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From: Corn on 22 Jul 2010 13:27
I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It locked me out
of all my files and programs but i was able to eventually get it deleted. My
problem now is when i try to use internet explorer it says :

"windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This is
probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the HTTP port
(80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to contact your
internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of your software"

I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the firewall
restarted and got the same message again. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that infected my
computer. I have scanned with super antispyware , malware bytes, and windows
malicious software removal tool. Thanks in advance.
From: Shenan Stanley on 22 Jul 2010 13:55
Corn wrote:
> I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It
> locked me out of all my files and programs but i was able to
> eventually get it deleted. My problem now is when i try to use
> internet explorer it says :
>
> "windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This
> is probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the
> HTTP port (80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to
> contact your internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of
> your software"
>
> I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the
> firewall restarted and got the same message again. Any help is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that
> infected my computer. I have scanned with super antispyware ,
> malware bytes, and windows malicious software removal tool. Thanks
> in advance.

Backup *your* data. Format. Install from scratch. Restore *your* data.

Not knowing what exactly was done, what other things probably got their
claws in your system, what may still be lying dormant and/or undetected...
Better to be safe than sorry.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


From: MowGreen on 22 Jul 2010 14:03
Corn wrote:
> I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It locked me out
> of all my files and programs but i was able to eventually get it deleted. My
> problem now is when i try to use internet explorer it says :
>
> "windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This is
> probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the HTTP port
> (80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to contact your
> internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of your software"
>
> I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the firewall
> restarted and got the same message again. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that infected my
> computer. I have scanned with super antispyware , malware bytes, and windows
> malicious software removal tool. Thanks in advance.

First, check the Internet Protocols Prefixes setting in the registry.
The below page shows what they should be:
http://www.tweaklibrary.com/Software_Applications/Internet-Explorer/27/Remove-%E2%80%9CConnections%E2%80%9DUsing-Internet-Explorer-URL-Protocol-Prefixes/10093/

Then rebuild the Winsock stack. Open a command prompt and then enter
these commands, pressing Enter after *each* one

netsh winsock reset
exit

How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357

Restart the system and see if the connection issue is resolved.

MowGreen
================
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
================

banthecheck.com
"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 22 Jul 2010 16:15
"Corn" <Corn(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DDFD310E-9F54-43E3-9B62-FDDAC4AB5B4B(a)microsoft.com...
>I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It locked
>me out
> of all my files and programs but i was able to eventually get it
> deleted. My
> problem now is when i try to use internet explorer it says :
>
> "windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This is
> probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the HTTP
> port
> (80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to contact your
> internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of your software"
>
> I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the
> firewall
> restarted and got the same message again. Any help is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that
> infected my
> computer. I have scanned with super antispyware , malware bytes, and
> windows
> malicious software removal tool. Thanks in advance.

Have you check your proxy settings?

Because of what we don't know, it is better advice to flatten and
rebuild.


From: Corn on 23 Jul 2010 02:29


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Corn wrote:
> > I recently had rogue security malware/trojan of some type. It
> > locked me out of all my files and programs but i was able to
> > eventually get it deleted. My problem now is when i try to use
> > internet explorer it says :
> >
> > "windows cannot connect to the internet using http,https,ftp. This
> > is probably caused by firewall settings on this computer. Check the
> > HTTP port (80) , HTTPS port (443),and FTP port (21).You may need to
> > contact your internet service provider (ISP) or the manufacturer of
> > your software"
> >
> > I can somehow browse the internet with firefox . I disabled the
> > firewall restarted and got the same message again. Any help is
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > I also dont remember the name of the rogue malware/trojan that
> > infected my computer. I have scanned with super antispyware ,
> > malware bytes, and windows malicious software removal tool. Thanks
> > in advance.
>
> Backup *your* data. Format. Install from scratch. Restore *your* data.
>
> Not knowing what exactly was done, what other things probably got their
> claws in your system, what may still be lying dormant and/or undetected...
> Better to be safe than sorry.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> .
>
Thank you shenan , i think im gonna try that..lots of old things on this
comp taking up space anyhow. Now before i reinstall do I need to wipe the
drive or will the windows cd overwrite everything??
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