Re: Can't access any webs sites that contain anti virus fixes

First, look at your "host" file, that is,
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. (hosts has no extention; it is just
"hosts".)

(Note, you may need to change windows explorer setting to allow seeing
system and hidden files.)

This file can be used to bypass a DNS server, effectively equating a web
address to a specific place. However, it can also be used to short-circuit
any website, pointing back to the local PC. That is a great way to block
advertsiements, but it could also be used to prevent access to specific
websites, like antivirus.

The minimum contents of a hostfile file is the one line below:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Other lines are optional.

For example, to block a webiste called www.ads.active.com", add a line like:

127.0.0.1 ads.active.com

Placing a "#" in column one of a line makes it a comment.

For more information about the hosts file, try
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Second, there are some, free antivirus scanners that can be downloaded on
another PC, burned to CD, then run on your PC. Try McAfee and Norton for
starts. Also look at
http://www.avira.com/en/support/antivir_removal_tool.html

Or, try the following generalized PC tool, which includes antivirus:
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/


"Volfandt" <Volfandt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4C400B19-B985-445A-B059-BAF5CEEB677F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
XP Pro w/rev 6 explorer. I recently discovered that I couldn't access any
web
sites that contain antivirus/spyware updates or fixes. This includes AVG,
SpyBot, Adaware, Malware and/or even trying to manually run Windows
update.
Instead of getting the download page (where one chooses to eoither save or
run the download, I get a webpage stateing page not found"). Microsofts
Malicious Software tool didn;t find any problems but AVG ran and found
problems and fixed it but when I run the Microsoft download scanner it
finds
problems but can't fix them. Other than not being able to update XP, AVG
and
my other virus/spyware app's the system seems to work fine. Also, I cannot
run Spybot nor Malwares app. I deleted Spybot and reinstalled it and it
will
not run.
I'm guessing the virus that got me has gotten into my registry.
Any thoughts and/or fixes?
Thanks



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