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Cannot go to some websites but ok in safe mode
I have a fairly new Asus G74S i7 laptop running Win 7 64. I cannot go to some websites - but they can be browsed ok in safe mode. For example - I can't go to CNN.com or Zone Alarm - but I can go to MSNBC, Avast, etc.
I've tried going to the numeric IP to bypass DNS, but that doesn't work either.
One thing that seems a bit strange (as if this wasn't strange enough already) - If I try to ping a site that is known not to exist - like xylaseighjlag.com - I get a timeout, as one would expect.
BUT if I ping a site I can't go to, such as Crestron.com, I get "General Failure".
It seems to be getting worse, as I was able to go to Zone Alarm last week, but not this week.
It does the same thing on different ISP's, and three different browsers - IE, Firefox, and Chrome. I even tried tethering off my tablet using Bluetooth and WiFi - same results.
I've tried all the usual fixes - Checking the hosts file, resetting IE, looking at Whats' Running, trying various Registry fixes - CCleaner, Glary, System Mechanic, etc. I've tried every malware client I can find, including MB, Avast, MS, etc.
MB did find a couple of dubious things, which were removed, but this had no effect.
I've researched/tried every fix online I could find - no effect.
If I do a clean boot of Win 7 without actually going into safe mode it still doesn't work.
I tried doing a System Restore, but for some reason all of the earlier restore points vanished.
Short of re-installing Windows, does anyone have any brilliant ideas?