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| Thread ID: 143945 | 2017-05-20 22:37:00 | IP address and Firefox Browser shows me being in Netherlands and not New Zealand | kioti (17360) | Press F1 |
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| 1435567 | 2017-05-21 08:26:00 | In Firefox/Tools/Options/Advanced/Network - Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet - Settings - Configure Proxies To Connect To The Internet - Choose/ No Proxy Possibly will fix the problem zqwerty yeah thanks...I did have a look into "Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet - Settings - Configure Proxies To Connect To The Internet - Choose/ No Proxy" and did set it to Not use a Proxy but found that it wasn't saving my choice when I reopened Firefox and checked the Proxy Settings again. After the fresh instal and refresh of Firefox I have just done it is showing in the Network-Connection Settings to 'Use System Proxy Settings' whereas before the fresh instal etc it was showing to use "Manual Proxy Configuration' and had HTTP Proxy, SSL proxy, FTP Proxy with Ports listed, Socks Host and an 'Automatic Proxy Configuration URL' showing in a rectangle. There are none of those things showing now the setting is to 'Use System Proxy Settings' Thanks |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1435568 | 2017-05-21 09:34:00 | Just a quick note about the initialsite123.... it was in Google Chrome browser and was set as Search Engine....using Omnibox. I opened Customize and clicked Settings to attempt changing the Search Engine but I couldn't do anything...it seemed as all options to click on were locked, so, I Revo Uninstalled Google and all its registry settings, downloaded/reinstalled the Browser and all is good in it now. Search Engine is Google and I can access and make changes in Settings. Hopefully initialsite123 is removed completely from my computer. I did run a Trend Micro Housecall before I removed and reinstalled Google Chrome but, happily, no infections were found. Let's hope it stays that way. Cheers kioti :D ps: How do I mark a Thread as solved? |
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| 1435569 | 2017-05-21 09:44:00 | bevy121 yeah looks like it, but I have just solved that problem by uninstalling and reinstalling fresh Google Chrome Browser, it was that browser that initialsite123 had set itself as being Search Engine and I couldn't do any changes...so Google Chrome got the order of the boot and a fresh instal. Now there is no initialsite123 or Safe Search showing in Chrome so happy day :D Thanks |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1435570 | 2017-05-21 13:06:00 | I found the snipping tool pic I had saved showing the settings that had somehow been made in Firefox Network Connection Settings. I certainly didn't enter any of the shown settings. www.mediafire.com |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1435571 | 2017-05-21 22:36:00 | Firefox will have been told to look at a local file on your computer ( Malware) , the file being what was redirecting you. 127.0.0.1 Is the Local Host. The following site explains it network-computer-special-ip-address (www.lifewire.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1435572 | 2017-05-22 21:43:00 | wainuitech Thanks for link to explaining Local Host. One of the apps I used to scan computer found an infection in Hosts file and quarantined it. At the moment it seems that my computer is now free of malware that causes problems and hope it stays that way...but greeblies find a way in. |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1435573 | 2017-05-22 23:38:00 | Not if you've still got the malware process listening on those local ports. Redirecting your browser may not be it's only function... |
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