Windows 7 putty unable to connect, but works in safemode

puttysshwindows 7

Ok so I have been trying to get putty to run on windows 7, with very little luck.

Here is the event log from putty:

2012-08-09 15:23:28 Looking up host "redacted ip"

2012-08-09 15:23:28 Connecting to redacted ip port 22

2012-08-09 15:23:49 Failed to connect to redacted ip: Network error: Connection timed out

2012-08-09 15:23:49 Network error: Connection timed out

So far I have ensured that my routers firewall is off, turned off my firewall and anti-virus (including windows), tried various suggestions from Google including other SSH clients to no avail. I have ensured that both my router and computer are cleared for port 22. I have used netstat as well, and found nothing blocked.

The only thing that has had any success is booting windows into safe mode with networking.

That has gotten it to work but outside of that no luck. So my best guess is it is something that I am not thinking of that is blocking it. So anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Any advice would be appreciated.

edit

I have used the same user in safe mode and not in safemode. The account I am using is marked as the owner of putty in taskmanager. Trying it as telnet gave no further results. Using nmap it properly shows port 22 as tcp open and ssh. I have also used filezilla to connect to a ftp server in the past with no trouble.

Best Answer

In this post I read how and what to fix.

Posibility : A previous antivirus software could have left entries in the registry and other places which weren't removed after the uninstall.

What to do?

  1. Search for and remove all entries made by your previous antivirus (usually there are some tools to help you)
  2. If step 1 doesn't solve the problem, try autoruns to see what is running and disabling what shouldn't run at boot (restart after making changes of course)
  3. Try closing processes you don't need
  4. do a limited startup
  5. Run combofix after mbam to make sure you have no problems with virusses
  6. Run ccleaner

Disclaimer

The tools provided are free (until you want more advanced options). The use of the tools I recommend can do harm to your computer if you don't really know what you're doing, so ask a professional if your not comfortable. Uninstall all programs you won't need anymore (especially combofix)

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