dslfool
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Posted: July 08 2004,05:44 |
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I never did find out exactly what software did the damage - Symantec AntiVirus didn't identify any infections or modified files, so either it couldn't see the malware or the malware was gone. I fixed the problem (per a Windows forum topic I found) by manually editing a file called HOSTS which lists specific locations for addresses (in this case, symantec.com and related addresses were referred to IP 127.0.0.0, so neither LiveUpdate nor a web browser could get to Symantec for updates). I edited out these references and Symantec was once again reachable.
(If I had known this before I did the DSL/update thing I wouldn't have had to use DSL to get the new virus definitions, but at the time I thought my first priority was to, by hook or by crook, run a scan with updated definitions, and DSL allowed me to do that with tools I could fit in my shirt pocket. Fun as all get out.)
Although I never identified the malware (or found out how to prevent it from striking again), it just occurs to me that I was getting a skijillion pop-ups in Internet Explorer for McAffee anti-virus products and services. Coincidence???
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