Spybot site blocked (Resolved)

I am running XP Home edition Service Pack 2. Ever since I've instialled it, my system has been running slower than before. Microsoft told me they suspected spyware and had be install and run Spybot. I did. Slight improvement. But then I discovered that the Spybot site appears to be blocked from my Explorer 6.0.

A nice Hestia Customer Care rep Laura, who is also a memebr of DAL, suggested I post my question here as she suspected my PC was infected with Malware/Hijackers. "Some of them prevent users to download known anti-spyware programs and spyware removers or visit the websites," she said.

Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.

Bob

See if you can get there with this URL

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

I cannot access that site, either. Same problem as with Spybot site. It appears blocked from my Explorer.

have you tried Ad-aware? download this and run a scan. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Try this please, open Internet Explorer, click Tools, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click Restricted sites, click the Sites button and look through the list and see if the Spybot S & D site is listed there. If so click on the entry and click the Remove button. HTH

Thanks, but there is no Spybot restriction among the restricted sites within the Security tab of the Explorer.

Of course, there are some numbered sites on the Restricted list, and one of them could be Spybot. But I have no way of knowing that.

What will that do? I am hesitant to download things before knowing for sure what the outcome will be.

You can read all about what it is and what it does at the URL provided by airheads, HTH

I've tried and cannot access http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/, either. Looks like someone really does not want me to run any spyblocking software, doesn't it? What now?