Guest jkj2000@gmail.com Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 All of a sudden I can no longer browse the web with either IE or Firefox on my laptop. I haven't changed any firewall settings on my router, and even at school I cannot use either browser-- this used to not be the case. I can use ftp, smtp and any other internet access protocols on this machine; just not http. Maybe I contracted some malware, and I'm checking that, but is there any XP utility that will let me see if something's blocking http on the machine?
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 Re: No http access from XP Home, all other internet is fine(?) What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed ? Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2 (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe) is the preferred tool to use (in conjuction with some other utilities). HijackThis will NOT fix anything on its own, but it will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with assistance from an expert. **Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22, http://castlecops.com/forum67.html, or other appropriate forums for review by an expert in such matters, not here.** If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) computer repair shop. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ jkj2000@gmail.com wrote: > All of a sudden I can no longer browse the web with either IE or > Firefox on my laptop. I haven't changed any firewall settings on my > router, and even at school I cannot use either browser-- this used to > not be the case. > > I can use ftp, smtp and any other internet access protocols on this > machine; just not http. Maybe I contracted some malware, and I'm > checking that, but is there any XP utility that will let me see if > something's blocking http on the machine?
Guest The Real Truth MVP Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 Re: No http access from XP Home, all other internet is fine(?) Try my Winsock Repair network tool. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm -- Cyberstalking is a crime. If you had one as bad as I did simply ignoring them is not an option. <jkj2000@gmail.com> wrote in message news:a6f0e267-84c1-44c3-8643-2c97b076f73b@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com... > All of a sudden I can no longer browse the web with either IE or > Firefox on my laptop. I haven't changed any firewall settings on my > router, and even at school I cannot use either browser-- this used to > not be the case. > > I can use ftp, smtp and any other internet access protocols on this > machine; just not http. Maybe I contracted some malware, and I'm > checking that, but is there any XP utility that will let me see if > something's blocking http on the machine?
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 Re: No http access from XP Home, all other internet is fine(?) Don't download anything from this MVP Imposter's website! @Chris: Take another van ride. -- ~Robear Dyer MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/robear.dyer The Real Truth MVP wrote: > Try my Winsock Repair network tool. Download it here > http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm > > > <jkj2000@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:a6f0e267-84c1-44c3-8643-2c97b076f73b@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com... >> All of a sudden I can no longer browse the web with either IE or >> Firefox on my laptop. I haven't changed any firewall settings on my >> router, and even at school I cannot use either browser-- this used to >> not be the case. >> >> I can use ftp, smtp and any other internet access protocols on this >> machine; just not http. Maybe I contracted some malware, and I'm >> checking that, but is there any XP utility that will let me see if >> something's blocking http on the machine?
Guest Unknown Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: No http access from XP Home, all other internet is fine(?) SPAM! "
Guest jkj2000@gmail.com Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: No http access from XP Home, all other internet is fine(?) Ok, it turns out it was malware. Nasty variety too, it put a fake wallpaper on my screen and even changed the screensaver to look like the bsod! I couldn't browse anywhere unless I (for some reason) killed my instance of ccProxy.exe that Symantec has running in my background. Even then, every time I went to google and pulled up a search this thing would redirect me upon clicking any links to "analitics- searches.google.com" (intentional misspelling of "analytics" there) which would then send me to some banner ads. I finally got rid of this thing by downloading the latest version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and downloading the latest update...which I had to do using one of their mirrors, as the main malwarebytes.com server was blocked by this thing. (You can use a mirror by opening the malwarebytes program, then clicking the update tab and choosing a mirror). Once I did all that I was good again. Files that tip you off as to whether you have this problem include: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdssadw.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdssl.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdssserf.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdssmain.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdssinit.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\tdsslog.dll These are all bogus files installed by the malware. Anti-Malware will get rid of them, and good riddance.
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