Guest CCFowler Posted May 25, 2014 Posted May 25, 2014 I have a HP Envy Laptop with Windows 8.1 which will not connect to the internet even though it states that it is connected. I believe I had multiple viruses (namely Search conduit, Search project, BrowserGuard with rocket tab, etc) which have been removed (I think). When trying to get online, I get a message that states "unable to connect to proxy server". There is no proxy server. Further, the Connections under Internet Properties/LAN Settings constantly resets when I unclick the "Use a proxy server for your LAN". I have tried to 'bypass' the proxy server; however, it resets back to the use proxy server setting. Have also tried to redirect any proxy server setting by accessing http://localhost/proxy.pac without success. I believe there is another malware acting as a proxy server which has high jacked my internet connection capabilities. Not being able to access the internet has prevented the running of "System Mechanic". Can anyone help? Continue reading... Quote
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