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Today in firefox while surfing the internet, I opened a website it asked "This site may harm your computer" if you want to open this website add it in exception list. I added a website under exception list and trust this website.

After that situation, whenever I opend this website, it always points toward the localhost untill internet connected. I have setup localhost through apache (xampp server).

If internet not connected this website do not open anything but localhost still work as usaual.

How can I remove this situation so that this website do not point to locathost?

I am using winxp sp3. Same problem now appear in all browsers too.

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Have you checked your hosts file? – Kenzo Nov 24 '12 at 19:27
This could be malware. But I'd like to also hear what your hosts file contains first. Second, I'd recommend scanning your PC. – ionFish Nov 24 '12 at 22:22
Sounds like its your hosts file or DNS cache somewhere. Are you running a private DNS server or proxy that caches dns requests? – Frank Nov 25 '12 at 6:37
host file is ok, i have scanned the system too, moveover i donot using any proxy or private DNS – munir ahmad Nov 25 '12 at 7:53
Try testing it in Chrome or IE. That way we will know if its a FireFox plugin that is causing it or a system wide issue. – Frank Nov 27 '12 at 8:55

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