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    I can't connect to the Internet when I don't have Hotspot Shield turned on

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Thundr, Jan 11, 2014.

  1. Thundr

    Thundr Notebook Evangelist

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    When I have it turned off, it says "Unable to connect to the proxy server" on Opera and "proxy server connection failed' on Chrome.

    When I turn it off, it only works for a few minutes and then it shows that message again.
     
    Thundr, Jan 11, 2014
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    Go to your browser's settings, look for something about proxy settings, and reset it to "Don't use a proxy" or the like.
     
    Jarhead, Jan 12, 2014
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    Do a virus scan as well, i've seen this virus that forces users to go through a hacker's proxy to access the internet, giving the hacker an easy way to monitor and exploit the target.
     
    Jobine, Jan 15, 2014
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    I already did three virus scans. Avira, Avast, AVG. None of them caught anything. There is a fishy virus-looking thing that is called "StormAlerts" but none of the AV has been able to clear it out. At first AVG did catch this "StormAlerts" thing and it said it deleted it but it's still there when I look at the details in Task Manager.
     
    Thundr, Jan 16, 2014
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