Re: - whats wrong with google

now I just get taken to a page named cpanel and it says "no website is
configured at this address"

What does that mean, could I have a virus or something

ritch

"Ritch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I just get the cant find server message, had this problem for a couple of
> days.
>
>

Ritch said this...

> now I just get taken to a page named cpanel and it says "no website is
> configured at this address"
>
> What does that mean, could I have a virus or something

QHosts
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...an.qhosts.html

Not a BIG deal, no serious system damage.

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it found something but I still cant get google, does the same as before

thanks anyway

ritch

"Groove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ritch said this...
>
> > now I just get taken to a page named cpanel and it says "no website is
> > configured at this address"
> >
> > What does that mean, could I have a virus or something
>
> QHosts
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com...an.qhosts.html
>
> Not a BIG deal, no serious system damage.
>
> --
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Ritch said this...
> it found something but I still cant get google, does the same as before

Difficult without knowing how much cleaning you've done.
Try searching your system for HOSTS
If you still find more than one, you may require further housework.
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ive found 2 hosts files and the lmhosts file, pretty much out of my depth at
this point

one of the hosts files has 88.88.88.88 elite at the top, below that is a
list of search engines IP addresses, the file is in windows\help

the other one has the following written at the top: - This is a sample HOSTS
file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows with the IP address of the local
host below

any ideas

Thanks
ritch


"Groove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ritch said this...
> > it found something but I still cant get google, does the same as before
>
> Difficult without knowing how much cleaning you've done.
> Try searching your system for HOSTS
> If you still find more than one, you may require further housework.
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Ritch said this...

> ive found 2 hosts files and the lmhosts file, pretty much out of my
> depth at this point
>
> one of the hosts files has 88.88.88.88 elite at the top, below that is a
> list of search engines IP addresses, the file is in windows\help


OK. That HOSTS file in windows\help is the baddie. This was dropped by the
worm. I suggest you read through the manual removal instructions here

<http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm>

and come back with any questions or uncertainties. If you are comfortable
with registry work this should be easy, but otherwise feel free to ask.
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thanks Groove, that finally sorted it. I'm going to have to become more
aware of viruses cause when I do get them I don't know what the hell to do.

If you know of any good sites or programs that help with viruses I would
appreciate being pointed in the right direction

thanks
ritch


"Groove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ritch said this...
>
> > ive found 2 hosts files and the lmhosts file, pretty much out of my
> > depth at this point
> >
> > one of the hosts files has 88.88.88.88 elite at the top, below that is a
> > list of search engines IP addresses, the file is in windows\help
>
>
> OK. That HOSTS file in windows\help is the baddie. This was dropped by the
> worm. I suggest you read through the manual removal instructions here
>
> <http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm>
>
> and come back with any questions or uncertainties. If you are comfortable
> with registry work this should be easy, but otherwise feel free to ask.
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> º~ dªv¡d ~º

Ritch said this...

> If you know of any good sites or programs that help with viruses I would
> appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

Glad I could help. The problem with viruses and worms etc is that one is
always coming from behind. No sooner do the anti-virus companies list and
defend against something then some other little nasty is released into the
wild. In my opinion the best area to study is hardening and securing your
own system. Adding and/or tuning a good firewall, securing your browser as
much as possible, shutting down unnecessary services that can provide entry
points etc...
There are masses of sites that offer a wealth of info in this field. Also
you will find many folks in these groups willing to advise. Happy Hunting.


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"Groove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ritch said this...
>
> > now I just get taken to a page named cpanel and it says "no website is
> > configured at this address"
> >
> > What does that mean, could I have a virus or something
>
> QHosts
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com...an.qhosts.html
>
> Not a BIG deal, no serious system damage.

Interesting. Last night I couldn't access Google: my browser stayed on the
home page (news.bbc.co.uk) and made no attempt to load Google's page. Even
doing an nslookup and entering the IP address in IE didn't cause it to load
Google.

I rebooted and it was fine after that.

I was prepared to put it down to "just one of those things" until I saw that
other people have had problems.

Martin Underwood said this...
> I was prepared to put it down to "just one of those things" until I saw
> that other people have had problems.
>

Strange. I've never seen this fix itself before. I guess it's just one of
those Windows things. Oh the joys of home computing <g>
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