Re: Problems accessing Internet

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 03/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:23:34 -0800

Download, install and run Ad Aware:
www.lavasoftusa.com

Also, try the following, open IE, go to Tools, select Internet Options, on
the General Tab click Delete Cookies, Delete Files (Accept the option to
delete all offline content) and click Clear History.

Then go to the Advanced tab, remove the check from "Enable Third party
browser extensions," reboot and try accessing the sites again. 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"KD" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:cd8201c40a11$bf421f80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I am running XP Pro and having a sudden and serious
> problem with internet connectivity.
>
> Let me preface by saying that I am writing this by booting
> XP in Safe Mode with Networking.  This is the only way
> that my internet is functioning normally.
>
> Following is the symptoms under Normal boot:
> - I can send and receive email
> - I can FTP
> - I can play online games, such as Soldier of Fortune
> - I can use TeamSpeak for online chatting with other
> gamers.
> - I can ping most any site I can think of.
>
> The problematic symptom is I CANNOT BROWSE ANYWHERE!!  I
> cannot update my antivirus, I cannot update my tax
> software, NOTHING.
>
> Upon running a NETSTAT command, I saved the output to a
> TXT file.  There were over 2000 connections looping back
> to localhost on various ports.  When I run NETSTAT now (in
> Safe Mode) I get only 1 or 2 and they are to legitimate
> sites.
>
> I have downloaded in Safe Mode my anti-virus update, plus
> run varying other online scans.  No viruses found, at
> least not while in Safe Mode, but in Normal Mode I cannot
> connect to the internet to check.
>
> This problem first showed itself on Mar 11, 2004.  I have
> not installed anything except for my Tax software which I
> did on Mar 6, 2004.
>
> Any help please to find out what is causing my apparent
> loopback to localhost instead of going to the internet for
> browsing.  It seems to me like some type of DoS, but I am
> not sure.
>
> Anxiously awaiting a response.
>
> KD

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