Ok. Thanks for that info. I suspect there may be traces of the malware still on the machine. I did manage to copy a "known-good" version of a Hosts file from an XP machine over, so maybe that did it...I'll check when I get home. Thanks again for testing that.
-----Original Message----- From: HELP_PC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Running immunization does it GuidoElia HELPPC -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 17.08 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question But were you able to write the hosts file to the machine from within Spybot? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com -----Original Message----- From: HELP_PC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Windows 7 question Just now I updated Spybot on W7 (Run as Admin) with no issues GuidoElia HELPPC -----Messaggio originale----- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Inviato: venerdì 22 ottobre 2010 15.43 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Windows 7 question Hmm... even though I started SpyBot as an Admin? I never got prompted for permissions to modify a system file like I would have expected. I'll try temporarily disabling UAC when I get home and see if SpyBot will update the hosts file. -----Original Message----- From: Sean Rector [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question UAC Sean Rector, MCSE -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 question Quick question -- is there something in Windows 7 that would prevent SpyBot from writing to the Hosts file? I cleaned my brother-in-law's laptop and tried to add the SpyBot Hosts file, but was unable to do so from within SpyBot. Eventually I just put the Hosts file from my wife's XP box on a flash drive and copied it over, but I am trying to get ready for Windows 7 here in the office and thought I'd ask. I *did*, at least, know enough to try running SpyBot as an admin, but that still didn't allow me to add the Hosts file. :( I'm suspicious, especially after reading a thread on the SpyBot S&D forums, that there may still be a trace of what was infecting his computer lingering around. I've already run VipreRescue and MalwareBytes, but wanted to add the SpyBot Hosts file as an added precaution. Thanks.... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Subscriptions and tickets are on sale now! Rigoletto | Cos? 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