Summary: Hi guys, I have a couple of questions for you. First, let me explain that I am trying to use the tool built in Spybot that adds tracking and spyware-i...
Summary: A simple request (how many times have you heard that?). I need a host file that I can download and keep updated to ensure the little ones cant get to ...
Summary: Mike, The hosts (no extension) file you want to check is located in your C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc directory (folder). Below is what it should l...
Summary: I have a computer that has spyware on it... I keep getting popups. I have cleaned it with everythig I can think of. The problem is that there are entr...
Summary: I have a trojan that I can't remove. I have tried everything. trojan remover, Microsoft antispyware (Beta). Mcaffee, AVG. It keeps overwriting my hos...
Summary: I use Ad Aware to find out all the Spy info, but along side doing this i use HOST FILEs on my windoze system, a good site i found is http://www.smart...
Summary: Looks like I've been hit by a trojan. Before I submit the logs, I thank you for your time and efforts. Greatly appreciated! Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware...
Summary: Open MY COMPUTER - C: drive - PROGRAMS - KAZAA - then virus check MY SHARED FOLDER before opening it up. Your files are in here and can be deleted. If...
Summary: The only restore point is today, so that won't help much...I did manage to get quite a bit more information out of the computer though...hopefully it ...
Summary: This is mostly cleanup, that 01:game should not be running from your host file, any of the 016's will be reinstalled when needed and are backed up in ...
Summary: 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 s...
Summary: LongShot Sorry for taking so long...been quite buzy. We now have a much easier fix to kill that trojan...I have tried it on my machine and it works go...
Summary: Go to start> control panel> administrative tools> services> scroll down to "Microsoft cache control" may be named"(MSControlService)" and double click...
Summary: You would need to learn and use best practices. Best practices are a whole bunch of ways, programs, settings and more that can protect you against suc...
Summary: Temporarily disable any of the following anti-spyware realtime protection programs that you may have Disable Realtime Protection or the fixes will ...
Summary: Uninstall Kazaa & all it's bugs.... http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5077/new/cleankazaa.html Then get Kazaa lite... (http://www.kazaalit...
Summary: Mamabear is correct, it does not run, rather it is doing the exact same thing as if you had inserted sites one by one into the restricted zone. As f...
Summary: Tommyo & Bill, Can/would either one of you, do as I said about the HOST file? Maybe you have, but I can't find where either of you said you had. If yo...
Summary: Tufenuf and Big Daddy, An update: The hosts file was totally clean. I fully expected to find what I was looking for there, but there was nothing beyon...
Summary: You need to delete your host file or remove the bad hosts. O1 - Hosts: using hijackthis Hosts Reader -Will detect and open your hosts file and show yo...
Summary: well I've done it again. Picked up some sort of file. Whenever I start up my Windows 2000, it automatically opens WINZIP which is now looking for a de...
Summary: ann, It very well could be the hosts(no extension)file was altered by the trojan/virus. Go to the link below and follow the instructions under "Do thi...
Summary: You can also block specific websites using a hosts file. Internet activity can sometimes be tracked if the sender is not deliberately misleading you...
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