a Proxy #127.0.0.1 self installs..........

[Richard Scarborough]

each and every time IE6 is opened after a reboot or logoff
loggon. Only way to connect to Internet is go to
connections, advanced, and remove 2 check marks plus
port 7112 in separate box. Only the http proxy box
gets the 127.0.0.1. Ahem...I don't even know what a
proxy is FOR!!! This has been like this for 2 months.
I have tried Spybot, Trojan hunter, and Spyware
remover,and TweakXp deluxe. Have read many borrowd texts
and magazines and techie websites. Result so far = only
sleepless nites and throbbing headaches. I'm told
Microsoft support is $225 per call now that my 2
permitted calls have been used. All WinXp updates have
been applied and no error messages are showing up. Thank
you all now. Am gonna try a scotch and look in the
morning!

Rich

[E McCann]

127.0.0.1 is universally a loopback address - that is, it refers to your
computer. I have seen this with (for example) YahooPOP, a program that lets
you check your webmail and download it via a normal email client. It acts as
an intermediary (or proxy.)

Do you have any programs running in the system tray (down by the clock?) I
could see an overzealous antivirus, popup blocker or something similar
setting itself up as a proxy to check all your internet traffic, setting the
loopback address (127.0.0.1) as "its" address. (I want to say Norton does
this, but given how annoying I think Norton products are, I haven't run them
on my system in ages.)


"Richard Scarborough" > wrote in message
...
> each and every time IE6 is opened after a reboot or logoff
> loggon. Only way to connect to Internet is go to
> connections, advanced, and remove 2 check marks plus
> port 7112 in separate box. Only the http proxy box
> gets the 127.0.0.1. Ahem...I don't even know what a
> proxy is FOR!!! This has been like this for 2 months.
> I have tried Spybot, Trojan hunter, and Spyware
> remover,and TweakXp deluxe. Have read many borrowd texts
> and magazines and techie websites. Result so far = only
> sleepless nites and throbbing headaches. I'm told
> Microsoft support is $225 per call now that my 2
> permitted calls have been used. All WinXp updates have
> been applied and no error messages are showing up. Thank
> you all now. Am gonna try a scotch and look in the
> morning!
>
> Rich
>
>
>


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[Steve McLellan]

Yeah, that sounds about right. Try also seeing what processes are running by
pressing Control + Alt + Delete then clicking on the 'processes' tab. You
can then see what's running (there'll be loads) and check out any you don't
recognise (usually a google search will tell you).

Steve

"E McCann" > wrote in message
...
> 127.0.0.1 is universally a loopback address - that is, it refers to your
> computer. I have seen this with (for example) YahooPOP, a program that
lets
> you check your webmail and download it via a normal email client. It acts
as
> an intermediary (or proxy.)
>
> Do you have any programs running in the system tray (down by the clock?) I
> could see an overzealous antivirus, popup blocker or something similar
> setting itself up as a proxy to check all your internet traffic, setting
the
> loopback address (127.0.0.1) as "its" address. (I want to say Norton does
> this, but given how annoying I think Norton products are, I haven't run
them
> on my system in ages.)
>
>
> "Richard Scarborough" > wrote in message
> ...
> > each and every time IE6 is opened after a reboot or logoff
> > loggon. Only way to connect to Internet is go to
> > connections, advanced, and remove 2 check marks plus
> > port 7112 in separate box. Only the http proxy box
> > gets the 127.0.0.1. Ahem...I don't even know what a
> > proxy is FOR!!! This has been like this for 2 months.
> > I have tried Spybot, Trojan hunter, and Spyware
> > remover,and TweakXp deluxe. Have read many borrowd texts
> > and magazines and techie websites. Result so far = only
> > sleepless nites and throbbing headaches. I'm told
> > Microsoft support is $225 per call now that my 2
> > permitted calls have been used. All WinXp updates have
> > been applied and no error messages are showing up. Thank
> > you all now. Am gonna try a scotch and look in the
> > morning!
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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