flusters wrote:
nass wrote:
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nass wrote:
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nass wrote:
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I need help with what is probably a stupid question please. I have Win
98SE and IE6.
For research, I need to access a very popular (and unrestricted?)
website called
www.rhymezone.com. Whether I click on this site from
Google or type in to the address bar, it always takes me to a site
called Red Hat Enterprise Linux Test Page. I can't get to the site from
this PC! I can get access from my college PC.
This is the only problem I have ever had in getting access to any
website. I run Spyware Blaster, AdAware and SpyBot. I deleted Zone
Alarm some months ago.
Do I need to change some settings in IE6 or what else do I need to do?
Thanks
Hi Flusters,
Try to open your Hosts file and remove any entries for the pre-mentioned
sites.
To open the Hosts file do the following:
Double click windows Explorer on your Desktop or through Start >> Programs
Windows explorer.
Click on [+] C:\Windows look in the Right Pane and you will see the Hosts
file open it with notepad and remove any reference for these sites, save and
close the Hosts file.
If you can't see it clickon show hidden files on Windows.
HTH.
Please report back your findi9ngs.
Regs,
nass
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www.nasstec.ou.k
Hi Nass
Thanks for yr rapid response. There is only one reference shown in the
Hosts file. It says "127.0.0.1 local host".
Is this the problem?
Regards
Flusters
No,that not the problem, okay do this and let me know your findings:
Open run Command and type in :
regedit.exe click [OK] on the Registry Editor locate this HKEY:
[-] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main =
Look in the Right pane and see these entires for your Browser:
Name Data
[ab]LocalPage "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm"
[ab] SearchPage
"
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
[ab]StartPage "
http://www.microsoft.com/"
HTH.
Please report back your result.
Regards,
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk
Hi Nass
It reads
[ab]LocalPage displays "C:\windows\system\blank.htm"
[ab] SearchPage displays "
http://www.google.com"
[ab] StartPage displays "
http://google.co.uk/" (there is no www shown)
Hope this helps
Hi Flusters,
You didn't spot any thing strange there for the pre-mentioned website!.
Do you have a Anti-Virus software application/software installed to scan for
viruses on your system?.
Also try to rename the Hosts to Hosts.old and go to your IE properties and
clean your caches, internet files and cookies.
Close the The IE properties and Reboot your machine.
Have you installed any thing recently for softeware side point of view?.
I did go to the link in your first post and it is straight to the site not
redirected to another as in your case.
If the above didn't help download the HijackThis file and scan then send the
report to the Aumha forum or other forums for analysis:
HijackThis v1.99.1
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
Post your log to
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Please let us know your findings.
Regards,
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk
Hi nass
1. Hosts file renamed hosts.old and rebooted.
2. IE cache, files, cookies cleared out regularly - at least 4 times a
week.
3. The following are all updated and run at least twice a week: AVG
Anti-Virus (daily), AdAware, SpywareBlaster, Spyware Guard, CCleaner,
SpyBot, Pop-up Blocker & CWShredder - even tho the last two apps are
not updated. Do not tend to get problems.
4. No new software but I did struggle when I removed Zone Alarms from 1
PC a couple of months ago - but this is still running on the other PC
at the moment.
5. Should mention that we have 2 PCs and use a Belkin Wireless ADSL
Router for access. Both PCs have the same problem getting access to
that one website - rhymezone - but they have virtually the same
software and settings. The router was installed 2 years ago and has a
lot of settings (including firewall software which I don't understand!)
but I am not aware of any changes to the router settings or changes to
IE6 settings - apart from updates, but I may have done something
accidentally. Of course, I have never tried to access this particular
website (which is popular with teachers, students) until the past month
- so I could have had a problem for months ( or maybe years!).
I don't know whether the above changes anything. I'll wait to hear from
you whether or not i should go ahead with HiJackThis.
Thanks for your advice to date.
Flusters
HI nass
One further point which may or may not help. Apparently, the site I get
diverted to when i click on
www.rhymezone.com, is the site of a very
reputable company. Again, apparently Red Hat Enterprise Linux are very
well known software and systems developers. It is possible that they
developed the rhymezone site and by default, when access is not granted
for whatever reason, there is a switch to the developers site???? Is
the Linux thing a clue? Have I enabled/disabled something in IE6 by
accident?
