Browser cant see the internet

I have Firefox 1.5 and Internet Explorer 7 installed in my computer, the
broadband connexion
is working when I use it for newsgroups, IRC, or any other thing. I can
ping anywhere I want,
but when I try to browse the internet with any of the browsers I have it
always gives me a
page not found.

I have checked the internet connexion settings in both browsers to see
that no proxy is used, have
it set up to "Direct connexion", I have changed nothing and it always has
worked.

And now to make things more confusing when I browse the internet with a
browser that runs from inside
an USB stick and it works fine.

I have run the antivirus (Avira) which misteriously had been disabled,
haven't got a clue how...
It has picked up two trojans which are now deleted, yes I know I should
have researched them before
deletion but I didn't, but I still can't get the browsers to work, I would
like to find a solution
that forces me to make clean install as this is time consuming.

Is that possible?


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Pascual

Pascual wrote:

> Is that possible?

Yes.

Sebastian Gottschalk

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:58:22 +0100, Pascual wrote:

> I have Firefox 1.5 and Internet Explorer 7 installed in my computer, the
> broadband connexion
> is working when I use it for newsgroups, IRC, or any other thing. I can
> ping anywhere I want,
> but when I try to browse the internet with any of the browsers I have it
> always gives me a
> page not found.
>
> I have checked the internet connexion settings in both browsers to see
> that no proxy is used, have
> it set up to "Direct connexion", I have changed nothing and it always has
> worked.
>
> And now to make things more confusing when I browse the internet with a
> browser that runs from inside
> an USB stick and it works fine.
>
> I have run the antivirus (Avira) which misteriously had been disabled,
> haven't got a clue how...
> It has picked up two trojans which are now deleted, yes I know I should
> have researched them before
> deletion but I didn't, but I still can't get the browsers to work, I would
> like to find a solution
> that forces me to make clean install as this is time consuming.
>
> Is that possible?

Try uninstalling and re-installing the browser and see if it works then,
you might have deleted a file or two that it needs.

traveler 66

traveler 66 wrote:

> Try uninstalling and re-installing the browser and see if it works then,
> you might have deleted a file or two that it needs.

He needs to reinstall anyway, as his system was compromised.

Sebastian Gottschalk

traveler 66 wrote:

> Try uninstalling and re-installing the browser and see if it works then,
> you might have deleted a file or two that it needs.

More of your typically misleading, dangerous advice.

You're telling someone with a known compromised machine to treat the
symptoms and just plod along as though nothing has happened. It's very
likely that with two trojans and a disabled AV someone has zombified
his box, and he needs to immediately disconnect, wipe, and rebuild.

But your solution is to reinstall Firefox/IE.

You're an idiot.

Anonyma

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:55:48 -0400 (EDT), Anonyma wrote:

> traveler 66 wrote:
>
>> Try uninstalling and re-installing the browser and see if it works then,
>> you might have deleted a file or two that it needs.
>
> More of your typically misleading, dangerous advice.
>
> You're telling someone with a known compromised machine to treat the
> symptoms and just plod along as though nothing has happened. It's very
> likely that with two trojans and a disabled AV someone has zombified

You don't know that, an attempt at a re-install of the scanner and the
browser along with a deep scan may remove the virus's.

> his box, and he needs to immediately disconnect, wipe, and rebuild.

If he uses his computer for trolling and spamming like you do and there
isn't anything important on it, I suppose he could. If he doesn't, it might
be better to try and fix the problem before loosing important files. Even
if there is a back up, it's no guarantee of protection against valuable
data loss.

>
> But your solution is to reinstall Firefox/IE.

If the viri happen to be out of the system at this point, yes.

>
> You're an idiot.

Comming from you that doesn't mean much puppet,

Flush

traveler 66

traveler 66 wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> If the viri happen to be out of the system at this point, yes.

Viri?

Sorry, traveler. No such word.

Notan

Notan

On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:07:23 -0600, Notan wrote:

> traveler 66 wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> If the viri happen to be out of the system at this point, yes.
>
> Viri?
>
> Sorry, traveler. No such word.
>
> Notan

Sorry, look it up, it's a standard reference in the computer world.

traveler 66

traveler 66 wrote:
>
> On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:07:23 -0600, Notan wrote:
>
> > traveler 66 wrote:
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> If the viri happen to be out of the system at this point, yes.
> >
> > Viri?
> >
> > Sorry, traveler. No such word.
> >
> > Notan
>
> Sorry, look it up, it's a standard reference in the computer world.

It may be a standard, but it's an incorrect one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_of_virus

Notan

Notan

traveler 66 wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:55:48 -0400 (EDT), Anonyma wrote:
>
> > traveler 66 wrote:
> >
> >> Try uninstalling and re-installing the browser and see if it works then,
> >> you might have deleted a file or two that it needs.
> >
> > More of your typically misleading, dangerous advice.
> >
> > You're telling someone with a known compromised machine to treat the
> > symptoms and just plod along as though nothing has happened. It's very
> > likely that with two trojans and a disabled AV someone has zombified
>
> You don't know that, an attempt at a re-install of the scanner and the
> browser along with a deep scan may remove the virus's.

Waste of time. The poor guys virus software has already been
compromised. Using it to scan/clean an infected system is about as
bright as sticking your left hand in a fire to see if it's hot. Right
after you burned the **** out of your right hand.

Just about the level of intelligence we've come to expect from you now
that I think about it.

> > his box, and he needs to immediately disconnect, wipe, and rebuild.
>
> If he uses his computer for trolling and spamming like you do and there
> isn't anything important on it, I suppose he could. If he doesn't, it might
> be better to try and fix the problem before loosing important files. Even
> if there is a back up, it's no guarantee of protection against valuable
> data loss.

It's 'backup' you illiterate buffoon. And it's the ONLY guarantee there
is. Your mind numbingly misinformed solution is more likely to cause
damage and data loss than anything else, especially if the malware
author takes exception to clueless wannabes like you trying to overwrite
their work. Like so many do.

> > But your solution is to reinstall Firefox/IE.
>
> If the viri happen to be out of the system at this point, yes.

WTF is a "viri"? You're not only using a rube's perversion of a
nonexistent plural, you're misspelling it worse than the typical 9
year old "1337 hAxOr" who uses it in the first place.

>
> >
> > You're an idiot.
>
> Comming from you that doesn't mean much puppet,

Directed at you it's an insult to the average idiot.

George Orwell