Re: Internet explorer sending me where I don't want to go.

From: Andrew (pand_311_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/26/03 

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:55:59 -0700

Thanks a bundle Trevor. That did the trick.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Andrew,
>I hopefully have some good news for you. I'm a complete
>novice on this stuff so I've just been surfing some help
>websites that advise re fixing problems like this.
>
>I came across one which recommended a program
>called 'Spybot search and destroy'!! (like you I have
>downloaded and used the Ad-aware program and that didn't
>solve the problem).
>
>However, the good news is that I downloaded Spybot (it
>downloads in a few minutes with a 56k modem), read the
>tutorial that comes with it, ran it and got it to fix
>the 'red' problems that it found (if you download it and
>go through the process the above will make sense). All in
>all it took only a few minutes and having logged back
>onto the internet, I can now type www. and no longer get
>the problem!
>
>The website address where you can get the free download
>is:
>
>http://security.kolla.de/
>
>The only thing I haven't done yet is to reboot -
>hopefully the problem won't reinstall itself on start up.
>Hope the above sorts things out for you - would be
>interested to hear from you if it does.
>
>Thanks
>Trevor
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I believe it is something else which is affecting how IE
>>searches for a Domain Name. I have downloaded a rather
>>lengthy hosts file to stop pop-ups and the like--and it
>>keeps being overwritten.
>>
>>I have found 'best.exe' in my C: drive which seems to
>have
>>something to do with it.
>>I have also found 'my_teens' which is an application
>that
>>was located in my C:/WINNT/SYSTEM32, naming it a system
>>file.
>>
>>I downloaded the 'Ad-aware' as suggested by Mike, and
>>while it did find quite a bit of software on my PC, it
>did
>>not fix the problem at hand.
>>
>>What else can I do?
>>What is the downfall to downloading a firewall?
>>Will a firewall even fix this problem since it has
>already
>>begun?
>>
>>Side note--anti-virus software has also proven
>ineffective.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have the identical problem which has been driving me
>>>crazy and so was relieved to see the emails. I'm still
>>>having the problem though...
>>>
>>>I've run the search and have found a couple of files
>>>called 'hosts'. They are:
>>>
>>>C:\I386\HOSTS &
>>>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\etc\hosts
>>>
>>>I intially renamed the second one of the above
>>>to 'hosts.old.test' as it was this file which showed
>that
>>>it had recently been modified. This didn't solve the
>>>problem, so I did the same with the other file - still
>>>the same problem.
>>>
>>>Could you help? The only other possibility I can think
>of
>>>is where you say to 'shut down internet explorer (IE)'.
>I
>>>made sure that I was disconnected from the internet but
>>>is that what you mean or is there anything else I need
>to
>>>do.
>>>
>>>I'd be extremely grateful for any further help on this.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Trevor
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Search your computer for a hidden file called HOSTS
>>>(with IE shut down).
>>>>Rename to HOSTS.OLD. Test.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Hyperlinks are used to ensure answers remain current.
>>>>________________________________________
>>>>Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP since 1999
>>>>http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
>>>>
>>>>"Andrew" <pand_311@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:06f601c351a9$c9197ec0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> I typed in www.yahoo.com into my address bar earlier
>>>today
>>>>> and it sent me to some porno site that kept trying to
>>>>> force me to download something. It would only send
>me
>>>to
>>>>> there website I wanted if I typed in the http://
>>>first. I
>>>>> have stopped IE from sending me to where I don't
>want
>>>to
>>>>> go, but whenever I omit the http:// (i.e.
>>>www.ebay.com) I
>>>>> notice the following in my status bar:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vrape.hardloved.com/top/top.php?
>>>>> id=0&search=www.ebay.com
>>>>>
>>>>> This sends me to Ebay, but it still records this
>>>address
>>>>> in my drop-down list on the Address toolbar. I feel
>>>like
>>>>> it's still trying to make me go where I don't want
>to,
>>>so
>>>>> how do I fix it so IE will simply search for
>>>www.ebay.com?
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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