My PC started to freeze up after booting up. I realized that I had an expired Trend Micro (which I believe had antivirus as well) application. So it is safe to assume my system has been at risk for some time now.
I was trying to download MacAfee through Comcast (this is free as a Comcast customer) but keep getting the following messages:
When clicking on the "download" option using Internet Explorer 7, I get "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" and gives the following likely causes:
Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.
When clicking on the "download" option using Firefix I get "Failed to Connect" and "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at download.mcafee.com."
Obviously I have network connectivity but am infected with something. I have a laptop that does not have the same problem so it is with this server.
I was on with MacAfee support and they were having me run "Malwarebytes" and "Super Antispyware". These were both run and removed a lot of threats but I still have the same issue.
Another weird thing I found is that when I run Windows Update I am sent to Google.com.
So my question is this: I really dont want to reload the OS but I will as a last resort.
Are there any other programs I can download that could resolve this?
Im thinking there is something that is not being detected and would like to fix this.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!
Tom