Re: Am I the only one? Please help!
From: Keith (Keithcpd_at_Hotmail.com)
Date: 09/28/03
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Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:02:25 -0700
Thanks for the advice Norman. I appreciate you taking
the time.
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <149601c384af$5c80e440$a301280a@phx.gbl>,
Keithcpd@Hotmail.com
>says...
>> I can't find any info on this possible virus or worm
or
>> whatever the thing is.
>> Everytime I go to goole, I get the following message:
>> *****************************************
>>
>> Are you trying to get to Google?
>>
>> Your computer is running software that doesn't allow
you
>> to use Google.
>
>Oops. Your browser was hijacked. Running MSIE with
insufficient security, I
>guess. The Internet is a vast, untrusted network, and
you need to learn to
>secure your own computer because the cavalry is nowhere
to be seen.
>
>There are instructions in that message to change
your 'hosts' file. That can
>be found, usually, in C:\Windows on Win95/98/ME systems,
or C:\Winnt on
>WinNT/2K/XP systems. You will need to change the file
properties to clear
>the Read-Only setting that the hijacker put on the file.
>
>Other than that, follow the directions in the message.
>
>If you have never even heard of the 'hosts' file, you
probably never had one
>in place. If this is your own computer, you can probably
get rid of it. Or
>at least rename it. It works without an extension, so
just adding one will
>break it; change it from 'hosts' to 'hosts.bad' will do
it. But, if it is
>not your computer, don't delete it, rename it and ask
the owner to fix it.
>
>--
>Norman
>~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
>~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
>~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
>.
>
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