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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?TWlsbyAoTVNQU1Mp?= on July 16, 2007, 10:38 pm
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proceed here for basic scan http://safety.live.com
Then Download this file, install and scan ( this can rebuild and lockdown
hostfiles )
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html --
Milo
MSPSS
"prashant marne" wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Windows XP
> and my 'hosts' file (located in C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc/hosts)
> gets deleted automatically .
> I am able to edit that file with edit in a command prompt.
> But whenever i try to open that file or any other file from the same
> directory (i.e. /etc) my hosts file gets deleted.
> I can see it disappearing.
>
> I have done enough googling for solving this issue but no luck
> also i tried AVG - anti virus, malware sweeper and Hijackthis but none
> of those worked.
>
> Any idea how can i solve this issue.
> Help appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Prashant Marne.
>
>
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