Hey everyone! About two months ago, I started playing Genshin Impact and faced a frustrating issue: I received an error message saying, "You have a proxy enabled, please disable it to run necessary updates." This problem kept me from enjoying the game. After some digging, I discovered that my laptop's proxy settings were hidden in the Registry Editor, along with related settings like ProxyEnable and ProxyOverride. I managed to delete those pesky settings, but the ProxyEnable option keeps reappearing with the address 127.0.0.1 and port 53172 (which seems to change every now and then). I've tried turning it off in the internet settings and manually deleting it from the registry, but it just comes back. I initially thought this might be due to a recent malware infection (I had a Trojan), but after running scans, my laptop appears to be clean. I'm running out of options here—besides resetting my laptop, can anyone shed some light on what's going on?
3 Answers
I totally get where you're coming from! I used to think these setups were super simple, too, but I learned the hard way that you need some basic tech knowledge. For my issue with Genshin, I logged into my admin account and shut off the proxy settings there—it worked like a charm. Maybe give that a shot!
It's important to check what scans you're using. Sometimes, certain tools are better at catching specific threats. If you haven't already, try using AdwCleaner and HitmanPro; they can be quite effective in these situations. Also, there's a chance your Internet Service Provider (ISP) might be messing with the settings, and if that's the case, you might need to consider switching providers if you want to resolve it.
Just so you know, the IP address 127.0.0.1 is actually your own computer. That means your internet traffic is being redirected to something running on your machine. You can find out which application is using that port by running a command in your command prompt. Type `netstat -ano | find "53172"` (or whatever the current port number is) to see the Process ID (PID). Then, use `tasklist | find "(insert pid here)"` to get the name of the application. This should help you pinpoint the culprit!
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