Re: Cannot get to certain websites

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Very good ideas. I will try them out this afternoon. Thanks!!!

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"Gre0145" <gmoneywilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've ran the XP repair. I too, thought that would fix but did not.

Lisa wrote:
Even though your computer may be clean, some settings were probably
changed
by the malware. I would run an XP repair. But this is all just my
opinion.

"Gre0145" <gmoneywilliams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm probably overlooking something but I need help. I have a PC, which
was full of Viruses and Malware, but is now clean. I can run a scan of
several different virus engines and it detects nothing. So with that
being said, why can I not get to certain websites? Windows Update is
one, and if you try to go to safer-networking.org it takes you to a
totally different site. When trying to get to Windows Update it shows
IP 127.0.0.1 which is the loopback address. I checked my host file and
it is clean. Where is IE picking up this 127.0.0.1 from?

Verify the DNS servers listed with an "ipconfig /all" are still your true
DNS servers and not some malware site redirecting your outbound attempts.

Possibly a tracert or two to known sites will help identify if your
outbound attempts are actually making it outside your system.

Verify that your actual hosts file is being used and not some other file
hidden elsewhere on your system. Try replacing your existing hosts file
with one that includes just the loopback entry and one other. The second
entry would be a redirection of a site your existing computer setup can
still reach, but redirect it to the loopback address. If your still reach
the site you will at least have a starting point for your research.


One last thought, replace the loopback address in your hosts file with a
known good IP address, like one going to www.google.com [64.233.197.99] (one
that shows up here during a ping check) and see of the site currently going
to your loopback address turns up going to Google. If not, your hosts file
is not actually being used by the system.

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    ... was full of Viruses and Malware, ... IP 127.0.0.1 which is the loopback address. ... DNS servers and not some malware site redirecting your outbound attempts. ... Verify that your actual hosts file is being used and not some other file ...
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