Troubleshooting SecurityRisk.URLRedir

[guest]

Situation: The anti virus find SecurityRisk.URLRedir, but can't remove it. Whenever you open a website, it redirect to a different website.

Troubleshooting: 1. Rename and re-create hosts file from %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc. You may refer to this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034

2. iF you ARE running Norton Antivirus or Symantec Antivirus? If you have one of the corporate versions you can also get more assistance here.

http://www.symantec.com/connect

Under certain circumstances profanity provides relief denied even to prayer.

3. If the problem persists, download and run Norton Power Eraser tool :

http://www.symantec.com/norton/support/DIY/index.jsp

Go for Rootkit Scan and Restart the computer. Check if it detects any threats and if it does, please provide us the filename and other details.

[guest]

I am running Windows 7 and login admin, but can't delete or rename hosts file. I fix it by took ownership and assign myself permission, then delete it.