Re: Not Able to Find a Search Engine
From: YoKenny (YKnot_at_home.invalid)
Date: 09/30/03
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:18:31 -0400
Kevin wrote:
> Below is a msg I get when I click on the Search icon on
> the tool bar:
>
> Are you trying to get to Google?
>
> Your comuter is running software that doesn't allow you
> to use Google.
>
> You're seeing this page because your computer is trying
> to send you to a website that is pretending to be
> Google...........
>
> etc, etc, etc....
>
> Waht Steps do I take? (This is still part of the msg)
>
> The first step is to remove the entry for google from
> your hosts file. This entry is telling your computer
> where to send your computer instead of to Google.
>
> etc, etc, etc......
>
> What is this and what can I do go get rid of it?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Kevin
You might be infected with a trojan! It changes or installs a HOSTS file
that blocks all search engines and redirects to itself. Do a find/search
on HOSTS (no file extension) and delete it.
NAME:Delude
ALIAS:Trojan.BAT.Startpage.a
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/delude.shtml
Read this:
http://www.imilly.com/google.htm
Run the "Cool Web Search" Spyware hijacker removal tool.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
(Ensure all instances of IE and OE are closed)
Unzip the tool, hit the executable and follow the prompts.
See this great site.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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