Search engine Google, Hotbot, Lycos

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Jeff Ouellet

Hello,

For some mysterious reason, I cannot access the search
engines the most popular, such as Google, MSN, Yahoo,
Hotbot...

I get connected on the search groups Your.com.

How can I solve this problem.

I have IE6.0 SP2 and run on Windows XP home edition

Thanks

Jeff
 
Jeff said:
Hello,

For some mysterious reason, I cannot access the search
engines the most popular, such as Google, MSN, Yahoo,
Hotbot...

I get connected on the search groups Your.com.

How can I solve this problem.
Click to expand...

It is the QHosts trojan.

http://www.imilly.com/google.htm
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/delude.shtml
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

They are hungry marketers that wanted to get a few more click-throughs to
earn a few more pennies. Pathetic really.
 
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I downloaded Netscape 7.01. I can access the sites but not use the
search engines. I also cannot get a cursor to work from an email in my
inbox ---I use outlook---this all just started happening this weekend.
MEM
 
Maureen,
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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