Re: 123zae.biz

From: Ray (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/20/04 

Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 07:30:19 -0700

Malke,

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I am unable to edit
any "Hosts" files as it won't let me save over the
existing file. It trys to save as a straight text file
instead. I do have a couple of "Hosts" files one of them
has a long list of entries.

Ray
>-----Original Message-----
>Ray wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Hoping someone can help. Whenever I open IE or start a
>> new window another one pops up. The address begins
>> with "http://www.123zae.biz/" and then goes on to a
copy
>> of key strokes. In the actual browser it says "File to
>> send, email not found. " besides that, the screen is
>> completely blank.
>>
>> I have run Adaware, Spybot, Spysweeper and McAfee's AV.
>> None of these detect anything.
>>
>Hi, Ray. Try installing a firewall that reports on apps
trying to get
>out, like the free one from Sygate:
>
>http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
>
>You might have to download it from a different computer.
Then you'll be
>able to track down where the app is coming from. Make
sure you've
>updated Ad-aware, McAfee, et al. before you run them,
and run your
>scans in Safe Mode. Also check your hosts files, as
follows:
>
> 1. In XP's Search preferences, set the files and
folders handling to
>Advanced, and then check the box that will make Search
look in hidden
>files/folders.
> 2. Now enter the search term "hosts" without the quotes.
> 3. You will get several hosts and lmhosts files. Double-
click each one
>to open it. When you do this, you'll get a Windows
dialog box saying
>that Windows cannot open this file, do you want to use
the web or
>select from a list to find the proper program.
Choose "select from a
>list" and highlight Notepad. Make sure the box to always
use this
>program to open this type of file is not checked.
> 4. Now carefully examine the file. Lines that begin
with a # are
>comments and don't count. Leave them alone. Unless you
know you use a
>proxy server to get to the Internet or you added entries
yourself, the
>only uncommented entry that should be there is:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>
>If you see any other entries, delete them and Save the
file. Make sure
>you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the window
if there is a
>scrollbar. Do this for each file you found.
>
>HTH,
>
>Malke
>--
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Elephant Boy Computers
>www.elephantboycomputers.com
>"Don't Panic!"
>.
>

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