IE8 Playing Up

This afternoon, IE8 on my desktop has just started to issue error messages from my dynamic DNS provider "Site blocked under your defense plan." when I attempt to call-up either my default search engine (Google) or the BBC website. I certainly haven't added these sites to the list of the excluded - Some thoughtful persons obviously done it for me !

By clicking the "Continue to this site" button on the error web page, I eventually get through to the desired web page.

How can I fix this ?

I can access these sites without problem using other non-MS windows powered devices on the same network, so can I take it that the problem is restricted to my desktop ?

Anyway, clearing the temporary files store in IE8 restores access to Google as default website and returns access to BBC site showing text only i.e. sans pictures ????

Not even doing a DNS Flush in the Command Line will correct the problem with BBC access.

And, after a couple of cycles of use of IE8, the problem with Google returns, requiring a re-delete of IE8 temporary files.

Norton isn't picking this up !

It was perfectly OK earlier this morning.

Also, the RSS newsfeed on my BBC sidebar gadget has packed-up. Same cause ?

Postscript

Ran a Norton full system scan. And I saw the name Rustock momentarily flash-up on the screen. Ekkk !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustock_botnet.

But this is supposed to be long-dead now.

After the scan had finished I checked the threats detected and resolved list - Rustock not showing. Nothing in Quarantine and system marked "Secure". Checked the Unresolved threats list - nothing showing. WTF ?

When, after logging-on this morning, I check "My recent security history" in Norton I find that following a Norton live-update session that subsequent entries (x 5) in the Security History listing, relating to Medium risk access violations which have been blocked, instead of showing the time of the action i.e. approximately 0800-0900 today, are showing time and date set to 18:33, 1st January 2021. In the case of each of the 5 entries, the target for the intruder is CCSVChost.exe in the Norton Security Engine and the origin of the action ("Actor" in Nortonese) is a Adobe setup file on my disk.

The scan history appears to have stopped recording further actions after this point.

Never had anything like this before.

Any ideas what's going on.

Double Postscript

http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/CCSvcHost-exe-Hijacks-My-Computer/td-p/214839

Just found this. But I thought I had the 2011 version insatlled. Yet another little job to do today.

Question how does something that's already been dealt with by Norton get through the system ? Is it a modified version.

Nick

Edited 8 June, 201115 yr by Clunkclick