I'll try to detail this post as well as possible.
I recently (2 months ago) built a computer, I put in the specs when registering so wherever that's found, you can look for my specs there.
I installed a 64-bit Windows 7 operating system. This had been used on another computer which I threw away the hard drive for, and I was having trouble with activation stuff so I used removeWAT since I did pay for a copy. I include that detail only because it might in some way be the cause of this problem, but I highly doubt it and it would be odd if it was the cause.
Anyway, before I got an antivirus or any other program I installed parental control software on my computer (Safe eyes). I connected the computer through an ethernet cable to my modem/router (not sure which it is, never took the time to learn).
When I ran the "test" the program provided to see if it worked correctly, it said the test failed. I then fully installed the program ignoring the test, and the software simply didn't block anything. Usually when it's not logged into a profile, it blocks all internet access. But this time it was not logged in and anything could be accessed.
After a long tech-support call spanning solutions such as winsock resets and internet explorer options and other stuff, the tech support team could not find what was wrong. My firewall is off, I don't have an antivirus, so nothing should be blocking the software.
I uninstalled the parental control software and installed another one called mobicip, which has been working fine.
No further problems occurred until we fast-forward to a couple of days ago, when I tried to install the planetside 2 (a game) beta. When I ran the installer/downloader program, a logo showed and stayed, and the program never moved forward as if it was being kept back.
Well, you guys probably don't know anything about that game so I won't go into specifics. But for both the parental controls and this game, the only answers were "something is blocking it". Very vague.
TL;DR
Two programs I tried to run seemingly randomly are being blocked by "something". I don't have an active AV or firewall, and I highly doubt I got a virus since I haven't really done internet browsing on that comp.
I have not been able to find a solution ANYWHERE. My computer is the same as any other computer.
I recently (2 months ago) built a computer, I put in the specs when registering so wherever that's found, you can look for my specs there.
I installed a 64-bit Windows 7 operating system. This had been used on another computer which I threw away the hard drive for, and I was having trouble with activation stuff so I used removeWAT since I did pay for a copy. I include that detail only because it might in some way be the cause of this problem, but I highly doubt it and it would be odd if it was the cause.
Anyway, before I got an antivirus or any other program I installed parental control software on my computer (Safe eyes). I connected the computer through an ethernet cable to my modem/router (not sure which it is, never took the time to learn).
When I ran the "test" the program provided to see if it worked correctly, it said the test failed. I then fully installed the program ignoring the test, and the software simply didn't block anything. Usually when it's not logged into a profile, it blocks all internet access. But this time it was not logged in and anything could be accessed.
After a long tech-support call spanning solutions such as winsock resets and internet explorer options and other stuff, the tech support team could not find what was wrong. My firewall is off, I don't have an antivirus, so nothing should be blocking the software.
I uninstalled the parental control software and installed another one called mobicip, which has been working fine.
No further problems occurred until we fast-forward to a couple of days ago, when I tried to install the planetside 2 (a game) beta. When I ran the installer/downloader program, a logo showed and stayed, and the program never moved forward as if it was being kept back.
Well, you guys probably don't know anything about that game so I won't go into specifics. But for both the parental controls and this game, the only answers were "something is blocking it". Very vague.
TL;DR
Two programs I tried to run seemingly randomly are being blocked by "something". I don't have an active AV or firewall, and I highly doubt I got a virus since I haven't really done internet browsing on that comp.
I have not been able to find a solution ANYWHERE. My computer is the same as any other computer.