Guest Kompu Kid Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I have built myself a new computer recently. I still have not fully deployed it and keep using the old computer. Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. I started the repair process, no success. When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the "run" box keeps the last command issued. I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I also have Spybot-SD. I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea how I can do this? I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's "Housecalls". What else would you do? Thanks! Deguza Quote
Guest 1PW Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 On 03/23/2009 12:54 AM, Kompu Kid sent:<span style="color:blue"> > I have built myself a new computer recently. I still have not fully > deployed it and keep using the old computer. > > Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related > software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. > > Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. > I started the repair process, no success. > > When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, > I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the > "run" box keeps the last command issued. > > I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address > instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. > > The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I > have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I > also have Spybot-SD. > > I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually > assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. > > I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure > out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? > I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea > how I can do this? > > I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's > "Housecalls". > > What else would you do? > > Thanks! > > Deguza</span> If either of the above scans finds anything, report it here. Try running the free versions of MBAM AND SAS: <http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php> <http://www.superantispyware.com/> Also make a rootkit check with GMER: <http://www.gmer.net/index.php> Please update this thread with your progress. Pete -- 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] Quote
Guest Zebby Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 The 169.x.x.x address is assigned by Windows when it set to use DHCP and cannot ocntact the DHCP server. Is your router still serving addresses correctly? At the command prompt try: ipconfig /release then... ipconfig /renew (In both cases there is a space between ipconfig and the /) "Kompu Kid" <deguza@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2bf0cb6d-909c-49e0-b8de-20f397b24c26@e1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:blue"> >I have built myself a new computer recently. I still have not fully > deployed it and keep using the old computer. > > Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related > software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. > > Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. > I started the repair process, no success. > > When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, > I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the > "run" box keeps the last command issued. > > I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address > instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. > > The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I > have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I > also have Spybot-SD. > > I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually > assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. > > I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure > out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? > I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea > how I can do this? > > I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's > "Housecalls". > > What else would you do? > > Thanks! > > Deguza </span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 From: "Kompu Kid" <deguza@hotmail.com> | I have built myself a new computer recently. I still have not fully | deployed it and keep using the old computer. | Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related | software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. | Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. | I started the repair process, no success. | When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, | I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the | "run" box keeps the last command issued. | I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address | instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. | The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I | have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I | also have Spybot-SD. | I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually | assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. | I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure | out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? | I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea | how I can do this? | I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's | "Housecalls". | What else would you do? | Thanks! | Deguza See Zebby's reply. IP address 169.254.x.y is IP AutoConfiguration. That's what you get when a PC setup for DHCP can't get an address. In your case your Ruter. Look at your Router and make sure its functioning correctly. Reboot it, etc. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest Bert Hyman Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 In news:2bf0cb6d-909c-49e0-b8de-20f397b24c26@e1g2000pra.googlegroups.com Kompu Kid <deguza@hotmail.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure > out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out?</span> Addresses in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range are assigned when a valid address can't be obtained from the DHCP server. They're "link local" addresses and will only allow communication with other hosts on your own local LAN. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3927.txt This document describes how a host may automatically configure an interface with an IPv4 address within the 169.254/16 prefix that is valid for communication with other devices connected to the same physical (or logical) link. IPv4 Link-Local addresses are not suitable for communication with devices not directly connected to the same physical (or logical) link, and are only used where stable, routable addresses are not available (such as on ad hoc or isolated networks). -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com Quote
Guest Lem Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Kompu Kid wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I have built myself a new computer recently. I still have not fully > deployed it and keep using the old computer. > > Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related > software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. > > Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. > I started the repair process, no success. > > When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, > I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the > "run" box keeps the last command issued. > > I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address > instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. > > The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I > have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I > also have Spybot-SD. > > I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually > assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. > > I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure > out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? > I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea > how I can do this? > > I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's > "Housecalls". > > What else would you do? > > Thanks! > > Deguza</span> In addition to everything else, when you wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the"run" box keeps the last command issued.</span> did you mean that someone other than you had entered "regedit" in the run box? If that's what you meant, then yes, if an unauthorized possibly malicious person has had physical access to your computer, it is entirely likely that your computer has been compromised, completely aside from any symptoms you may actually be seeing. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm Quote
Guest Kompu Kid Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 On Mar 23, 12:54 am, Kompu Kid <deg...@hotmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I have built myself a  new computer recently. I still have not fully > deployed it and keep using the old computer. > > Today I started the computer and discovered that some internet related > software such as Skype, MSN messenger, etc. are not working. > > Digging deeper I found out that the computer is not seeing the router. > I started  the repair process, no success. > > When I tried to find out what IP the computer has with the cmd window, > I found out that there was a "regedit" command issued recently--the > "run" box keeps the last command issued. > > I also found out that the computer has an "169.254.187.13" IP address > instead of 192.168.2.5 that it usually gets through DHCP. > > The computer is running XP professional and has the latest updates. I > have AVG's basic version as an antivirus software and the security. I > also have Spybot-SD. > > I am able to get the computer connected to Internet by manually > assigning it an IP address, etc. DHCP won't work. > > I did some search on "169.254.187.13" IP address, but I cannot figure > out who owns it. Any ideas as to how I can find out? > I cannot figure out what was done with the regedit command. Any idea > how I can do this? > > I am currently running a scan with AVG and will later run Trendmicro's > "Housecalls". > > What else would you do? > > Thanks! > > Deguza</span> Thank you for all of you who helped me in this matter. I guess my router's DHCP server was acting up. I did not realize that the "169.254.187.13" IP address is a default in cases like this. As for the REGEDIT issue, it is still a mystery. But scans showed no problems. Deguza Quote
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