cant view web pages in IE/mozilla

philipharrison · 08-30-2004, 09:27 AM

i get this message in the status bar when accesing almost all webpages :
Opening page http://localhost:44501/pl.html?START_LOG...
and ie locks att 99% CPU same thing in mozilla firefox but Opera works perfectly only problem i don´t really like opera.

my system:
Windows XP sp2
Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1 b6
Eset Nod32 2.000.11b

almost forgot ie and mozilla work perfectly when conneted to the internet trough another computer not router/swith

a have tried everything but nothing sems to work so i would appreciate som help.

elf · 08-30-2004, 09:40 AM

that last part you threw in makes it sound like a router problem. Did you used to go through a router? When did you start getting this problem...was it after sp2?

**Fox** · 08-30-2004, 10:18 AM

Check the hosts file to make sure you haven't been hijacked by a program that changes it.

philipharrison · 08-30-2004, 10:53 AM

i have dialup modem at home so the router cant be the problem and the hosts file contains only "localhost 127.0.0.1"

elf · 08-30-2004, 11:06 AM

open IE go to: Tools > Internet Options > Connections > and make sure it dosen't say "never dial a connection"

Vespian · 09-02-2004, 07:35 PM

The use of a 'pl.html' suggests to me that this might be some sort of hijack as someone suggested earlier. Give your computer a scanning with HijackThis and post a logfile, please.

08-30-2004, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
philipharrison Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP(sp2)	cant view web pages in IE/mozilla i get this message in the status bar when accesing almost all webpages : Opening page http://localhost:44501/pl.html?START_LOG... and ie locks att 99% CPU same thing in mozilla firefox but Opera works perfectly only problem i don´t really like opera. my system: Windows XP sp2 Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1 b6 Eset Nod32 2.000.11b almost forgot ie and mozilla work perfectly when conneted to the internet trough another computer not router/swith a have tried everything but nothing sems to work so i would appreciate som help.

08-30-2004, 09:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,047 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	that last part you threw in makes it sound like a router problem. Did you used to go through a router? When did you start getting this problem...was it after sp2? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

08-30-2004, 11:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,047 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	open IE go to: Tools > Internet Options > Connections > and make sure it dosen't say "never dial a connection" __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

09-02-2004, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Vespian Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 22 OS: Win98	The use of a 'pl.html' suggests to me that this might be some sort of hijack as someone suggested earlier. Give your computer a scanning with HijackThis and post a logfile, please. __________________ Vespian Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant

08-30-2004, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Check the hosts file to make sure you haven't been hijacked by a program that changes it.

08-30-2004, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
philipharrison Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP(sp2)	i have dialup modem at home so the router cant be the problem and the hosts file contains only "localhost 127.0.0.1"