Can't connect to certain websites

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  1. w4mps
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    Can't connect to certain websites


    I'm having problems connecting to certain websites. We have 3 computers in the house, all running W7, all going through the same router. Only one is having the problem; the other 2 connect without issue. On the affected machine, I can connect to all websites without problem when the machine is first turned on. After the initial connections, certain websites time out when try subsequent connections. Occasionally (but rarely), they will connect after multiple re-tries. Two sites that experience this problem are: www.zerohedge.com and SOTAwatch2 The vast majority of websites I go to do not have a problem. This has been going on for about 6 months. I've tried every anti virus support I can find, a bunch of on line suggestions, but nothing seems to help. Very strange. Any suggestions appreciated.
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    Marc Sullivan
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  3. ThrashZone
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    Best I can say is concentrate on 1 browser at a time and test,
    I would prefer to turn off a setting in Chrome and try to use Internet explorer at first
    Open Chrome and go to settings and advanced settings,
    All the way at the bottom see if Continue running background apps when Chrome is closed is checked if so Uncheck it and save and close Chrome.

    Then open ie like this,
    Click start and type in the search box
    internet explorer and click on the No Add-ons suggestion on the list
    or type in
    iexplore.exe -extoff
    Test the site for a while and report back.

    If it helps a bit review your ie browser add-ons and Chrome's Extensions.
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  4. w4mps
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    Thanks for replying to my post. Background apps was previously turned off. Neither IE or Chrome have any extensions or add ons. Still no joy. What's weird to me is that I can click on one of the sites continuously and get nothing. But once in a while (when least expected) it will connect. It's like something is blocking those sites. 95% of my other bookmarks work without a problem. If I run a path test on the problem sites neither Chrome or IE finds any problem. Frustrating.
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  6. ThrashZone
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    Hi,
    Run this,
    SAS is safe to remove anything it finds
    http://www.superantispyware.com/?tag=SUPERANTISPYWARE

    Which antivirus and any other security utility do you have installed ?

    Does the issue reoccur using clean boot ?
    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
    Click Start and type in the search box,
    msconfig
    Click on the suggestion on top or hit the Enter key,
    Go to the Startup section and take some screen shots for a complete list,
    Go to the Services section and on the bottom left Check the box to Hide All Microsoft services,
    Repeat the screen shots,
    See the links above my signature on how to take and upload screen shots here,
    Cheers.
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  7. w4mps
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    Completed both suggestions. Nothing serious found in the virus scan. Second suggestion completed, rebooted. Same result: first click to the problem websites worked no problem. After that ---- the dreaded timeout screen pops up.
    The good news is that I can connect to this site instantly.
    Aaargh
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  8. w4mps
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    Here are two of the sites I'm having trouble with. Tell me if you have any problem connecting to them:

    SOTAwatch2

    http://www.zerohedge.com/
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  10. ThrashZone
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    Hi,
    You didn't post any of my requested msconfig screen shots
    Please review my post #4 again

    That message does not look like Internet explorer produced it :/
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  11. GokAy
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    From what you tell, it looks like DNS cache is somewhat corrupted?

    Run the command after failing to connect: ipconfig -flushdns
    then try again. Also stop "DNS Client" service (run services.msc) and try again.
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  12. JustCall
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    Can you connect to them with Tor?
    If you can't, your ISP is probably blocking those sites.
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  13. w4mps
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    ThrashZone- I'll get those screenshots for your tomorrow, sorry. You're right, that was a Chrome message, but I also get the IE version.
    Gokay- Thanks, I believe I've tried that previously, but will try again
    JustCall- I'm not familiar with Tor, can you tell me more please.
    Thanks all for responding.
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