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Sally and KenAnderson wrote:
> "gls858" <gls858@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>Sally and KenAnderson wrote:
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>>>Running Windows XP Pro, SP1. When i ping mcafee.com or symantec.com, i
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> get a
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>>>return ping of 127.0.01. when i try to visit these sites, i get no page
>>>displayed. any ideas?
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>>go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and do a online scan.
>>There are several viruses that will stop you from getting to
>>anti virus software sites.
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>>gls858
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> You are probably right...can't even do a trend virus scan...same symptom.
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Search for a file called HOSTS. In most cases it shouldn't have any
entries. If you see page after page of entries all relating to
anti virus sites pointed at 127.0.0.1 delete them. I think the virus
I ran across was DosAgoBot. It was a bear to get rid of.
gls858