qhosts.apd virus problem

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From: wildseid (wildseid_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 05/01/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:56:02 -0700

Hi,

i have a trojan/virus called qhosts.apd which refuses to leave my system. It keeps infecting a file called
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Mcafee detects and cleans but everytime i restart it comes right back.

does anyone have any knowledge about this?

thanks a lot!!

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