There are certain banking/payment websites I can't open in my web browsers. mbna.ca is one of them. I have no idea what happened but it was working fine a few days ago. Now it won't load. IE/FF/Opera all don't work. I haven't changed any settings lately, but my ESET SMART SECURITY AV/FW (aka ENOD) did get 3 updates today. Not sure if it has to do with anything here but disabling ESET/killing the process doesn't make a difference. I've tried resetting my router/modem/PC/XP profile but to no avail. I've tried a full ENOD scan, Windows Malware Remover, Windows Update, but to no avail. The sites load fine on all the other computers on my network except mine. All my friends can load the websites fine except for me. Is there anything else I could try? I find it hard to believe that I have to take the reformat route over some damn websites......
Here's the error message for IE:
This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:
Internet connectivity has been lost.
The website is temporarily unavailable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's domain.
If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols are enabled under the security section.
And Opera:
Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
Make sure your Internet connection is active and check whether other applications that rely on the same connection are working.
Check that the setup of any Internet security software is correct and does not interfere with ordinary Web browsing.
If you are behind a firewall on a Local Area Network and think this may be causing problems, talk to your systems administrator.
Try pressing the F12 key on your keyboard and disabling proxy servers, unless you know that you are required to use a proxy to connect to the Internet. Reload the page.
Tried two more things:
SAFE MODE - no go
Directly connected my computer to the modem (taking the router out of the equation) - no go
Breaking news:
I was fooling around and decided to put a US proxy (160.94.220.241:3128) into FF/IE and the websites load...I take the US proxy off and the pages fail to load....WTF is going on? Is it really Bell Sympatico (ISP) accidentally blocking sites?
Here's the error message for IE:
This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:
Internet connectivity has been lost.
The website is temporarily unavailable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.
The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's domain.
If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols are enabled under the security section.
And Opera:
Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
Make sure your Internet connection is active and check whether other applications that rely on the same connection are working.
Check that the setup of any Internet security software is correct and does not interfere with ordinary Web browsing.
If you are behind a firewall on a Local Area Network and think this may be causing problems, talk to your systems administrator.
Try pressing the F12 key on your keyboard and disabling proxy servers, unless you know that you are required to use a proxy to connect to the Internet. Reload the page.
Tried two more things:
SAFE MODE - no go
Directly connected my computer to the modem (taking the router out of the equation) - no go
Breaking news:
I was fooling around and decided to put a US proxy (160.94.220.241:3128) into FF/IE and the websites load...I take the US proxy off and the pages fail to load....WTF is going on? Is it really Bell Sympatico (ISP) accidentally blocking sites?
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