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 Jun 26 2009, 01:07 PM
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Jun 26 2009, 01:16 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 13,969 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
<<...it says it has been registered by another user and i have to pay to get registered...>>
Exact message, please? Louis |
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Jun 30 2009, 09:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-June 09 Member No.: 345,461 |
i keep forgetting to bring the paper i had it wrote on. anyway, my main problem is every browser that i am using in safe mode is having trouble connecting to sites, it always says "connection has been reset", and i know that my connection is good. im just tired of reconnecting every couple of minutes to get rid of that message. ii cannot turn my phishing filter on in safe mode, and i know that i must have to reconfigure my browsers someway but i have no idea how.
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Jun 30 2009, 11:56 AM
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 Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,367 Joined: 6-July 08 From: South Garden Member No.: 220,807 |
QUOTE They all say something about proxy refusing to connect or something Sounds like some malware configured your computer to use proxy servers. Some malwares to this to get fake hits on their website from all around the world. Run Firefox in safe mode from the StartMenu -> Programs -> Mozilla Firefox -> Safe mode In Firefox, Open Tools -> Options -> Advanced ->Network -> Settings. Choose No Proxy and click OK. See if Firefox connects to internet without problem now. -------------------- |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-June 09 Member No.: 345,461 |
yes that took care of the proxy problem and thank you very much. im on firefox now, and still every few minutes it says "connection has been reset" and i reload a few times and finally it does go to the site, but it does it every time i click a link. like once it says the message, it does it from then on until i reconnect and it seems like it does it worse on myspace, any ideas? back to the windows problem, it gives me the message "microsoft pirate control, your copy of windows was activated by another user" when started in normal mode, and will not do anything until i pay to get it registered.
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Jun 30 2009, 10:51 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,367 Joined: 6-July 08 From: South Garden Member No.: 220,807 |
Its a trojan named by Symantec as Trojan.Kardphisher
It gives message that your Windows is pirated and you need to pay to get it activated. And it opts to pay through credit card. Do not pay them. Its a false warning. Details: http://www.scmagazineus.com/Symantec-Bewar.../article/34883/ Wait for the moderator to move this topic into right section. Follow the advice of BC experts thereafter. -------------------- |
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Jul 2 2009, 10:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-June 09 Member No.: 345,461 |
ok, so i surfed fine the other night when i got rid of the proxy message. last nigh, it was doing basically the same thing only this time with the message "connection interrupted". it wants to go to the site but the browser wont let it, what is the problem now?
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