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aliEnRIK

Main problem I see is youve still parts of AVG 8 and AVG 9 running!

Use the 32 bit AVG removal tool
http://www.avg.com/download-tools

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Download HostsXpert
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Hoster-Download-27041.html
and then follow the below steps.

* Unzip HostsXpert.zip
* It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to.
* Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it.
* click the Make Writeable? button.
* click Restore Microsoft's Hosts File and then click OK.
* Click the X to exit the program

The_Grandmaster

What does HostsXpert do? Watched a video on it - think I understand: just replaces the hosts file to the original conditions? Ah and malware would change the instructions in the host files. It makes sense.

Nick42_2

Hi tried that and got

"error cannot create file C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

think avg all gone now.

aliEnRIK

RIGHT CLICK hosts and select RUN AS (administrator)

Nick42_2

its now asking for administrators password.

no idea about it!

The_Grandmaster

Maybe try your password for the account?

aliEnRIK

Nick42 wrote: »

its now asking for administrators password.

no idea about it!

You need to be logged in as an administrator

Nick42_2

I know I am being thick but only have one account set up on this and it is called my name and says administrator after it.

Sorry:(

The_Grandmaster

Then I guess your account is the administrator... Your password for your account didn't work?

Nick42_2

I have never used a password but have even now added one.

when I do "run as" gives me the options of my account (where I get the same error message as before) or administrator when it asks for password, it doesn't accept the one I have just set up.