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Title: Computer Genuis required
Post by: IrishCJ6 on March 29, 2011, 10:12:01 PM
Sorry lads this has nothing to do with the Jeep but I have an issue with my computer, :banghead:

I can not connect to any search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing, I can access everything else just not these, it seems to have only happened after I updated my current Browser (Mozilla Firefox) but I have tried loading back through Explorer and its the same issue. Any help would be appreciated. :100:
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Lornaben on March 29, 2011, 10:15:05 PM
First thing, Download this, install and scan.

Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php)
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Bulldog67 on March 29, 2011, 10:16:12 PM
see, i told y'all updates are bad :eusa_naughty:
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Lornaben on March 29, 2011, 10:17:13 PM
Quote from: Bulldog67 on March 29, 2011, 10:16:12 PM
see, i told y'all updates are bad :eusa_naughty:
Tit  :violence:
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: IrishCJ6 on March 29, 2011, 11:06:30 PM
Quote from: Lornaben on March 29, 2011, 10:15:05 PM
First thing, Download this, install and scan.

Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php)

Thanks, did scan, found one item but still not working, any other bright ideas
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: wrangler07 on March 29, 2011, 11:13:36 PM
Quote from: IrishCJ6 on March 29, 2011, 11:06:30 PM
Quote from: Lornaben on March 29, 2011, 10:15:05 PM
First thing, Download this, install and scan.

Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php)

Thanks, did scan, found one item but still not working, any other bright ideas

Try emptying your cache, cookies, bookmarks, everything etc...use Disk Cleaner or similar if you can't do it manually. Then reboot and see how ya go.
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Nosebolt on March 30, 2011, 12:22:37 AM
can you access any antivirus websites? try www.eset.co.uk (http://www.eset.co.uk) if not you have a virus that I have seen before, easy fix is a reinstall cleaning is a bit harder
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Ric Jacques on March 30, 2011, 05:23:41 AM
Sounds more like a problem with your mozilla update - try a going to a restore point and back to your previous version of Mozilla (3.6?) and see what happens.

I know some like it but I've never had any success with Mozilla - I find it creates more problems than it solves.  Just my opinion tho...... :greggmo:
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: IrishCJ6 on March 30, 2011, 07:34:02 PM
Right guys this is starting to piss me off, I have unistalled Mozillia and gone back to Explorer Vr 8, I have run 2 different spyware/antiviris programs and I still have the same problem, fustrating thing is I can log onto any other internet site just not a search engine, any further advise appreciated, I tried google chrome as well and its not better
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Lornaben on March 30, 2011, 07:51:17 PM
Is it just search engines you cant access ?
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: wrangler07 on March 30, 2011, 07:54:29 PM
Did a search for you. Try following the last couple of posts in this thread:

http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-software/169885-solved-unable-access-search-engines.html (http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-software/169885-solved-unable-access-search-engines.html)
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: wrangler07 on March 30, 2011, 08:00:33 PM
These should also help:

http://forums.techguy.org/virus-other-malware-removal/771916-i-cant-use-any-search.html (http://forums.techguy.org/virus-other-malware-removal/771916-i-cant-use-any-search.html)

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic135983.html (http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic135983.html)

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Misc/Q_20745926.html (http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Misc/Q_20745926.html)

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-95/cant-access-any-search-engines/149698.html (http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-95/cant-access-any-search-engines/149698.html)

Seems it's the same problem every time and you need to delete the Host files.
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Bulldog67 on March 30, 2011, 08:21:27 PM
to save me readin all that mumbojumbo can ya say what they say causes it?
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: wrangler07 on March 30, 2011, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: Bulldog67 on March 30, 2011, 08:21:27 PM
to save me readin all that mumbojumbo can ya say what they say causes it?

Need to delete Host files. Run HijackThis to find 'em. :003:
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: Jonny Jeep on March 30, 2011, 08:56:16 PM
Spybot S&D writes a hosts file that blocks known malware sites and should fix your problem.
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: IrishCJ6 on March 30, 2011, 09:13:28 PM
Its fixed,  :ace: it just took a bit of reading through the info a number of times and then figuring it from there, thanks so much for all the help
Title: Re: Computer Genuis required
Post by: wrangler07 on March 30, 2011, 09:35:45 PM
Quote from: IrishCJ6 on March 30, 2011, 09:13:28 PM
Its fixed,  :ace: it just took a bit of reading through the info a number of times and then figuring it from there, thanks so much for all the help

No worries, glad you got it sorted!