Solved Suddenly only some web pages working

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darkmage2002

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Did something stupid last night and tried to find an online TV streaming site. I let my guard down by allowing a plug-in to be installed from one of the sites. However, I was on several sites at once, so I do not know that that was the culprit.

Anyway, now my homepage, hotmail, google, etc. all do not load - they time out. Occassionally one of them will actually break through and load but the screen is all messed up and contents list horizontally down the screen on the left instead of arranging where they should on the page. SOME websites work perfectly though.

This is with the most updated version of Firefox, so I tried switching to IE (which I never use). The very same problems occurred. On my laptop, everything is working fine, so I know that it is a local problem with my root machine but nothing seems to fix it!

Here are steps I have done:

1) I disabled all traces of the plug-in that I had installed - no luck
2) I uninstalled Firefox (though I kept my settings because I didn't want to lose my bookmarks), ran crap cleaner, reinstalled - no luck
3) Performed a full sweep with Spybot (although it wasn't updated because I could no longer updates). Found no problems
4) Ran the most up to date Malicious Software Removal Tool overnight - nothing detected
5) Did a command line Winsock reset in safe mode - no luck
6) Tried to use system restore to go back to a date a few days ago - my system has no restore points! This I did not know, and I am ticked.
7) Ran a fully updated virus scan with AVG - nothing found
8) Ran a quick scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - nothing found
9) Ran full SFC scan - no Windows integrity violations

It seems as though some kind of port is being blocked but I cannot determine how to reset. Or some kind of malware is attempting to block certain websites.

Everything else on my system is working fine, so this is going to be a really sad day if I end up having to re-format!

x64 Ultimate - 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001

One other detail, file transfers do not work in Messenger either. Files hang and await the start of transfer.
 
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I also cannot receive file transfers on Messenger. They simply hang and do not even start. I have not yet done as full virus scan with AVG only because overnight hours were taken up with a Spybot scan and Malicious SR scan. Also because AVG update freezes without getting new virus signatures.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
darkmage2002 said:
richc46 said:
Download and run this
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: Malwarebytes

Sounds like malware.

Run a full virus scan as soon as possible.
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Ok, doing a quick scan now and I'll do a full scan as soon as this completes.
Should I expect that this program will catch things that an up-to-date scan with Spybot would not have caught?
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None are perfect, they will always miss something (usually on every computer), but this program is very good, and very good at getting the bad viruses and trojans, so yes, for this, it is better than Spybot, but Spybot should be run as well.

Richard
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
niemiro said:
darkmage2002 said:
richc46 said:
Download and run this
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: Malwarebytes

Sounds like malware.

Run a full virus scan as soon as possible.
Click to expand...


Ok, doing a quick scan now and I'll do a full scan as soon as this completes.
Should I expect that this program will catch things that an up-to-date scan with Spybot would not have caught?
Click to expand...

None are perfect, they will always miss something (usually on every computer), but this program is very good, and very good at getting the bad viruses and trojans, so yes, for this, it is better than Spybot, but Spybot should be run as well.

Richard
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Updated newest attempts in core message, but in short, no malware/trojans detected by AVG, Malwarebytes, or Spybot.

I am running out of ideas.
I'm on the Hijackthis website now looking into running and posting a scan.

Damn it! Everything else on my computer works fine.
 

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Yes, you could post a HiJackThis log. There are better logs, but this is a good starting point, and an expert will ask for them if they want them. Just as an idea, are you using a router, as routers can become infected with malware, and so I would suggest doing a reset on your router (this will remove any malware)

Richard
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
niemiro said:
Yes, you could post a HiJackThis log. There are better logs, but this is a good starting point, and an expert will ask for them if they want them. Just as an idea, are you using a router, as routers can become infected with malware, and so I would suggest doing a reset on your router (this will remove any malware)

Richard
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I am using a router but my laptop works fine and does not have the same problems. Should I reset the router anyway?? Is there something more in depth to do other than turning it on and off?
 

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niemiro said:
Yes, you could post a HiJackThis log. There are better logs, but this is a good starting point, and an expert will ask for them if they want them. Just as an idea, are you using a router, as routers can become infected with malware, and so I would suggest doing a reset on your router (this will remove any malware)

Richard
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Unbelievably, it worked. I am shocked that the absolute easiest thing ended up being the solution, but isn't that often the case?

Thanks for the responses and for paying attention to my thread.
Now I have to figure out how to 'green checkmark' this thread to indicate problem solved.
 

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Hello,

You are most welcome (even I am surprised that it worked, I though it would be too easy, and the problem too computer specific!)

Richard
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
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