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"Mary" <nospam DeleteThis @invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "Nancy Verzich" <nverzich906 DeleteThis @adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> > Hi all, I lurk here but read everything. Anyway, I have a question.
I have
> > done many virus scans and my computer doesn't have any of the virus
> problems
> > that are going around. Although I too am getting a ton of the fake
> Microsoft
> > etc emails, I have set my filters and none of them are actually
getting
> into
> > my inbox. But, I have a question. In the last few days, I haven't
been
> able
> > to access any web search sites...not Google, Altavista, Ask, none of
them!
> > Can anyone tell me why this is? I have seen a post or two about this
> either
> > on this group or others, can't remember now, because when I saw
those
> posts
> > I wasn't having this problem! Help anyone...I use Google alot and I
miss
> > it!! TIA!
> > Nancy
>
> Nancy, you should be able to get google. I have not had any problems
> accessing it.
> I presume you typed in www.google.com in the address line of your
browser?
> My suggestion is to contact your ISP support to find out why you can't
get
> it. They might be able to give you some ideas. Good that your filters
are
> working for you. Since I set up Mailwasher Rules, I have been getting
less
> than before as well.

She may have the QHosts bug... Those are some symptoms of it. Google on
that.

HTH
-jen
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"jen" <jen.TakeThisOut@example.com> wrote in message
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> "Mary" <nospam.TakeThisOut@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> > "Nancy Verzich" <nverzich906.TakeThisOut@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> > news:5nkgb.36098$qj6.2227512@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> > > Hi all, I lurk here but read everything. Anyway, I have a question.
> I have
> > > done many virus scans and my computer doesn't have any of the virus
> > problems
> > > that are going around. Although I too am getting a ton of the fake
> > Microsoft
> > > etc emails, I have set my filters and none of them are actually
> getting
> > into
> > > my inbox. But, I have a question. In the last few days, I haven't
> been
> > able
> > > to access any web search sites...not Google, Altavista, Ask, none of
> them!
> > > Can anyone tell me why this is? I have seen a post or two about this
> > either
> > > on this group or others, can't remember now, because when I saw
> those
> > posts
> > > I wasn't having this problem! Help anyone...I use Google alot and I
> miss
> > > it!! TIA!
> > > Nancy
> >
> > Nancy, you should be able to get google. I have not had any problems
> > accessing it.
> > I presume you typed in www.google.com in the address line of your
> browser?
> > My suggestion is to contact your ISP support to find out why you can't
> get
> > it. They might be able to give you some ideas. Good that your filters
> are
> > working for you. Since I set up Mailwasher Rules, I have been getting
> less
> > than before as well.
>
> She may have the QHosts bug... Those are some symptoms of it. Google on
> that.

I've never even heard of Qhosts bug. What is it?

Mary
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"Mary" <nospam RemoveThis @invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "jen" <jen RemoveThis @example.com> wrote in message
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> > "Mary" <nospam RemoveThis @invalid.com> wrote in message

> > She may have the QHosts bug... Those are some symptoms of it. Google on
> > that.
>
> I've never even heard of Qhosts bug. What is it?
>
> Mary

Its ok Jen. Someone else provided a URL. it seems to be spyware of some
kind.

Mary
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It sounds like what she has is a trojan and it affects all or at least many
of the search engines. It is loaded on the machine by way of a pop up that
came in a spam, and is known as Qhosts-1 and sometimes Delude. The trojan
then downloads a program called Partyboy.exe and that is probably what is
blocking access to the search engines.

If this is true she needs to change her hosts file. In Windows XP, it can be
found at:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\Hosts.

Or in Windows 2000, it's at: C:Winnt\System32\drivers\etc\Hosts
If you are using Windows 98 or ME, probably C:\Windows\Hosts.

Open the Hosts file with Notepad and delete any references to Google
or any other search engine, along with the IP address 64.191.95.139.
Save the file. If Notepad gives the Hosts file an extension of .txt,
go into Windows Explorer and change it. It should be just plain Hosts with
no extension.

Run an updated virus scanner and run Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy
to find and delete any files associated with the trojan.

Thumper

"Nancy Verzich" <nverzich906.RemoveThis@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:5nkgb.36098$qj6.2227512@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> Hi all, I lurk here but read everything. Anyway, I have a question. I have
> done many virus scans and my computer doesn't have any of the virus
problems
> that are going around. Although I too am getting a ton of the fake
Microsoft
> etc emails, I have set my filters and none of them are actually getting
into
> my inbox. But, I have a question. In the last few days, I haven't been
able
> to access any web search sites...not Google, Altavista, Ask, none of them!
> Can anyone tell me why this is? I have seen a post or two about this
either
> on this group or others, can't remember now, because when I saw those
posts
> I wasn't having this problem! Help anyone...I use Google alot and I miss
> it!! TIA!
> Nancy
>
>
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Oh yeah, tis is all thanks to a flaw in IE, so go to the MS site and
download the patches!

Thumper

"Nancy Verzich" <nverzich906.TakeThisOut@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:5nkgb.36098$qj6.2227512@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> Hi all, I lurk here but read everything. Anyway, I have a question. I have
> done many virus scans and my computer doesn't have any of the virus
problems
> that are going around. Although I too am getting a ton of the fake
Microsoft
> etc emails, I have set my filters and none of them are actually getting
into
> my inbox. But, I have a question. In the last few days, I haven't been
able
> to access any web search sites...not Google, Altavista, Ask, none of them!
> Can anyone tell me why this is? I have seen a post or two about this
either
> on this group or others, can't remember now, because when I saw those
posts
> I wasn't having this problem! Help anyone...I use Google alot and I miss
> it!! TIA!
> Nancy
>
>
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