so if thats the sample how do i get to the original :S

That is the original. Don't go by the verbiage.

Can the system access MalwareBytes.org ?

Is the system networked via a router ?

MowGreen MVP Data Center Management - Update Services Consumer Security

so if thats the sample how do i get to the original :S

hey, if i've done it right then this is what came up in notepad without me deleting anything. i did a search in system 32 and it came up with hosts and i double clicked and opened with notepad and got this

Copyright (c) 1993-2006 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

::1             localhost

ya i think so. how do i get to them to check?