RE:AVG Error Message- Reading Error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

RE:AVG Error Message- Reading Error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

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RE:AVG Error Message- Reading Error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts ICU 01-09-2007
Posted by ICU on January 9, 2007, 5:33 pm
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David H. Lipman or anyone else:
A couple of days, in a reply to fred_7038@yahoo.com about a error problem
that he was having with installing AVG, you(David H. Lipman) suggested he
look in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts for two files KERNEL32.DLL
and SHELL32.DLL to see if they had been changes.

Today after running AVG (free) I got a message in the test results that
said "reading error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" .

No other problems were noted, no virus detected.

When I looked in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, neither of the
two files you mentioned were present, folder was comletely empty.

You also mentioned to fred_7038@yahoo.com to check his java verson to see
if it was up todate...I don't have java installed.

I use Firefox 2.0, this I mention because at the Java site you posted it
doesn't refer to FireFox 2 only 1.5 , I think I'm correct on that.(G)

My question is about the two *.DLL files that apparently are missing and
the read error for the folder that you say they should be in?

Any help on this would be appreciated.

ICU







Posted by David H. Lipman on January 9, 2007, 5:40 pm
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|
| David H. Lipman or anyone else:
| A couple of days, in a reply to fred_7038@yahoo.com about a error problem
| that he was having with installing AVG, you(David H. Lipman) suggested he
| look in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts for two files KERNEL32.DLL
| and SHELL32.DLL to see if they had been changes.
|
| Today after running AVG (free) I got a message in the test results that
| said "reading error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" .
|
| No other problems were noted, no virus detected.
|
| When I looked in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, neither of the
| two files you mentioned were present, folder was comletely empty.
|
| You also mentioned to fred_7038@yahoo.com to check his java verson to see
| if it was up todate...I don't have java installed.
|
| I use Firefox 2.0, this I mention because at the Java site you posted it
| doesn't refer to FireFox 2 only 1.5 , I think I'm correct on that.(G)
|
| My question is about the two *.DLL files that apparently are missing and
| the read error for the folder that you say they should be in?
|
| Any help on this would be appreciated.
|
| ICU
|

Forget about the DLL files. That's the OTHER person's situation.

Look to see if the Hosts files has actually changed...

notepad C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

I mentioned Sun Java in my reply becuase of all the bugs and vulnerabuilities
that have been
noted in that software which can lead to a malware infection. It was mentioned
becuase
mitigation of vulnerabilities that are actively exploited is just important as
removing
malware.

FireFox 2.0 is fully compatible with Java v6

The Secunia Software Inspector is one way to check if there are vulnerable
versions of
software on the computer.

http://secunia.com/software_inspector
BTW: The above is a java applet.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by ICU on January 9, 2007, 5:56 pm
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>
> David H. Lipman or anyone else:
> A couple of days, in a reply to fred_7038@yahoo.com about a error
> problem that he was having with installing AVG, you(David H. Lipman)
> suggested he look in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts for two
> files KERNEL32.DLL and SHELL32.DLL to see if they had been changes.
>
> Today after running AVG (free) I got a message in the test results
> that said "reading error c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" .
>
> No other problems were noted, no virus detected.
>
> When I looked in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, neither of the
> two files you mentioned were present, folder was comletely empty.
>
> You also mentioned to fred_7038@yahoo.com to check his java verson to
> see if it was up todate...I don't have java installed.
>
> I use Firefox 2.0, this I mention because at the Java site you posted
> it doesn't refer to FireFox 2 only 1.5 , I think I'm correct on
> that.(G)
>
> My question is about the two *.DLL files that apparently are missing
> and the read error for the folder that you say they should be in?
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>
> ICU
Just to be clear about the error reading message about c:\windows
\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. There are no files to check showing in the
Hosts folder.

TIA

ICU


Posted by David H. Lipman on January 9, 2007, 6:12 pm
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| Just to be clear about the error reading message about c:\windows
| \system32\drivers\etc\hosts. There are no files to check showing in the
| Hosts folder.
|
| TIA
|
| ICU

Then there isn't a problem if there is NO hosts file.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by ICU on January 9, 2007, 6:23 pm
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$rz3.1907@trnddc03:

>
>
>| Just to be clear about the error reading message about c:\windows
>| \system32\drivers\etc\hosts. There are no files to check showing in
the
>| Hosts folder.
>|
>| TIA
>|
>| ICU
>
> Then there isn't a problem if there is NO hosts file.
>

So is it a AVG (Free antivirus) bug saying there is an error reading that
folder?
Today is the first time that error showed up after the daily scan.
Sorry for all the questions, but your replies are much appreciated.

TIA

ICU


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