About a week ago my laptop stopped letting me go to some websites. It's weird. Nothing has changed. I have the same internet, same browser, same everything.
I have been using my phone more lately but it's kind of annoying not being able to access some websites that I really need to with my laptop.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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09-27-2018, 07:45 PM #1Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Computer question for the experts
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09-27-2018, 08:02 PM #2Invincible Member
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Try another browser, see if it still happens.
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09-27-2018, 08:05 PM #3BANNED
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That is an indication of a worm, if you are talking about Windows. If this was the office, I would do a reinstall and issue you another laptop. Originally Posted by The Whovian
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09-27-2018, 09:06 PM #4Invincible Member
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True, after seeing if it is the same with another browser. Who should run a full mareware scan and HijackThis. Originally Posted by mrbrklyn
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09-27-2018, 09:31 PM #5BANNED
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It is either a worm or he is behind a firewall that has changed. It is probably A). This is usually the first sign of ransomware.... as a matter of fact. He needs to turn it off. Remove the drive and attach it to a safe OS, like Linux etc. Then mount it and back up any data they want to save. Then zero the drive altogether and reinstall. Originally Posted by Kirby101
It sucks, but that is how it is. One can try to run a virus scanner, but honestly those things are not dependable and often create a whole slew of problems.
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09-28-2018, 07:33 AM #6Invincible Member
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That is why I said he should try another browser first. Firefox sometimes decides certain sites on it's own. Clearing the cache or running CCleaner fixes it. Also I double check with Chrome and it is always the browser. Originally Posted by mrbrklyn
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09-28-2018, 12:15 PM #7Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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So I tried another browser and the same thing happens. I also cleaned up the laptop with CCleaner and ran a computer scan with my virus protection. Still happening. What would you guys recommend doing next? Is there anything I'm missing?
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
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09-28-2018, 06:38 PM #8Invincible Member
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mrbrklyn might be right. You may have to re-install windows if it is a worm or virus. Originally Posted by The Whovian
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09-28-2018, 07:30 PM #9Invincible Jersey Ninja
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If you have access to a place that does computer repair, you can try that. Can't guarantee that all your files will be spared the process. Originally Posted by The Whovian
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09-29-2018, 11:35 AM #10Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Thanks everyone Originally Posted by Tami
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
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09-29-2018, 11:48 AM #11Latverian ambassador
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I have a Seagate external drive that gets backed up every night. If I have to wipe everything and re-install Windows at least I've some family photos and stuff backed up.
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09-29-2018, 12:12 PM #12BANNED
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Before reinstating the data, run a virus scanner on it. That is very important. Originally Posted by Iron Maiden
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09-29-2018, 12:42 PM #13Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Okay, this is weird. Everything is working fine now. All I did was turn my laptop on and it seemed faster and loaded my homepage (which it wasn't before). So I checked another site that it wasn't letting me go to before and I can access those sites too now. Weird.
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
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10-01-2018, 04:59 PM #14Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Aaaaaaand now it's doing it again and I can only access some websites. Grrrr
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
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10-01-2018, 05:15 PM #15Invincible Member
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Looks like mrbrklyn is right. You might have to bring it to a Pro or re-install widows. Originally Posted by The Whovian
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