cannot access all websites

shifty136shifty136
edited November 2005 in Science & Tech
Hi, Can anyone help please, i have 3 computers in the home but 2 of them wont access all websites, ebay is one of them, all i get is cannot find server, when i go in through AOL on one of them its fine but not through internet explorer, the 2 that cant access both have spyare installed & mcafee security centre, i tried turning these off but it made no difference, has anyone else had this problem & does anyone know how to fix?, any help would be appreciated.
Tony.

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  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    When you say "have spyware installed" do you mean they are infected, or that they have anti-spyware programs running?

    You might also check your Hosts file. (In C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc) You can open it with Notepad.
  • shifty136shifty136
    edited November 2005
    Sorry, i do have anti spyware installed, what would i be looking for in system files, i can access most sites but cannot go to msn, hotmail, ebay, and many others, just keeps comeing up page not found.
    Many thanks.
  • TimmerTimmer
    edited November 2005
    I have kind of a similar problem. I can get to most sites, but if my computer has been on for a while, I'll often get the "cannot be found" message when I try to go to another page (such as replying to posts on a bulletin board.) Once in a while, I can't get to a site at all, at which point I usually have to connect to it via the search engines -- but sometimes I can't get to those.

    Does anyone know what this problem is and what I can do about it?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    Check your firewall settings (if applicable).

    Are you using Internet Connection Sharing so the other computers can get on the Internet, or do you have a router? If so, there are some settings which might clear this problem right up.

    It might be worthwhile to post a HijackThis log in our Spyware/Virus/Trojan Discussion Forum. Make sure you read the instructions first.
  • shifty136shifty136
    edited November 2005
    Hi, thanks for the replies, i am useing a wireless router for internet connection, 2 wont go to some sites, these have antispyware & Mcafee installed, i cant even get to the Mcafee site to update, as it just says page cannot be found as it does on most sites i try to visit, i am ok with changing settings but just dont know what im looking for, i have thought about just wipeing everything off & starting again but i really dont want to lose everything if i can help it.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    The fact that you can't get to McAfee's site is troubling. Lots of viruses kill your ability to update your virus definitions to make the infection more difficult to remove.

    I'd try what I posted about HijackThis and the SVT Forum. If they find nothing wrong we can go from there. :)
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