207.44.220.30 google answer

C

chanster

For 2 days i've had problems with google and altavista.
When i disable all network interfaces and ping for example www.google
i still get the address 207.44.220.30. There must be a host file for
wins or something. The default ..\system32\drivers\etc\host. is empty.
another one was situated on c:\windows\help\hosts.
the folowing line was writin in it:
88.88.88.88 elite
207.44.220.30 www.google.akadns.net
207.44.220.30 www.google.com
207.44.220.30 google.com
207.44.220.30 www.altavista.com
207.44.220.30 altavista.com
207.44.220.30 search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 uk.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 ca.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 jp.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 au.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 de.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 search.yahoo.co.jp
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.de
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.ca
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.jp
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.co.jp
207.44.220.30 alltheweb.com
207.44.220.30 web.ask.com
207.44.220.30 ask.com
207.44.220.30 www.ask.com
207.44.220.30 www.teoma.com
207.44.220.30 search.aol.com
207.44.220.30 www.looksmart.com
207.44.220.30 auto.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 ca.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 fr.ca.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.fr.msn.be
207.44.220.30 search.fr.msn.ch
207.44.220.30 search.latam.yupimsn.com
207.44.220.30 search.msn.at
207.44.220.30 search.msn.be
207.44.220.30 search.msn.ch
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.in
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.jp
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.kr
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.br
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.hk
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.my
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.sg
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.tw
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.za
207.44.220.30 search.msn.de
207.44.220.30 search.msn.dk
207.44.220.30 search.msn.es
207.44.220.30 search.msn.fi
207.44.220.30 search.msn.fr
207.44.220.30 search.msn.it
207.44.220.30 search.msn.nl
207.44.220.30 search.msn.no
207.44.220.30 search.msn.se
207.44.220.30 search.ninemsn.com.au
207.44.220.30 search.t1msn.com.mx
207.44.220.30 search.xtramsn.co.nz
207.44.220.30 search.yupimsn.com
207.44.220.30 uk.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.lycos.com
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.com
207.44.220.30 www.google.ca
207.44.220.30 google.ca
207.44.220.30 www.google.uk
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.uk
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.au
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.jp
207.44.220.30 www.google.jp
207.44.220.30 www.google.at
207.44.220.30 www.google.be
207.44.220.30 www.google.ch
207.44.220.30 www.google.de
207.44.220.30 www.google.se
207.44.220.30 www.google.dk
207.44.220.30 www.google.fi
207.44.220.30 www.google.fr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.gr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.hk
207.44.220.30 www.google.ie
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.il
207.44.220.30 www.google.it
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.kr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.mx
207.44.220.30 www.google.nl
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.nz
207.44.220.30 www.google.pl
207.44.220.30 www.google.pt
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.ru
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.sg
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.th
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.tr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.tw
207.44.220.30 go.google.com
207.44.220.30 google.at
207.44.220.30 google.be
207.44.220.30 google.de
207.44.220.30 google.dk
207.44.220.30 google.fi
207.44.220.30 google.fr
207.44.220.30 google.com.hk
207.44.220.30 google.ie
207.44.220.30 google.co.il
207.44.220.30 google.it
207.44.220.30 google.co.kr
207.44.220.30 google.com.mx
207.44.220.30 google.nl
207.44.220.30 google.co.nz
207.44.220.30 google.pl
207.44.220.30 google.com.ru
207.44.220.30 google.com.sg
207.44.220.30 www.hotbot.com
207.44.220.30 hotbot.com
Delete the file and restart your computer and the problem is solved!
Goodluck
 
B

bill

wow you typed all that in im impresed
-----Original Message-----
For 2 days i've had problems with google and altavista.
When i disable all network interfaces and ping for example www.google
i still get the address 207.44.220.30. There must be a host file for
wins or something. The default ..\system32 \drivers\etc\host. is empty.
another one was situated on c:\windows\help\hosts.
the folowing line was writin in it:
88.88.88.88 elite
207.44.220.30 www.google.akadns.net
207.44.220.30 www.google.com
207.44.220.30 google.com
207.44.220.30 www.altavista.com
207.44.220.30 altavista.com
207.44.220.30 search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 uk.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 ca.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 jp.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 au.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 de.search.yahoo.com
207.44.220.30 search.yahoo.co.jp
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.de
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.ca
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.jp
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.co.jp
207.44.220.30 alltheweb.com
207.44.220.30 web.ask.com
207.44.220.30 ask.com
207.44.220.30 www.ask.com
207.44.220.30 www.teoma.com
207.44.220.30 search.aol.com
207.44.220.30 www.looksmart.com
207.44.220.30 auto.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 ca.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 fr.ca.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.fr.msn.be
207.44.220.30 search.fr.msn.ch
207.44.220.30 search.latam.yupimsn.com
207.44.220.30 search.msn.at
207.44.220.30 search.msn.be
207.44.220.30 search.msn.ch
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.in
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.jp
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.kr
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.br
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.hk
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.my
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.sg
207.44.220.30 search.msn.com.tw
207.44.220.30 search.msn.co.za
207.44.220.30 search.msn.de
207.44.220.30 search.msn.dk
207.44.220.30 search.msn.es
207.44.220.30 search.msn.fi
207.44.220.30 search.msn.fr
207.44.220.30 search.msn.it
207.44.220.30 search.msn.nl
207.44.220.30 search.msn.no
207.44.220.30 search.msn.se
207.44.220.30 search.ninemsn.com.au
207.44.220.30 search.t1msn.com.mx
207.44.220.30 search.xtramsn.co.nz
207.44.220.30 search.yupimsn.com
207.44.220.30 uk.search.msn.com
207.44.220.30 search.lycos.com
207.44.220.30 www.lycos.com
207.44.220.30 www.google.ca
207.44.220.30 google.ca
207.44.220.30 www.google.uk
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.uk
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.au
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.jp
207.44.220.30 www.google.jp
207.44.220.30 www.google.at
207.44.220.30 www.google.be
207.44.220.30 www.google.ch
207.44.220.30 www.google.de
207.44.220.30 www.google.se
207.44.220.30 www.google.dk
207.44.220.30 www.google.fi
207.44.220.30 www.google.fr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.gr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.hk
207.44.220.30 www.google.ie
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.il
207.44.220.30 www.google.it
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.kr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.mx
207.44.220.30 www.google.nl
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.nz
207.44.220.30 www.google.pl
207.44.220.30 www.google.pt
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.ru
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.sg
207.44.220.30 www.google.co.th
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.tr
207.44.220.30 www.google.com.tw
207.44.220.30 go.google.com
207.44.220.30 google.at
207.44.220.30 google.be
207.44.220.30 google.de
207.44.220.30 google.dk
207.44.220.30 google.fi
207.44.220.30 google.fr
207.44.220.30 google.com.hk
207.44.220.30 google.ie
207.44.220.30 google.co.il
207.44.220.30 google.it
207.44.220.30 google.co.kr
207.44.220.30 google.com.mx
207.44.220.30 google.nl
207.44.220.30 google.co.nz
207.44.220.30 google.pl
207.44.220.30 google.com.ru
207.44.220.30 google.com.sg
207.44.220.30 www.hotbot.com
207.44.220.30 hotbot.com
Delete the file and restart your computer and the problem is solved!
Goodluck
.
Click to expand...
 
M

Mike Burgess

Chanster,
There is a whole lot more to it than just deleting the Trojan HOSTS file!
Registry settings and DNS entries need to be corrected ......
--
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

If your AV did not detect or you simply don't have an AV (bad idea)
Free Removal Tool:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.removal.tool.html

AVG AntiVirus 6.0 [freeware] http://www.grisoft.com/
_______________________________________
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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