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slim150
10-16-2003, 04:03 AM
ok, everytime i try to go to google.com every time, instead of the site i get this the picture is at http://rob150680.tripod.com/google anyways what is the deal with that , how do i get google back.


also i can still go to www2.google.com , and like www.google.au etc but just the normal google is messed up. It sucks because i have the toolbar and can't use it.
kAb
10-16-2003, 04:29 AM
uhh.. make go to tools and mess around with the settings to see if your google is redirected.
slim150
10-16-2003, 04:32 AM
Originally posted by kAb@16 October 2003 - 04:29
uhh.. make go to tools and mess around with the settings to see if your google is redirected.
can you elaborate?
nikita69
10-16-2003, 04:34 AM
check your hosts file in system32\drivers\etc and look for that link's IP, it could be linked to google.com and the other google addresses.
slim150
10-16-2003, 04:44 AM
how do i find that links iP?
nikita69
10-16-2003, 04:52 AM
Originally posted by slim150@16 October 2003 - 10:44
how do i find that links iP?
GO HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=499791) and then HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=567015)
kurtsl0an
10-16-2003, 04:55 AM
Originally posted by nikita69+16 October 2003 - 04:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nikita69 @ 16 October 2003 - 04:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-slim150@16 October 2003 - 10:44
how do i find that links iP?
GO HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=499791) and then HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=567015) [/b][/quote]
never heard of a website screwing with some1&#39;s hosts file, but that does sound reasonable.
Rip The Jacker
10-16-2003, 05:03 AM
HiJack This (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip) (Freeware)

This is a GREAT program that can fix browser hi-jackings. You can use it to remove any modifications that were done to your IE. Extra buttons, plug-ins, unwanted toolbars, unwanted redirections. This program helped me out soo many times.

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/hijackthis.jpg
nikita69
10-16-2003, 05:17 AM
Originally posted by kurtsl0an+16 October 2003 - 10:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kurtsl0an @ 16 October 2003 - 10:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by nikita69@16 October 2003 - 04:52
<!--QuoteBegin-slim150@16 October 2003 - 10:44
how do i find that links iP?
GO HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=499791) and then HERE (http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=64831&view=findpost&p=567015)
never heard of a website screwing with some1&#39;s hosts file, but that does sound reasonable. [/b][/quote]
it&#39;s not the site, per say, a tiny little program can do that and/or software installtion who do touch that file can do that. Or even like the above post, played in registry.

for example, if u put the followings in ur HOSTS file:
207.218.251.60 www.google.com
216.239.37.100 www.klboard.ath.cx

everytime u type google.com, ul get this board and visa versa. :lol: I&#39;ve played that little trick on my friends before. Also, I have it setup on the kids PCs to avoid bad sites too.
slim150
10-16-2003, 03:14 PM
yay, thanks for the help this is what i did

all i did was go to my hosts file and put

216.239.37.100 google.com

from your example
slim150
10-16-2003, 03:25 PM
how do you get IP&#39;s for websites by the way
muchspl2
10-16-2003, 03:28 PM
isn&#39;t their a virus going around that hijacks your browser and prevents you from going to search engines?
slim150
10-16-2003, 03:39 PM
i dont know but i just did windows update, and it said something about how there was a flaw that an attacker could change the websites you view