Basically I clicked ona link which redirected me to some clusterfuck site, which gave my pc a bunch of trouble (viruses, spyware, etc).

The biggest problem was that whenever I searched for anything online it bounced me through a www.daily-search.com site.

Now, I installed a bunch of virus/spyware/adware removers and went to town.

Seems to have all been culled, but now cannot connect to the net.

I have ran a Network Diagnostic and it has given me the following bad news:

Last diagnostic run time: 12/04/07 23:31:43
WinSock Diagnostic
WinSock status

info All base service provider entries are present in the Winsock catalog.
info The Winsock Service provider chains are valid.
error Provider entry MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP] could not perform simple loopback communication. Error 10050.
error Provider entry MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP] could not perform simple loopback communication. Error 10050.
error Provider entry RSVP UDP Service Provider could not perform simple loopback communication. Error 10091.
error Provider entry RSVP TCP Service Provider could not perform simple loopback communication. Error 10091.
error A connectivity problem exists with an installed LSP.
info The user didn't approve the proposed automated repair attempt: Reset WinSock catalog
info Redirecting user to support call

Network Adapter Diagnostic
Network location detection

info Using home Internet connection
Network adapter identification

info Network connection: Name=Local Area Connection 2, Device=Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller, MediaType=LAN, SubMediaType=LAN
info Network connection: Name=1394 Connection, Device=1394 Net Adapter, MediaType=LAN, SubMediaType=1394
info Ethernet connection selected
Network adapter status

info Network connection status: Connected

HTTP, HTTPS, FTP Diagnostic
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP connectivity

action IE is currently in offline mode. Switching to online.
action IE was successfully placed in online mode.
warn HTTP: Error 12007 connecting to www.microsoft.com: The server name or address could not be resolved
warn HTTPS: Error 12007 connecting to www.microsoft.com: The server name or address could not be resolved
warn FTP (Passive): Error 12007 connecting to ftp.microsoft.com: The server name or address could not be resolved
warn HTTP: Error 12007 connecting to www.hotmail.com: The server name or address could not be resolved
warn HTTPS: Error 12007 connecting to www.passport.net: The server name or address could not be resolved
warn FTP (Active): Error 12007 connecting to ftp.microsoft.com: The server name or address could not be resolved
error Could not make an HTTP connection.
error Could not make an HTTPS connection.
error Could not make an FTP connection.



Any ideas would be more than welcome!