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Hello,

i have here about 450 Computers all with Symantec Antivirus.
But on one a process kills the hosts-file (windows\system32\drivers\etc)
Normally the hosts-file i copied by a login-script.
The script works an correctly copies the file but after one min. the
file is deleted.
I scanned the DH - without any result
If i copy the host-file manually it also get erased.
Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

Dirk

It is most likely SpyWare or Adware or some other malware that is not a virus.

Use appropriate anti malware software such as AdAware by Lavasoft.

Dave



<> wrote in message news:cg25k9$2ru$...
| Hello,
|
| i have here about 450 Computers all with Symantec Antivirus.
| But on one a process kills the hosts-file (windows\system32\drivers\etc)
| Normally the hosts-file i copied by a login-script.
| The script works an correctly copies the file but after one min. the
| file is deleted.
| I scanned the DH - without any result
| If i copy the host-file manually it also get erased.
| Does anyone have an idea?
|
| Thanks
|
| Dirk

<> wrote in message
news:cg25k9$2ru$...
> Hello,
>
> i have here about 450 Computers all with Symantec Antivirus.
> But on one a process kills the hosts-file (windows\system32\drivers\etc)
> Normally the hosts-file i copied by a login-script.
> The script works an correctly copies the file but after one min. the
> file is deleted.
> I scanned the DH - without any result
> If i copy the host-file manually it also get erased.
> Does anyone have an idea?

Does that machine have Spybot Search and Destroy running on it, or any other
anti-spyware/adware products?

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Richard S. Westmoreland
http://www.antisource.com