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Machine got a driveby infection of Search Protect from MindSpark. &nbsp;Got all, I thought, of the brower settings back to normal, and seem to be able to open any site but Facebook.<br />
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Noticed in both Chrome and IE in settings the box to use a proxy server is checked every time I look at it, even though I keep unchecking it. &nbsp;The Proxy Server specs are pointed to the loopback address, 127.0.0.1 and port number 49198. &nbsp; I opened Network in Charms and there was a Proxy listed in in the sidebar. &nbsp;I unchecked it there too. and then, again, in the browsers.<br />
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This is a Win8 Lenovo NB. &nbsp;<br />
I can't find the Network\Proxy on another Win8 machine, a DT, though.<br />
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Questions include:<br />
&nbsp;(1) is the proxy box being checked causing facebook not to open?<br />
&nbsp;(2) What keeps flipping the proxy box to be checked?
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Machine got a driveby infection of Search Protect from MindSpark.  Got all, I thought, of the brower settings back to normal, and seem to be able to open any site but Facebook.

Noticed in both Chrome and IE in settings the box to use a proxy server is checked every time I look at it, even though I keep unchecking it.  The Proxy Server specs are pointed to the loopback address, 127.0.0.1 and port number 49198.   I opened Network in Charms and there was a Proxy listed in in the sidebar.  I unchecked it there too. and then, again, in the browsers.

This is a Win8 Lenovo NB.  
I can't find the Network\Proxy on another Win8 machine, a DT, though.

Questions include:
 (1) is the proxy box being checked causing facebook not to open?
 (2) What keeps flipping the proxy box to be checked?

Can't open facebook.  Proxy server problem

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.