Internet Explorer question (problem)

Hakim · Oct 4, 2005

Hi Richard,

You can post it, but there is no need to. All you have to do is eliminate all but the first line reference... as I described. It will either work, or not.

Or you could send it to me as an attachment, and I will edit, and send it back.

BTW, did you run AdAware or similar spyware removal tool???

Richard · Oct 5, 2005

I've run adaware before. I've not done it often. If it happens to be a paid version, then I don't have THAT version... I'd only have the freeware version. I think I'll search it out & run it again.

The reason I asked about posting the HOST file here is it has ... well, I'll just post it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

HOST file: (the "#" signs are part of the file and not inserted by me)

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

Hakim · Oct 5, 2005

Your hosts file is okay. Sometimes spyware "registers" itself in there and intercepts various activities and redirects away. That can cause the behavior you have described.

Next I would get the Spybot's Search & Destroy and run it. It is free, and considered to be one of the best. It will likely find a bunch of stuff. Let it "fix" whatever problems it finds. Then run IE again, and see if it is any better.

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html