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From: rachid on 10 Aug 2010 03:50
i did this and no change - still locked

"John John - MVP" wrote:

> neil wrote:
> > OS XP... I had a virus that redirected yahoo, Google, etc to another web
> > site. Ran a scan and eliminated the virus. The
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file was not visible when opening the
> > etc folder. I tried to create a new hosts file and was stopped by an error
> > that said the file already existed. I opened the etc\hosts file in the dos
> > window and listed its contents. It was filled with yahoo / Google redirects.
> > I tried to delete it with the dos command and was stopped by an error that
> > said I didn't have permission... I was logged on as an administrator.
> >
> > Question should I boot up in protected mode and try to delete? If that
> > doesn't work should I go into the registry????
>
> This has nothing to do with the registry. Your permissions on the file
> have simply been revoked or you have been explicitly denied permission
> to the file.
>
> Try granting yourself full control on the file. At the command prompt
> issue these commands and see if things change:
>
> cacls C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /E /G Administrators:F
> cacls C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /E /G "Your User Name":F
>
> If you have spaces in your user name you must use the "quotation marks"
>
> John
>
>
> .
>
From: John John - MVP on 10 Aug 2010 06:45
Perhaps you still have a virus or perhaps your AV software has a lock on
the file. Try while booted to Safe Mode. If that fails try deleting it
from the Recovery Console or try with a utility like Unlocker.

John

On 8/10/2010 4:50 AM, rachid wrote:
> i did this and no change - still locked
>
> "John John - MVP" wrote:
>
>> neil wrote:
>>> OS XP... I had a virus that redirected yahoo, Google, etc to another web
>>> site. Ran a scan and eliminated the virus. The
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file was not visible when opening the
>>> etc folder. I tried to create a new hosts file and was stopped by an error
>>> that said the file already existed. I opened the etc\hosts file in the dos
>>> window and listed its contents. It was filled with yahoo / Google redirects.
>>> I tried to delete it with the dos command and was stopped by an error that
>>> said I didn't have permission... I was logged on as an administrator.
>>>
>>> Question should I boot up in protected mode and try to delete? If that
>>> doesn't work should I go into the registry????
>>
>> This has nothing to do with the registry. Your permissions on the file
>> have simply been revoked or you have been explicitly denied permission
>> to the file.
>>
>> Try granting yourself full control on the file. At the command prompt
>> issue these commands and see if things change:
>>
>> cacls C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /E /G Administrators:F
>> cacls C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /E /G "Your User Name":F
>>
>> If you have spaces in your user name you must use the "quotation marks"
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> .
>>
From: VanguardLH on 10 Aug 2010 14:12
rachid wrote:

> i did this and no change - still locked
<snipped rachid's attempt to hijack neil's 8-MONTH OLD thread>

So neil has become rachid. Uh huh. Start your own thread on your own
problem. You don't know if your host's setup is the same as neil's. He
and you may be using different security software that protects against
changes to the hosts file. Describe YOUR setup and YOUR actions.


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