Search engine Google, Hotbot, Lycos

[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

 

[YoKenny]

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.

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.

 

[Arnold Z]

-----Original Message-----


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/tr ojan.qhosts.html

They are hungry marketers that wanted to get a few more click-throughs to
earn a few more pennies. Pathetic really.


.
And their is an new patch

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.asp

 

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[Maureen Mc Bride]

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

 

[Mike Burgess]

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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