Gereetings everybody,
I'm reading this article:
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1911.html
I must admit I cannot understand how this is possible? Is this problem affects only users computers or Google web site.
"acts by modifying the infected computers' Hosts file " Where is that hosts file? is it on my computer?
If my computer is clean, is it still possible to see hijacked google advertis. on some web pages?
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Jump to Postvery simple. the virus puts a spoofed IP address in the hosts file, the basic internal DNS for every PC (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)
and when your browser is supposed to show a banner from googlesyndication.com …
Jump to PostThe Hosts file is on your pc. It has no file extension. Can be found (on XP) here; C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
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