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network changed due to virus

R

rr@nospam.edu

Flightless Bird
If I got some weird virus from
http://www.graceandbeauty.com/samples/gbSample1_sm7-5k.wmv which deleted
my original network connection and created a new connection, which now
prevents my yahoo messenger from seeing chat rooms and google earth from
connecting to the authentication server. What changes would have been
made. I could have sworn I saw the connection name change to "Connection
2". As I am on cable internet. Can I just create a new connection and
delete the old one. I have disabled the odd file that was in msconfig
and deleted he odd folder that the file was in and AVG and Ad-Aware have
not detected any odd files.
 
R

rr@nospam.edu

Flightless Bird
Internet Explorer also does not work. Firefox works fine.

rr@nospam.edu wrote:
> If I got some weird virus from
> http://www.graceandbeauty.com/samples/gbSample1_sm7-5k.wmv which deleted
> my original network connection and created a new connection, which now
> prevents my yahoo messenger from seeing chat rooms and google earth from
> connecting to the authentication server. What changes would have been
> made. I could have sworn I saw the connection name change to "Connection
> 2". As I am on cable internet. Can I just create a new connection and
> delete the old one. I have disabled the odd file that was in msconfig
> and deleted he odd folder that the file was in and AVG and Ad-Aware have
> not detected any odd files.
 
E

Elmo

Flightless Bird
rr@nospam.edu wrote:
>
> Internet Explorer also does not work. Firefox works fine.
>
> rr@nospam.edu wrote:
>> If I got some weird virus from
>> http://www.graceandbeauty.com/samples/gbSample1_sm7-5k.wmv which
>> deleted my original network connection and created a new connection,
>> which now prevents my yahoo messenger from seeing chat rooms and
>> google earth from connecting to the authentication server. What
>> changes would have been made. I could have sworn I saw the connection
>> name change to "Connection 2". As I am on cable internet. Can I just
>> create a new connection and delete the old one. I have disabled the
>> odd file that was in msconfig and deleted he odd folder that the file
>> was in and AVG and Ad-Aware have not detected any odd files.


Open Internet Options, Connections tab, click the "Lan Settings" button,
deselect all.

Also download, install, update and run Malwarebytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

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Joe =o)
 
N

Nick L. Odeon

Flightless Bird
Why did you post a dangerous link that someone might click on, HoopleHead?
<rr@nospam.edu> wrote in message
news:%23zV1nN0HLHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: If I got some weird virus from
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
You sure do use the term HoopleHead often. How long did it take you to learn
it?
Who are you trying to impress?
"Nick L. Odeon" <nickl@odeon.invalid> wrote in message
news:i175ij$18o$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Why did you post a dangerous link that someone might click on, HoopleHead?
> <rr@nospam.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23zV1nN0HLHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> : If I got some weird virus from
>
>
 
R

rr@nospam.edu

Flightless Bird
Nick L. Odeon wrote:
> Why did you post a dangerous link that someone might click on, HoopleHead?
> <rr@nospam.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23zV1nN0HLHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> : If I got some weird virus from
>
>


Ok that was bad, I did not want it to seem like I was promoting the web
site.
 
R

rr@nospam.edu

Flightless Bird
Interesting.... That worked. Google Earth works too . but thats odd that
that will have an effect on Google Earth. Thanks for the help.





> Open Internet Options, Connections tab, click the "Lan Settings" button,
> deselect all.
>
> Also download, install, update and run Malwarebytes
> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
>
 
A

Airman Basic

Flightless Bird
On 07/09/2010 3:47 AM, rr@nospam.edu wrote:
> If I got some weird virus from
> http://www.graceandbeauty.com/samples/gbSample1_sm7-5k.wmv which deleted
> my original network connection and created a new connection, which now
> prevents my yahoo messenger from seeing chat rooms and google earth from
> connecting to the authentication server. What changes would have been
> made. I could have sworn I saw the connection name change to "Connection
> 2". As I am on cable internet. Can I just create a new connection and
> delete the old one. I have disabled the odd file that was in msconfig
> and deleted he odd folder that the file was in and AVG and Ad-Aware have
> not detected any odd files.


Under Internet Options, click Connections, LAN Settings, deselect Proxy
Server.
 
J

Jose

Flightless Bird
On Jul 9, 8:43 am, "Nick L. Odeon" <ni...@odeon.invalid> wrote:
> Why did you post a dangerous link that someone might click on, HoopleHead?<r...@nospam.edu> wrote in message
>
> news:%23zV1nN0HLHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> : If I got some weird virus from


It is good learning/practice to get your system infected on purpose,
then you can learn how to fix it without "trying" things.

Bring on those infections, wont boots, BSODs and other oops and
malfunctions!

Malfunctioning computers tremble in my presence.
 
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