cannot reach website

[Saba]

after installing MAS I can no longer reach some sites, just like
www.sitemeter.com
The sites are not on the blacklist of IE, I put for test www.sitemeter.com
on the trusted sites list in IE (security and privacy) and in Norton
Firewall, I removed all keys to Sitemter of the registry, but no succes..
From another pc on my network I can reach all sites.. so it´s not a problem
of the router setup..

Solution?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

If you go to Tools, advanced tools, system explorers, and explore the hosts
file, do you see entries for these sites you can't reach?

 

[Saba]

"Bill Sanderson" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
| If you go to Tools, advanced tools, system explorers, and explore the
hosts
| file, do you see entries for these sites you can't reach?
|
thanks for the hint to look for the host files..
I installed Spybot Search & Destroy a couple of days ago and I found it
made a blacklist in a host file..
I removed S&D because I couldn´t edit that file..! Problem solved...

 

[Bill Sanderson]

All such mechanisms are two-edged swords.

Glad you got it solved!

 

[Kaspars]

Hi, Saba!
Inside Spybot S&D you can set/reset HOSTS file 'read-only'
without removing a program
Look here:
Advanced Mode->Tools->IE Tweaks->
Lock Hosts file read-only as protection against hijackers.
By the way - SS&D doesn't add 'sitemeter' in HOSTS file;
It could be done by HOSTS downloaded from
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
or similar.
Comment about Bill's phrase:
'All such mechanisms are two-edged swords.'
EVERY program IS two-edged sword, especially if one
don't bother to read instructions, Help, HowTo-s etc.
Regards - Kaspars

-----Original Message-----

"Bill Sanderson" <[email protected]>
schreef in bericht
om...
| If you go to Tools, advanced tools, system explorers,
and explore the
hosts
| file, do you see entries for these sites you can't
reach?
|
thanks for the hint to look for the host files..
I installed Spybot Search & Destroy a couple of days ago
and I found it
made a blacklist in a host file..
I removed S&D because I couldn´t edit that file..!
Problem solved...

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Comment about Bill's phrase:
'All such mechanisms are two-edged swords.'
EVERY program IS two-edged sword, especially if one
don't bother to read instructions, Help, HowTo-s etc.
Regards - Kaspars

Agreed--I don't particularly like using the hosts file in this manner, but
it can be effective and helpful. I'm not denigrating Spybot Search &
Destroy--it's among my favorite tools.