Search engine error message.

[Matt]

I'm getting this error when I try and search using Yahoo
or Google (Mysearch.com does work):

Are you looking for a search engine?
If you are seeing this page, it is because you have
downloaded a malicious program that is keeping you from
visiting the page you intended.

It tells me to visit this page to fix the problem:

http://www.tweakxp.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3367

What do I need to do to fix this and where is
www.tweakxp.com coming from.

 

[res]

this might be spyware on your machine.
get/use..........

spybot

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi Matt!
Run your system with 1]latest virus definitioned antivirus
2] Spybot:-http://www.safer-networking.org/
3] Adware:-http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

regards;
ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[Jason]

I have the same problem. I can pull up any page I want to
but when I try to use yahoo.com or msn.com search engine.
I get page can not be displayed. But if i go to
dogpile.com and use there search engine it works fine. If
you find out the reason why let me know I will do the
same. (e-mail address removed)

 

[rory]

TweakXP.com victim of Search Redirect Program
Author: Steve Sinchak | 9/25/2003 10:47:27 AM


Starting mid-day September 24, we noticed a increasing spike in our
traffic. By the end of the day our server was at its maximum capacity with
over 2000 people connected at once. Our IBM eServer could not take our load
and caused the website to slow to a crawl.

Working late into the night we discovered that a malicious program has
been circulating the web modifying Windows users "hosts" files. For those
of you that are not familiar with the Windows "hosts" file, the "hosts" file
is place that Windows looks first when trying to find out where a domain
name points. The malicious program added entries for many popular search
sites that would redirect their search request to http://64.191.59.85. At
that site, an unknown person has placed a link to the TweakXP.com Computer
Support Forum as a place to get help to fix their system...



http://www.tweakxp.com/readNews.aspx?id=2048

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jason,

Rename your hosts file. Go to: Windows\System32\DRIVERS\etc.