home page loads, then DNS error

[xlnc]

hello all,

I started facing this prob recently, and I've not changed
any settings. whenever I connect to net and punch in URL,
the first pages opens smoothly, but when i press any link
on it, the browser shows me DNS error page. this happens
not on a particular site, but almost on all sites.

STRANGLY, if i right click on link and say "open", then
the linked page opens up in most cases!!! seems like some
time-out prob...any clues?

thanks

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

hello all,

I started facing this prob recently, and I've not changed
any settings. whenever I connect to net and punch in URL,
the first pages opens smoothly, but when i press any link
on it, the browser shows me DNS error page. this happens
not on a particular site, but almost on all sites.

STRANGLY, if i right click on link and say "open", then
the linked page opens up in most cases!!! seems like some
time-out prob...any clues?

thanks

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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