DNS issue? This is getting annoying...?

Question

For months now, I have had issues with sites just randomly not working on me and redirecting me to other sites--- this is predominantly popular sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Youtube (though it no longer does it for youtube now).

I get errors like this:
"Invalid URL

The requested URL "/reblog/26915510929/FR9elgFe?redirect_to=%2Fdashboard", is invalid.
Reference #9.772a5dcc.1341943785.18629f7"

or like I said, it takes me to a random website. For Facebook it'll sometimes send me to some German blog of some sort with a picture of some guy.

I've asked for help before... people have told me it could be malware. I've scanned my PC multiple times, nothing has come up. People tell me to flush my DNS, I do this multiple times a day (if closing my browser doesn't work). I don't think I should have to flush my DNS more than once a day if at all...

Things I've noticed is that it only does this at my house (its a laptop), but my PC is the only one in my house that does this, so I'm guessing it has something to do with my PC's connection or something?

Any idea what the issue is? Any suggestions on a fix?

Answer 1

ditto, DNS shouldn't count in case you're already related to an internet site. It shouldn't unexpectedly disconnect you like that. yet definite you may substitute your chosen DNS server interior the router GUI. in case you have some web content which you standard write down the IP addresses and type it into your browser to get to the positioning.

Answer 2

ditto, DNS shouldn't count in case you're already related to an internet site. It shouldn't unexpectedly disconnect you like that. yet definite you may substitute your chosen DNS server interior the router GUI. in case you have some web content which you standard write down the IP addresses and type it into your browser to get to the positioning.

Answer 3

You may have picked up something that has modified your "hostfile".

This is like your personal phone book to the Internet, that Windows looks to first when doing DNS oriented work. If an address (IP) is in there already, it uses that rather than spend time doing a Internet DNS query.

Try re-establishing the 'hostfile' to default*, then get a utility that blocks malicious changes to that file.

* Microsoft hostfile fix (to default): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034



Then; "HOSTS file" (from mvps.org) which blocks evil webpage assets from re-directs which install malware or trashware. (Vista/Win7 require special instructions; on-page link)

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip (installer)



Good luck.

Answer 4

Here's some information I found while researching your question. This looks like the problem you described. Hope this will help.



http://windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/10-Ways-Troubleshoot-DNS-Resolution-Issues.html



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