FraudWindowsProtectionSuite/RedirectedHosts

Hi i have followed the sticky, backed up registry etc and when i try to run HJT i get the following message: For some reason your system denied write access to the hosts file. If any Hijacked domains are in this file, HijackThis my NOT be able to fix this.

The message then gives instructions on how to edit the hosts file manually by deleting certain lines that HJT reports, after clicking ok i then get an error submit message, then the first message again and finally a message saying: Your hosts file has invalid linebreaks and HJT is unable to fix this, 01 items will not be displayed. Click ok to continue the rest of the scan.

Can someone advise on what i should do next?

Thanks for your time

Hi Andrew Boswell

Please post next spybot report

sorry for late reply, think i might have sorted it but i ran spybot anyway and it showed no threats

OK

Still some issues left?

well even though spybot originally showed redirected hosts on the first scan i never really suffered as i think winpatrol stopped it, i did get repeated pop ups from winpatrol saying that my hosts file was to be changed accept or deny, so it was caught in a kind of limbo. I keep finding a few spyware entries when i do a scan with f-secure online scanner but nothing on spybot anymore...what are your thoughts?

Then please post f-secure log next

Scanning Report
Saturday, January 9, 2010 10:15:56 - 10:43:54
Computer name: BAGPUSS
Scanning type: Scan system for malware, spyware and rootkits
Target: C:\ J:\


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3 malware found
TrackingCookie.Atdmt (spyware)
System (Disinfected)
TrackingCookie.Revsci (spyware)
System (Disinfected)
TrackingCookie.Webtrends (spyware)
System (Disinfected)

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Statistics
Scanned:
Files: 28908
System: 2795
Not scanned: 7
Actions:
Disinfected: 3
Renamed: 0
Deleted: 0
Not cleaned: 0
Submitted: 0
Files not scanned:
C:\PAGEFILE.SYS
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\DEFAULT
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SECURITY
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
C:\SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION\MOUNTPOINTMANAGERREMOTEDATABASE

I am very sorry but I never got any email notification from this one.

F-secure findings are cookies only, no threats.

Still some problems?

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