I finally got TDSS Killer to work. It was the “Volsnap” virus. It’s apparently new and hard to find/get rid of.
Thanks for your advice.
Glad you found a removal tool that worked. I haven’t hit that virus, but I’ve gotten hijacked with other redirect viruses before. It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating just to think that there are people out there that get their jollies by creating annoyances for people they’ll never meet.
At least now you know the purpose of the “hosts” file and can join the fight against annoying web content if you’re so inclined.
Be sure to go to old timer tools and run Temp File Cleaner
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/
Also if you have AVAST do a boot time scan.