Issues logging into Windows.

So which is set as your 'default' browser? IE or FF?
Read this tutorial Default Programs - Set a Program's Default Associations

GilV37

If I am not mistaken the IE icon on the Taskbar is 32-bit . If right click on the IE icon on the taskbar then right click on Internet Explorer choose Properties the location points to C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer

If click on the then click on All Programs and locate Internet Explorer right click on then choose Properties the location is C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer <---- That's 64-bit .

That's how it is on my Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Can you try using the Junkware Removal Tool Download once again?
Save to the Desktop.

Make sure you temporarily disable your AntiVirus, Firewall, and any other AntiSpyware applications.
These programs may interfere with the running of JRT.

Right-click JRT.exe and select: Run as Administrator

The tool opens and starts scanning the system. Please be patient as this can take a while...

When done, a report, JRT.txt is saved on the Desktop.

Please post the contents of JRT.txt in your reply.

GilV37,

Please hold off on Post #144, maybe we will run JRT later.

For now, need to dig deeper...

Please download MiniRegTool64.zip:
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com...iRegTool64.zip
Unzip the downloaded file.


Save to the Desktop

• Open the tool's folder and double-click: MiniRegTool
  
• Copy/paste the following text inside the code box into the large blank box in the tool:
  
  
  Code:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SharedAccess
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\State
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellServiceObjects\{F56F6FDD-AA9D-4618-A949-C1B91AF43B1A}

• Check: Query Keys
• Press: Go

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Please post (do not attach) the Result.txt in your reply.

Also, please start: Downloading MiniToolBox
Save to the Desktop
Double-click the downloaded file to run it.

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When the above console opens, please check the following boxes:

• Flush DNS
• Report IE Proxy Settings
• Reset IE Proxy Settings
• Report FF Proxy Settings
• Reset FF Proxy Settings <<--(Please close Firefox while using this option)
• List content of Hosts
• List IP configuration
• List Winsock Entries
• List last 10 Event Viewer log

Click: Go

Please post (do not attach) the result Result.txt in your reply.
(A copy of Result.txt is also saved in the same directory the tool is run (Desktop).)

Try to download a file from Internet Explorer 64-bit .

I see your default Gateway is 10.0.0.1 . Did you change that yourself ?

Usually that default gateway IP address is used in business network on Cisco routers .

Home routers usually have 192.168.x.x IP addresses for their Default Gateway