After my computer received an automatic virus vaccine update last night, I am unable to access large swaths of the internet that I usually access.
Including,
- YouTube
- Guilded
- DownDetector
- Any other Google service including search
- Discord
- Fandom/Wikia
- Wikipedia
- DuckDuckGo
- Rumble
- Gab
And a ton of other websites. But I can access only this particular website just fine. WTF is going on?
Can you explain what happens when you try to reach them? Do you receive a message in the browser? If so, that would be very helpful. Or, does it just load to a white page? (If your av interrupts secure data, even your time and date/certificate for that can cause page loading issues. Check that your time and date on the computer are accurate). Download the installer for for your antivirus software. Uninstall the installed version, test, and reinstall after you determine if it is the cause. I bet if the problem goes away when you uninstall, it probably won’t return upon reinstall. Also, if the uninstall process asks you whether you want to keep settings, say no.
PS: This may not be the right place Anons, but helping a digital warrior do his digital warrior things is a worthwhile cause.