Re: can't get certain websites
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Date: 04/09/04
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:16:37 -0700
Thanks Chuck... I'm all over it now.
>-----Original Message-----
>On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:23:50 -0700, "Judy"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>wrote:
>
>>all of a sudden i can't get to certain websites. BUT i
>>can from a different computer on my home network. i've
>>been able to access these sites in the past. maybe my
IE
>>has some settings that are changed? any ideas?
>
>Judy,
>
>One possibility would be a browser or dns hijack.
>
>Search your entire system drive, including hidden and
system folders, for file
>"hosts". There is one legit copy, in C:\WINDOWS\system32
\drivers\etc\. Open
>the legit copy, using Notepad. There normally would be
just one non-comment
>line (a line not starting with "#"):
>127.0.0.1 localhost
>
>How current is your virus protection? Try these free
online virus scans:
><http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
><http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
><http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
>
>
>Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional
carriers of infection.
>
>First, download LSP-Fix from
<http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>, and CWShredder
>from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>.
Both free.
>
>Next, run CWShredder. Have it fix all variants.
>
>Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
><http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and
Spybot S&D
><http://security.kolla.de/index.php?
lang=en&page=download>. Both free.
>1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search
for updates"), then run a
>scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all
recommended deletions.
>2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes
immediately. Save the
>HJT Log.
>3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or
more of the following
>forums (and post it here):
><http://forums.net-integration.net/>
><http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
><http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
><http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
>
>If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access
the internet (some
>spyware builds itself into the network software, and its
removal may damage your
>network), run LSP-Fix.
>
>Harden your browser. There are various websites which
will check for
>vulnerabilities, here are three which I use.
>http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
>http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
>https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/
>
>Harden your operating system. Check at least monthly
for security updates.
>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
>
>Block possibly dangerous websites with a Hosts file.
Three Hosts file sources I
>use:
>http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
>http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>(The third is included, and updated, with Spybot (see
above)).
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>
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