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NickD
11-25-2001, 12:44 PM
Someone managed to install a virus or something on my PC that changed my default 404 error page. For instance if I go to yahoo.com/wrongurls.html instead of loading a blank 404 page, it loads a page with ads for loopup.com or something. I don't know if its loopup.com that installed this shit or someone else using loopup.com as a sponsor but it's really annoying and I got a get rid of this. If anyone knows how to get rid of it please let me know.

Thanks
shane94
11-25-2001, 01:15 PM
my 404's take me to a dead ip now =(


Shane
Anthony Raff
11-25-2001, 01:18 PM
It sounds like a new virus or something :eek:

scary :confused:
Unknown
11-25-2001, 02:46 PM
It's not a virus and it's not new. It's an exploit.
Trax
11-25-2001, 02:52 PM
Originally posted by Unknown:
<STRONG>It's not a virus and it's not new. It's an exploit.</STRONG>

xactly
playa
11-25-2001, 03:02 PM
do a search on your PC for "hosts"
file and delete the url there,,

reboot,, you should be ok
gse
11-25-2001, 03:12 PM
1. install antivirus
2. regularly wipe out temp files
3. don't use outlook
and you should be just fine
:D
Pro
11-25-2001, 03:14 PM
Pro to the resuce :P, icq me