:\WINDOWS\I386\HOSTS, an example.
Maybe they renamed it or RR does something different.

Larry

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 06:05:31 -0700, "mrmenella"

|Starting Oct2 I started to have problems using my search
|engines. If I use Google page comes up this page cannot
|be found on the bottom it say's HTTP 404 file not found.
|It is not only google I have the problem with it is all
|search engines that I use.Please help cannot find the
|problem tech support from Dell wants $149.00to fix the
|problem. If there is anybody out there that can help .
|Deperate.


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
of anything but content will NOT be responded to. Those
posters should spend their time taking the test @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm

 

[mamabear]

There are some trojans/viruses "making the rounds" that
are playing havoc with search engines. Please see this
article and see if it helps:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.ht
ml

 

[Alek Tan]

hi mrmenella! try this site www.sendcoffee.com/minorsage/404.html
, i hope this will help! do you try some other browser like Mozilla or
Nestcape. or check your IE setting for the problem.

 

[rory]

You have the QHosts trojan, a new malicious program that works through IE.
The patch is available for download here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp

About 12 hours ago, Kenrick Fu posted here that MS has
just released a patch to prevent this new attack. At the link,
you may proceed to download, or you may first want to
read more here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-040.asp

Also, there is a news article at ZDNet.com:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5085861.html

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0700, "rory"

|You have the QHosts trojan
Think u have HOSTS file & trojan confused.
See http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=37191
I run their updated AV daily & The marker file
%windows%\winlog does not exit on my PC.

The HOSTS file I was referring to is located in
%windows% directory according to above article.


Larry



Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
of anything but content will NOT be responded to. Those
posters should spend their time taking the test @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm