Safari opens only Google pages

Hey guys,
I just bought my new MacBook White and have already started experiencing problems with it. Safari only open Google pages!!! How is that possible? Google.com, orkut.com, gmail.com... all these open. Facebook.com, download.com... none of these work... Google conspiracies?!
I have a LAN connection to the internet without any proxies. I have even tried installing Opera and Firefox, but none of them seem to fix the problem. How do I fix this?
Any kind of help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
- a unhappy customer
Message was edited by: waao

What do you mean by 'safe browsing' applications?
Well these other sites have never worked on the Mac. Its a new Mac and its the first time I am trying internet on it.
The ISP isn't blocking these sites, but I was able to find out how I am able to connect to the internet. Actually there is a main server which runs Windows XP and Tune Up Utilities 2008. This server has to be on for other users on the LAN to connect to the internet. Also the other users have to have a version on Tune Up Utilities 2008 installed on their Windows machine for the internet to work. Now the problem is that I have the first Mac in the network. Is there a version of Tune Up 2008 available for the Mac or is there any other way I can bypass this obstruction?
Thanks!

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