Re: Problems accessing Internet
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Date: 03/15/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:35:03 -0800
I haven't gotten to doing that but I must update on what
I have done. Right now, as I right this, I am booted in
Normal mode. Hence, I have access to the internet
again. I still think my NETSTAT should have less, but it
is way smaller.
I found a process SYMPROXY.EXE that was the culprit for
much of the results. It claims in my Services to be a
part of my Norton Firewall software. I've had it
installed for 2 years, and this is the first time I've
seen this reaction.
I am assuming it either became compromised or was
spoofed. I'm still not sure. Also running is another
application called WEBPROXY.EXE, but it does not appear
to be Norton related.
So, I don't know if this is the result of a hack, or a
virus, or just plain weird. Any highlights on this might
be revealing.
Thanks.
KD
>-----Original Message-----
>Download, install and run Ad Aware:
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>
>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
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>
>"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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