Can't access internet with IE or Chrome

[J]

XP sp2.

I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus. I cleaned it and see no symptoms

other than the following possible symptom.



I can't access the internet with IE or Chrome. I get Address not

Valid error message.



I installed Firefox as a test and CAN browse with Firefox.



I installed IE8 over IE7 as an attempt to fix, but no luck.



I can ping internet sites fine.



I can run nslookup and get valid results.



Host file looks fine...no weird entries.

Any ideas?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

> I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus. I cleaned it...



I don't think so.



J wrote:

> XP sp2.

> I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus. I cleaned it and see no symptoms

> other than the following possible symptom.

>

> I can't access the internet with IE or Chrome. I get Address not

> Valid error message.

>

> I installed Firefox as a test and CAN browse with Firefox.

>

> I installed IE8 over IE7 as an attempt to fix, but no luck.

>

> I can ping internet sites fine.

>

> I can run nslookup and get valid results.

>

> Host file looks fine...no weird entries.

> Any ideas?

 

[J]

On Mar 3, 10:16 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> > I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus.  I cleaned it...

>

> I don't think so.

>

>

>

> J wrote:

> > XP sp2.

> > I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus.  I cleaned it and see no symptoms

> > other than the following possible symptom.

>

> > I can't access the internet with IE or Chrome.  I get Address not

> > Valid error message.

>

> > I installed Firefox as a test and CAN browse with Firefox.

>

> > I installed IE8 over IE7 as an attempt to fix, but no luck.

>

> > I can ping internet sites fine.

>

> > I can run nslookup and get valid results.

>

> > Host file looks fine...no weird entries.

> > Any ideas?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -



Thanks for your insightful post. I know so. It was a proxy server

issue.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

J wrote:

> On Mar 3, 10:16 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>> I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus. I cleaned it...

>>

>> I don't think so.

>>

>>

>>

>> J wrote:

>>> XP sp2.

>>> I picked up Antispyware 2009 virus. I cleaned it and see no symptoms

>>> other than the following possible symptom.

>>

>>> I can't access the internet with IE or Chrome. I get Address not

>>> Valid error message.

>>

>>> I installed Firefox as a test and CAN browse with Firefox.

>>

>>> I installed IE8 over IE7 as an attempt to fix, but no luck.

>>

>>> I can ping internet sites fine.

>>

>>> I can run nslookup and get valid results.

>>

>>> Host file looks fine...no weird entries.

>>> Any ideas?

>

> Thanks for your insightful post. I know so. It was a proxy server

> issue.



....which was caused by the infection! Wonder what else might still be

wrong?