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Weird PC thing - Proxy [message #439865] Sun, 21 November 2010 18:45 Go to next message
Altzan is currently offline  Altzan
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For some reason, both browsers I use (Opera in general, IE for sites with compatibility issues) suddenly and without warning changed their settings for LAN to connect through a proxy. This made internet access impossible for an hour or so until I finally figured it out and turned the setting off.

Anyone know why this would happen? Malware maybe?

I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. ~Voltaire

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Re: Weird PC thing - Proxy [message #439878 is a reply to message #439865] Mon, 22 November 2010 05:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Zion is currently offline  Zion
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Probably, them trying to route you through one of their servers to get passwords, login info, etc. Either that or using html hooks to put their own ads on the websites you visit.

If anything ever happens to your computer, and you, or a program you authorised didn't change it, run a full system scan.

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Re: Weird PC thing - Proxy [message #439926 is a reply to message #439865] Mon, 22 November 2010 18:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Altzan is currently offline  Altzan
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This might be unrelated, maybe not, but shortly before this happened, Java initialized without warning, then a .jar file (one whose name I can't recall was flagged by my antivirus and quarantined.

I did a full scan yesterday with no results, but I'm running it again with an update, just in case.

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Re: Weird PC thing - Proxy [message #440212 is a reply to message #439865] Mon, 29 November 2010 00:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ethenal is currently offline  Ethenal
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That sounds exactly like a virus. My dad's computer had something very similar recently. I thought it was fucking with Window's actual networking code, but it simply set a proxy in all of the browsers. Nasty stuff.

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Re: Weird PC thing - Proxy [message #440350 is a reply to message #439865] Mon, 29 November 2010 18:32 Go to previous message
Altzan is currently offline  Altzan
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Nothing came up and nothing else screwy has happened since then, but I'll keep my eyes open. Hopefully it's not trying anything else shady in the background.

I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker. ~Voltaire

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