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Browser Jacked with pipas.A? DNS redirection.

obz · 2009-02-04T15:07:25+00:00

Hello, Somehow I have this pain on my laptop. It redirects browser pages and makes it impossible to update various software, in addition to constantly attempting to access spam sites or redirect me to them. Something is running that actively changes my HOSTS file. If I alter my hosts file, within a minute it is renamed to hosts.bak. Of note in the logfile are the 017 entries that have my DNS pointing (presumably) to a spammer DNS server. Any help here would be appreciated. I'm reluctant to use the internet for anything of importance until I can resolve this. Thanks -Dave ---- Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:58:57 AM, on 2/4/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Webroot\WebrootSecurity\WRConsumerS

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obz

February 11, 2009, 10:43 PM UTC

Thanks for all your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've made a small donation. You certainly earned it. This is a great service. I'm sure you help a lot of people.

I will install a a few more of these virus tools.

Cheers!

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