Search engine will not work.

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Patrick A. Derpinghaus

I can access all sites if I enter the address in the
address bar, but if I try to access a site using any
search engine it will time out and Page can not be
displayed page comes up.

Why can't I search the internet?

Help

Patrick A. Derpinghaus
 
Patrick,
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.
Some users have reported multiple HOSTS files in various locations
[more info]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

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

[Removal Method]
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Software_Services/virus/index.html
[or]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
[or]
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm
Note: not all machines are affected by the same Registry changes
but the user needs to verify in any case, if changes exist.

You can detect "Qhosts" via a new beta version of HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/beta/hijackthis.zip
[more info]
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=12127

For instruction on using HijackThis!
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
_______________________________________
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 10-07-03]
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