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[oguevarra]

I'm using internet explorer and everytime I go to google or alta vista I get redirected to this website cPanel.net. But in the address bar of IE it still says google.com or altavista.com...What could be the problem. I've ran Ad-Aware several times and I have no viruses on my computer.

[ray]

Sounds like you have the Qhost trojan. Get more info here:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

[oguevarra]

ran the tool and it didn't find anything. I'm rnning windows 2000, any other suggestions

[look_ma]

Originally posted by oguevarra
I'm using internet explorer and everytime I go to google or alta vista I get redirected to this website cPanel.net. But in the address bar of IE it still says google.com or altavista.com...What could be the problem. I've ran Ad-Aware several times and I have no viruses on my computer.

ad-aware doesn't serch for viruses, it searches for spy-ware. AVG http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php which is free searches for Viruses. Be sure to update both of those, and make sure that your current windows version is up to date. I think you know what you meant but typed the wrong thing.

[oguevarra]

yeah I have norton antiviruses corporate edition and adaware. When I did a scan with norton, it didn't find anything.

[look_ma]

Make sure it is fully updated,and also do not forget to update windows XP. Within IE got tools -> windows update. Your host files may have been tampered with as well, So I would also recreate those.

[seqiro]

Do a search for "hosts" (no quotes) in your windows folder and subfolders and see what comes up. Usually there's one in /windows/system32/drivers/etc.

Then view the file or files with notepad or some other text editor and see what they contain.

My guess is you've got a rogue hosts file redirecting you.

[look_ma]

Just delete the "hosts" files with in that (/windows/system32/drivers/etc) directory. Then reboot your machien and windows will recreate them for you. Be careful though