Help! Unable to access websites

[pharvey]

On TalkTalk DM?......

Thousands of TalkTalk Users Hit by Internet Problems

"Tens of thousands of TalkTalk customers reported problems with their internet connection on Friday morning.

Popular tracking website DownDetector logged more than 30,000 reports beginning at around 10:00 BST, scattered across the UK.

TalkTalk's Twitter feed was flooded with reports from users trying to work from home without internet.

The firm said the problem was fixed at around 11:30 BST, but it did not provide any details about the cause.

"We're aware that some customers were unable to access certain websites for a short period earlier today," the company said in a statement.

"The issue has now been resolved and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."

Earlier, it had suggested that some services were unaffected by the problem."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52848894

[dtaai-maai]

Yep!

I have to say I'm pretty happy with the service and the contract, no problems until this morning.

[Dannie Boy]

I used to be with Avast but switched to Bitdefender (Paid version) about two years ago and have found it very reliable.

[pharvey]

Yep!

I have to say I'm pretty happy with the service and the contract, no problems until this morning.

To be fair, there has to be a massive loading due to the Lock-down. Suffered myself with lower speeds at times, but have not had the same issues with access.

[pharvey]

I used to be with Avast but switched to Bitdefender (Paid version) about two years ago and have found it very reliable.

Have also heard very good things about Bitdefender and not expensive at +/- USD 50, though have no experience personally.

[buksida]

This is pretty good at cleaning Windows nasties:

https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

Using a skinny browser (Not Edge or Chrome) will also speed things up.