[dba-Tech] Hijacked browsers

Hi Arthur

If you haven't done any tinkering by setting up a proxy server connection from your browser then it must be some hacking...such is the life of a Windows user. ;-) Have you checked each browser to see if the default internet connection has been re-configured?...if so, an easy fix.

If there is no obvious tampering then check you internet setup (card or wi-fi) as that would be central place for any configurations. (that is the area that I would check first). I would switch things around first, like connect via wi-fi if I was using a cable connection or vice-versa, that might expose the culprit and then deleting and resetting the connection would work.

Jim    

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 4:04:15 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Hijacked browsers

Something has happened to my laptop. When I run any browser, WaterFox or
Chrome or IE, I'm getting this message that says "Unable to connect to the
proxy server". I can only conjecture that something I downloaded has
hijacked my browsers and have no idea how to fix it. I even tried
uninstalling WaterFox and re-installing it, but that didn't work.

The upside is that I have two computers and the secondary one is not a
problem, which is how I'm able to send this plea for help. Any suggestions
on how to fix the other one?

-- 
Arthur
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