Re: hosts files and google pretender

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/27/03 

Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:12:46 -0700

Doesn't sound good. If all the entries point to one place, you have
spyware/adware on your system. Download Adaware or Spybot Search and
Destroy to remove this software. If those tools don't restore the hosts
file, delete all entries except the localhost 127.0.0.1 entry.

hosts may be found at %windir%\system32\drivers\etc. Open with
notepad.exe. Make sure you save with no extension or save and then
rename to no extension. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"Joe" <joeandsharon@rollinson.com> wrote in
message news:219901c383af$152caa30$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> When I try to go to google, i recieved a message that a
> program has been installed on my computer that prevents
> me from reaching google and to go into the hosts files
> and deleteall lines that relateto google.  Is this OK?
> Also I noticed that all of the lines have the same ip
> address.  Is that right?
> Thanks
> Joe

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