Weird problem I think is spyware related

TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
edited July 2008 in Spyware & Virus Removal
I had a buddy with a real messed up laptop. Tons of spyware and several viruses and a variety of trojans. Its cleaned up but now and I have AVG and their anti virus and anti spyware stuff running.

But.... I have another problem I cant solve. IE wont hit some websites. I can hit microsoft.com, msn.com, google.com etc..

But can not hit yahoo.com or a bunch of others.

I emptied cookies, temp files and cleared the host file. (I had suspected the host file initialy) Then I thought it was something jacked up with IE but... I installed Firefox and its doing the same thing. Any ideas before I scratch this sucker and reload XP? We waste more time with these stupid spyware/malware probs anymore I swear! (rolls eyes...)

Tex

Comments

  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Is your 'friend' named Mex.
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Tex wrote:
    I had a buddy with a real messed up laptop. Tons of spyware and several viruses and a variety of trojans. Its cleaned up but now and I have AVG and their anti virus and anti spyware stuff running.

    But.... I have another problem I cant solve. IE wont hit some websites. I can hit microsoft.com, msn.com, google.com etc..

    But can not hit yahoo.com or a bunch of others.

    I emptied cookies, temp files and cleared the host file. (I had suspected the host file initialy) Then I thought it was something jacked up with IE but... I installed Firefox and its doing the same thing. Any ideas before I scratch this sucker and reload XP? We waste more time with these stupid spyware/malware probs anymore I swear! (rolls eyes...)

    Tex

    You need to call your ISP and request access to the next level of internet service.

    o wait that's 4 years from now
  • KatanaKatana
    edited July 2008
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  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited July 2008
    I fixed Friday finally! Sorry I should of came back in and closed this. Another fellow had posted a similiar story as he could only get onto some sites in IE and I came back to tell him what I had done but found this forum didnt allow that anymore.

    Sorry for not posting here and closing this one!
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