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Lets see something
- Open Network Connections by clicking the button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type adapter, and then, under Network and Sharing Center, click View network connections.
- Right-click the Wireless connection and then click Properties. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Click the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties
Let me know which setting has a dot
Obtain DNS server address automatically
Or
Use the following DNS server addresses
Obtain DNS server address automatically is selected.
So I guess I'll format since it seems no other options are available. Any advice?
Now if this was me I would have suggested the reinstall after the very first page. I know a dead end when I see one. :)
Way to stick with it though VistaKing, you have more patience than I do.
I agree but at a certain point it becomes much easier and faster to restore the system rather than trying to fix a system that has been plagued with viruses. Virus evasion = never to be trusted again.
The problem with this networking section is that fully 90 percent of these messed up machines have already been compromised. They only come in here when it's so bad that they can't even get online any more.
I agree 100% ... you eventually reach the point of diminishing returns, and then its time to bite the bullet and either restore a system image ( if you have made one ) or do a fresh install. Forensics can be fun, but in the end, what the OP wants is a stable system, and spending 20 minutes on a fresh install, beats 3 days of bug hunting!
Re-installing the OS is probably best/faster... sometimes, the desire to know what is wrong (and/or learn stuff) makes people spend days/weeks/months trying lots of "fixes". It is up to you if you want to try more things.
The tools that VistaKing has had you use generate some info in files, but I cannot always tell what command and switches were used to generate the output file. The file that you attached to post #81 seems to indicate that the computer has a problem performing NSLOOKUP operations; but the author of that minitoolbox app states:
That output quoted above appears to be from a failed NSLOOKUP query.Code:DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.1.254 DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds.
That same file from post #81 shows a successful ping to yahoo.com. I would interpret that to mean that DNS is working. The computer was able to ask a DNS server what the IP address is for yahoo.com. And you have manually pinged websites that showed DNS to be working.
You might try this tool:
I receive the message that my ESET installation ended prematurely - ESET Knowledgebase
It is meant to repair a long list of stuff that infections can damage.
And while I've read every post in this thread a few days back, I do not recall everything that you have tried. Have you tried surfing to websites using IE while in the safe mode with networking.
In your original post, I seem to recall that you said something like "running an sfc scan returned no results". Hopefully, the SFC scan did return results and those results were that there were no integrity violations found.
You might also want to make a new user profile and see if you can surf normally with IE from there.
And you might want to try a clean boot:
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup
Mind if I ask why you have National Instruments software on this computer? Is this computer on a university network? The 128 IP address mentioned in post 19 seems to be assigned to a university.