xp security center redirect

rug01 · Sep 18, 2008

Having a problem, no matter what browser i use (safari,firefox,opera all latest versions osx 10.5.5) if i try to go to digg.com I get redirected to the dreaded
xpsecuritycenter. Tried downloading avast but found nothing. Found Hosts files looks like this.
GNU nano 2.0.1 File: /private/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

[ Read 10 lines ]
^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

Any ideas??

Dysfunction · Sep 18, 2008

In terminal do a

dig digg.com

It should include this...

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;digg.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
digg.com. 10 IN A 64.191.203.30

what does yours return?

karudzo · Sep 18, 2008

It sounds like DNS poisoning- have you checked that no one changed your router and/or modem DNS settings?

rug01 · Sep 18, 2008

im using clearwire as an isp could the problem lie with them. they are less than freindly.
havent used terminal much need more of a step by step thanks

Dysfunction · Sep 18, 2008

open terminal and type exactly this.

dig digg.com

hit enter

it'll look like this

Code:

Last login: Thu Sep 18 08:50:15 on ttys001
Don't be stupid.
mikeMbp:~ mike$ dig digg.com

; <<>> DiG 9.4.2-P2 <<>> digg.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51682
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;digg.com.			IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
digg.com.		10	IN	A	64.191.203.30

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
digg.com.		10	IN	NS	UDNS1.ULTRADNS.NET.
digg.com.		10	IN	NS	UDNS2.ULTRADNS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
UDNS1.ULTRADNS.NET.	26	IN	A	204.69.234.1
UDNS2.ULTRADNS.NET.	26	IN	A	204.74.101.1

;; Query time: 21 msec
;; SERVER: 68.105.28.11#53(68.105.28.11)
;; WHEN: Thu Sep 18 17:30:57 2008
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 126

rug01 · Sep 18, 2008

dig digg.com got me this
Last login: Thu Sep 18 19:15:21 on console
66-233-115-250:~ pauljohnson$ dig digg.com

; <<>> DiG 9.4.2-P2 <<>> digg.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35966
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;digg.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
digg.com. 378 IN A 64.28.179.84

;; Query time: 97 msec
;; SERVER: 85.255.113.142#53(85.255.113.142)
;; WHEN: Thu Sep 18 19:53:45 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 42

66-233-115-250:~ pauljohnson$

karudzo · Sep 18, 2008

Run this:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33696

Avoid the websites that prompted you to download the false codec (which is what caused this).

rug01 · Sep 18, 2008

many thanks

worked like a charm. again many thanks