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SpyBot can't delete files
Name: Kurt Date: December 9, 2002 at 17:59:30 Pacific OS: W-2000 CPU/Ram: P-III
Comment:
SpyBot can't complete cleaning up stuff that it found. When I click on "Fix selected problems" it returns with an error that it can't find file "host" (windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts)
What is it lppking for and where does this file come from? Thanks for any help
Name: Imp Date: December 9, 2002 at 19:07:55 Pacific
Reply:
Try another program called Trojan Remover, excellent program to eradicate "trojan's". http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/details.html
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Response Number 2
Name: Kurt Date: December 9, 2002 at 20:03:27 Pacific
Reply:
OK, I just installed and ran the program. It did not find anything. I'm still new at this, but I'm pretty confident I have something on my computer that is not right, because may times I click on a www link i only get a blank screen. This seems to be getting worse and happens frequently now. When I enter the url in the same blank window I am directed OK to the site entered.
Also, SpyBot detects several hijacker programs, but I can't delete them because it says that it can't access the "host" file. I have no idea what it wants.
Is "Trojan Remover" designed to find these type of viruses?
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Response Number 3
Name: David I Date: December 10, 2002 at 02:09:36 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Kurt.
In win2000 the hosts file is not in 'windows\system32' but 'winnt\system32.' It contains mappings from DNS names to IP addresses so I'm not sure why it would need to be deleted.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jim Beau Date: December 10, 2002 at 14:57:03 Pacific
Reply:
Have you posted your question/problem in the Spybot forum?You can get there by clicking "info&license">"credits".You have to be on-line to get there.The developer and support team members are very good about assisting Spybot users.This may be an easy fix.Hope this helps.JB
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