Safari 5.1 suddenly cannot connect to server when accessing Google?

Hi gang.

Okay - I've gone through this thread and it's hurting my head!!

Basically, I have the same problem: constant issues connecting to any server. Intermittent and furiously frustrating! Been so for a few months but getting worse. Convinced I have a trojan.

Went to the F-Secure link suggested in this thread and found this:

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Disinfection

Manually correcting the hosts file

1. Open terminal and change directory to */private/etc/*

$cd /private/etc

2. Use any editor tool you prefer and edit the *hosts* file. Note: You need root privilege to do this.

$sudo vim hosts

You should see something similar to the following:

91.224.160.26 google.com

91.224.160.26 google.ae

91.224.160.26 google.as

[truncated for brevity]

3. Remove all the entries contain *91.224.160.26* from the hosts file.

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I can't seem to get any of these numbers to come up. It draws a blank. Plus I'm afraid of screwing things up since I don't know how to use Terminal.

The advice on this thread became a bit convoluted to me so would one of you kindly summarize, in one reply, what I should do? I'm running ClamXav, as I just downloaded it - will that root out the trojan?

thanks so much!

Belly.

Belly Buckle wrote:

Basically, I have the same problem: constant issues connecting to any server. Intermittent and furiously frustrating! Been so for a few months but getting worse. Convinced I have a trojan.

Since you are having problems with any server, it's not at all the same problem. This thread is about a Trojan that redirects connections to Google only. Please start a new thread and describe your problem in greater detail.

I have the same problem, tried to do what u said and terminal answers this:

Last login: Mon Jan 9 17:17:57 on ttys000

Ginnys-MacBook:~ ginny$ cat /etc/hosts

##

# Host Database

#

# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface

# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.

##

127.0.0.1 localhost

255.255.255.255 broadcasthost

::1 localhost

fe80::1%lo0 localhost

Ginnys-MacBook:~ ginny$ $cd /private/etc

-bash: /private/etc: is a directory

Ginnys-MacBook:~ ginny$ $sudo nano hosts

GNU nano 2.0.6 File: hosts

[ New File ]

^G Get Help ^O WriteOut ^R Read File ^Y Prev Page ^K Cut Text ^C Cur Pos

^X Exit ^J Justify ^W Where Is ^V Next Page ^U UnCut Text^T To Spell

HELPPPPPP

Helppppppppppppp!

I really do not understand the instructions... nor here nor a f-secure.....

i don't know where to find the hosts file

I am at a completeeeeee lossssss

Help me pls, i'm gonna kick the a... to whoever put this fake flah update 😉

piumolina wrote:

I have the same problem, tried to do what u said and terminal answers this:

Last login: Mon Jan 9 17:17:57 on ttys000

Ginnys-MacBook:~ ginny$ cat /etc/hosts

##

# Host Database

#

# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface

# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.

##

127.0.0.1 localhost

255.255.255.255 broadcasthost

::1 localhost

fe80::1%lo0 localhost

This is a normal host file, so you must be having a different problem. If you are still having it, start a new thread.

Guys... i'm having the same issue while trying to access any webpage.... the 'cannot find server' msg is not appearing constantly but randomly... i'm having the same issue with my Macbook Pro and Iphone.... can anyone help me... when i'm trying to ping my router from my IMac the time is under 1 ms although when i do it from my MacBook Pro here is what i get:

Ping has started…

Ping has started…

PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254): 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=115.139 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=40.419 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=154.311 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=43.690 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=109.665 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=30.080 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=234.789 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=180.234 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=100.574 ms

64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=20.954 ms

--- 192.168.1.254 ping statistics ---

10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 20.954/102.986/234.789/67.562 ms

Do yourself a favor and start with a new topic. This thread is two and a half years old, nobody is following it any more and almost none of the issues described here still exist.

I suspect your router has been hijacked. Is it one of these Time To Harden Your Hardware?

i'll start a new topic thx