How do I undo the website blocking by w32.gaobot

[Scott999]

I removed W32.Gaobot using antivirus scan to remove
gaobot.

The computer is running ok, but slow. The main problem is
that the virus has blocked some websites including
Symantec.com.

How do I undo the website blocking?

 

[Phil]

You'll need to edit the hosts file. It puts the below entries in it.
It adds the following lines to the c:\windows\drivers\etc\hosts file, so
that any attempts to connect to these Web sites fail. Delete all the entries
and try the websites again.

127.0.0.1 www.trendmicro.com
127.0.0.1 trendmicro.com
127.0.0.1 rads.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 us.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 www.nai.com
127.0.0.1 nai.com
127.0.0.1 secure.nai.com
127.0.0.1 dispatch.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 download.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 www.my-etrust.com
127.0.0.1 my-etrust.com
127.0.0.1 mast.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 ca.com
127.0.0.1 www.ca.com
127.0.0.1 networkassociates.com
127.0.0.1 www.networkassociates.com
127.0.0.1 avp.com
127.0.0.1 www.kaspersky.com
127.0.0.1 www.avp.com
127.0.0.1 kaspersky.com
127.0.0.1 www.f-secure.com
127.0.0.1 f-secure.com
127.0.0.1 viruslist.com
127.0.0.1 www.viruslist.com
127.0.0.1 mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 www.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 sophos.com
127.0.0.1 www.sophos.com
127.0.0.1 updates.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 update.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 customer.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 liveupdate.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 symantec.com
127.0.0.1 securityresponse.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 www.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com

 

[Guest]

Go to the page

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gaobot.aje.
html

Scroll down to >>

2. To delete the added lines from the Windows Hosts file


Follow the instructions there.

 

[Guest]

I have the problem with not being able to go to anti virus web sites. Removed Gaogot with Norton antivirus. I have cleared the hosts files (6). Problem still there. Is it possible that another host file is hiding somewhere? Another question: Why does hosts file cause this problem anyway? I thought hosts file pertained to network addressing?