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Adamist
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Registered: 11/23/01
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None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now
#12744596 - 06/14/10 11:30 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Awhile back I apparently contracted some sort of virus, probably from fucking internet porn without a good condom (AVG free edition)...
So I thought I had fixed it, following some instructions I found in a Google search by deleting some files from my registry and whatnot.
The ghist of the virus was that I kept getting pop-ups saying I needed to download some program to clean up spyware or something..
It was unbelievably annoying- I could barely keep my internet browser open long enough to find a solution.
Everytime I tried Ctrl+Alt+Del it would bring me to a completely black frozen screen.
Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the virus... it happened awhile back and well, my memory won't cooperate. 
I was using Google Chrome at the time, but it stopped working immediately after this happened.. but since Firefox was seemingly unaffected, I didn't care to investigate further.
I've used AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) ever since, and it was working fine until tonight, but now it refuses to connect as well.
AIM keeps saying "Failed to connect to Proxy server".
I suspect the virus fucked with my computer's default internet connection, but I'm not sure how to go about diagnosing and fixing this problem.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I know I can always turn to the Shroomery for help with all of life's little problems.
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Adamist
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Registered: 11/23/01
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: Adamist]
#12744611 - 06/14/10 11:33 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I should mention I've tried reinstalling both AIM and Chrome, and even used AIM's auto-configure option to no avail.
For whatever reason, Firefox is the only program I have that still connects to the internet.
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HELLA_TIGHT
Madge the Smoking Vag


Registered: 08/19/03
Posts: 84,387
Loc: Afghanistan
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: Adamist]
#12746595 - 06/15/10 12:14 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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download and install malware bytes
turn off system restore
boot into safe mode
scan
that's worked for me when working on peoples computers with malware proxies
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magicbastard


Registered: 03/18/05
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: HELLA_TIGHT]
#12755561 - 06/16/10 10:39 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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Have you checked your proxy settings? viruses like to enable your proxy settings so you can't access the internet.
check out your internet properties from control panel, click on connections, then LAN settings and see if Proxy is enabled.
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Baac
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Registered: 06/12/10
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: Adamist]
#12840529 - 07/02/10 03:38 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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go to internet options, and restore to default settings. Worked for me
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Edited by Baac (07/02/10 03:38 PM)
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wigss
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Registered: 06/28/11
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: magicbastard]
#14686736 - 06/28/11 02:33 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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this fixed my problem thank you very much
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magicbastard


Registered: 03/18/05
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Re: None of my programs except Firefox will connect to the internet now [Re: wigss]
#14688294 - 06/28/11 08:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Glad I could help
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