   Help! Viruzed!@!!
  Well I don''t know what this is.. could be a Windows thing..I have XP, and I use a custom hosts file to block alot of popups/banners.  Unfortunately, I got attacked by one of those stupid German warez sites today.. and noticed that my hosts file was reset.. to something not right.  So I repasted my custom hosts file over it, and lo and behold, it was reset again.  I am boggled at what is causing this, as nothing is starting up in msconfig or windows/run&runonce that wasn''t there before (unless its in a service :S)  So.. any ideas?  Is there a way to figure out which process is overwriting it??  Thanks for any help. 
Spybot;  That''s what you get for going to stupid German Warez sites. ;  Like I would go to one ON PURPOSE   There isn''t anything useful on them in the first place.. it''s just an endless link-loop.  Anyway, THANK YOUUU Promit!  That nice little program found the redirect prolem thingie.. yah.. Thanks!!! ;  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It turns out that SpyBot detects the change to the hosts file, but does not find the thing changing it!!!!   AUUUUGHHH!!!   Any more info??? Thanks! ;AdAware;  Wee, yay for stupidity!! You think you have a virus, and the first thing you try is an ad remover program, and you don't even try and anti-virus program? ..YOU ARE A FRIGGIN GENIUS!!!.Edit: click for a free virus scan, genius [edited by - deathtrap on February 4, 2004 8:41:42 PM];quote:Original post by deathtrap    Wee, yay for stupidity!! You think you have a virus, and the first thing you try is an ad remover program, and you don't even try and anti-virus program? ..YOU ARE A FRIGGIN GENIUS!!!.Edit: click for a free virus scan, genius [edited by - deathtrap on February 4, 2004 8:41:42 PM]Wee, yay for stupidity!! You think I have a virus, and the first thing you try is insulting me, and you don't even try reading my post? ..YOU ARE A FRIGGIN GENIUS!!!.Edit: click for a free message, geniusLOL! That was good *nudge*  Anyway, I apoligize for using a humorous thread title to describe a closely related, but not identical problem.  I don't believe I have contracted a virus from viewing a webpage.  Anti-Spy/AdWare programs are designed for the type of malware you can get from evil webpages. Besides, I didn't say I didn't scan and didn't find anything, so how do you know I havn't?  Anyway, my originally posed questions would indicate that I am interested in the operation of my ailment, for use as a learning tool and to gain preventative knowledge for future circumstances.  Thanks for your concern, and I appreciate your gusto at smashing idiots, but please direct it toward more worthy fools.   [edited by - n0ob on February 4, 2004 11:25:50 PM] [edited by - n0ob on February 4, 2004 11:26:35 PM];  OMFG THE HITLAR HAS YOU! ;  O_oServes you right... I only use the ''net on school machines 