DNS Cache Question

[HybridShadow]

I had a virus the other day and now when I type ipconfig /displaydns

It has all these weird sites, I think that is whats causing problems and not letting me access some sites.

[DARPA]

Hi,

have a check to your hosts file locate in:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

If you found many sites, is was probably populated by a virus.

to open it (it doesn't have any extension) use worpad or notepad.

Resolution:

1- select all

2- delete

3- paste the following to it, save it, run ipconfig /flushdns and reboot

# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.

#

# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

#

# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

# space.

#

# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

#

# For example:

#

# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server

# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost