For some reason in the last couple months my computer has been acting up and things haven't been working correctly. For instance the backup and restore function just stopped working, it had been turned off in the registry for some reason and i have no idea why.
But i also have a big problem with windows allowing programs access to the internet. Many programs work fine, like Steam, browsers, Spotify, etc. but any application i just download (an installer for instance) is not allowed access to the internet. And many installers require additional packages to be downloaded so i then cannot install that program. Also things like download managers and also the Sky Go web application does not work because of the same outbound connection problems.
I have tried turning off all firewalls which does nothing, added exceptions, turned AV off, literally everything i could think of to try and get this working but nothing seems to help.
I really want to be able to install certain programs and also it would be great to use the sky go app so if anyone would be able to help me that would be amazing. I'll provide extra info if you ask for it
EDIT: Right after two minutes people seem to be jumping all aboard the virus train. Gonna explain some of what i said:
Download manager - SecureDownloadManager that i downloaded from my university to be able to download microsoft software.
No firewall - I disabled it to try and get the programs to work. It was broken before the firewall was disabled.
No AV - see above
Additional packages - go and download the Filezilla setup application. Turn off your internet and then try and install it.
I am an IT student, I'm very 'internet wise' when it comes to what websites/emails/downloads i should and shouldn't touch. I never download anything not official and on the rare occasion i do it is left for a week, scanned and run in sandboxie an million times. However, I may have a virus and plan on formatting anyway. But i would still like some other suggestions or tips other than "You definitely have a virus, you're screwed'
But i also have a big problem with windows allowing programs access to the internet. Many programs work fine, like Steam, browsers, Spotify, etc. but any application i just download (an installer for instance) is not allowed access to the internet. And many installers require additional packages to be downloaded so i then cannot install that program. Also things like download managers and also the Sky Go web application does not work because of the same outbound connection problems.
I have tried turning off all firewalls which does nothing, added exceptions, turned AV off, literally everything i could think of to try and get this working but nothing seems to help.
I really want to be able to install certain programs and also it would be great to use the sky go app so if anyone would be able to help me that would be amazing. I'll provide extra info if you ask for it
EDIT: Right after two minutes people seem to be jumping all aboard the virus train. Gonna explain some of what i said:
Download manager - SecureDownloadManager that i downloaded from my university to be able to download microsoft software.
No firewall - I disabled it to try and get the programs to work. It was broken before the firewall was disabled.
No AV - see above
Additional packages - go and download the Filezilla setup application. Turn off your internet and then try and install it.
I am an IT student, I'm very 'internet wise' when it comes to what websites/emails/downloads i should and shouldn't touch. I never download anything not official and on the rare occasion i do it is left for a week, scanned and run in sandboxie an million times. However, I may have a virus and plan on formatting anyway. But i would still like some other suggestions or tips other than "You definitely have a virus, you're screwed'