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#1 ·
I have a freind with a problem......no really it's a freind!

They have a Compaq desktop which is hard-wired to a 2wire 2700-hg modem/router. basically, they are unable to connect to the internet using that desktop. However, the wifi works just fine.

Sometime last week the problem started with just unusual/slow computer behavior in general. I assumed it was a virus or spyware, so I downloaded Avast and Ad Aware. (At this time the browsers worked) Both found significant infections which were deleted. At this point the browsers still worked, but after doing a google search, the links on the results page would be redirected to another, non related site. (cutting and pasting the URL did the trick, though) Subequently, the browsers (IE7, Firefox, Safari) all just stopped working. Now when attempting to connect to the internet, they just come up with the screen "internet explorer cannot display the webpage." or equivalent for the respective browser.

I've run multiple spyware, malware, and anti-virus software, (Malwarebytes, Ad Aware, Avast, pctools, spyware doctor) all have come up with infections which are then deleted. I am able to ping yahoo using ipconfig and FTP seems to work OK (avast updated its database while I was trying to troubleshoot all of this.)

Any ideas on what to do next?

Thanks for reading my long-winded post,
Bob La Blah
 
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#2 ·
(From a JohnWill post)

TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Windows XP with SP2 or SP3.

Start, Run, CMD, OK to open a command prompt.

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log

Reboot the machine.

or

(From a JohnWill post)

TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Vista.

Start, Programs\Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reset IPv4 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log

Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log

Reboot the machine.

If the stack/WINSOCK repairs don't solve the problem there's probably a misconfigured non-Windows firewall (security suite) or still more malware or corruption.
 
#3 ·
You might try this as well so we can get a better idea of the issue.

Try these simple tests.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD (COMMAND for W98/WME) to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

IPCONFIG /ALL

PING <computer_IP_address>

PING <default_gateway_address>

PING <dns_servers>

PING 206.190.60.37

PING yahoo.com

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter to copy the contents to the clipboard.
Paste the results in a message here.

<computer_IP_address> - The IP Address of your computer, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

<default_gateway_address> - The IP address of the Default Gateway, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

<dns_servers> - The IP address of the first (or only) address for DNS Servers, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.
 
#4 ·
Thanks for the replies Terry and John. I tried resetting the winsock / tcp/ip stack to no avail. I guess I should have included that we are running windows XP Home SP3.

Here is the info you requested:

C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dublin2053
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
Ethernet adapter {C9AAD7CE-7B68-44B2-A057-4552BD83921D}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.241.150
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Control
ler
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-A6-62-77-4C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.64
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 19, 2009 11:08:36 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:08:36 A
M
C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>ping 192.168.0.64
Pinging 192.168.0.64 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.0.64: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.64: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.64: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.64: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.0.64:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>ping 192.168.0.1
Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>ping 206.190.60.37
Pinging 206.190.60.37 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=139ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=143ms TTL=55
Ping statistics for 206.190.60.37:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 139ms, Maximum = 143ms, Average = 140ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>ping yahoo.com
Pinging yahoo.com [206.190.60.37] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=143ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=142ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=55
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=143ms TTL=55
Ping statistics for 206.190.60.37:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 142ms, Maximum = 144ms, Average = 143ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Sylvia>
 
#7 ·
Thanks Tom and Terry,

I Just ran a full Adaware scan and it came up with another MyWebSearch infection. Even after deleting it, still no HTTP web access. I guess the good thing is I am able to get updates to the Adaware and Avast databases (FTP). Hopefully, they will eventually wipe out whatever it is. As far as I know, there is no other (besides windows) firewall running. Might it help to re-install IE7?

Thanks again for all of your help,
Bob
 
#8 ·
I definitely agree with Tom, and mentioned malware/corruption at the very end of my post # 2. I would have formatted the disk and installed Windows fresh days ago, but others believe in fighting malware off. The gold shields in the Malware Removal forum are very good at this.
 
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