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After installing and running Malwarebytes, my internet connection is gone
After a user on my network downloaded Spyware Protect 2009, I ran malwarebytes to get rid of the virus. The virus is gone, except now I have no internet connection on the PC. I had a connection prior to running malwarebytes, because that is how I downloaded the software to begin with... This appears to be a common problem - after numerous google searches, I found several other people who have experienced the same issue, yet no one had found any solutions. Does anyone have any experience with this particular issue?
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Do a system restore to a previous date from the safe mode,
you got to tap F8 key repeatedly at the startup to get to safe mode
you got to tap F8 key repeatedly at the startup to get to safe mode
Listen to renazonse. That is going to be a winsock error. I've seen malwarebytes fix things that have left lsp entries in the winsock, which is what is preventing your getting on the Internet. You can verify this by pinging a valid IP out on the net (198.6.1.2) and then trying to ping by domain name (www.google.com). When you do those and you find that the DNS name isn't resolving, it's usually Winsock. WinsockXPFix is a great little utility. Sometimes you have to run it in safe mode, though.
try to repair winsock, do a chkdsk /p and let me know.
Restart your computer and test your internet connection.
If it does not work, then click Start ->Settings and Control Panel.
Select Network connections. Locate your connection and right click on it.
In the menu click the Repair option. When the repair proccess has finished, your connection should be working again. Reboot to test.