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Hi guys
For the last 3 weeks or so, when i open IE or mozilla, when i first boot, it
stays on finding page for half a minute or so before the internet kicks in.
It has only started happening recently.
I have not downloaded any updates for xp for a while and have not changed
any network settings.
I can ping the DNS servers so i know its not them.
Also the little network icon thingy near the clock doesn't appear till IE
finds the page.
My current setup is
XP Pro
Cnet pro 200 network card using driver that came with xp
SAR 715+ adsl router

Any more info LMK

Swiss T

You are running Windows XP and you haven't updated
for a while? Then I suggest that you do, including
scanning your system for viruses and other malware.

Online Antivirus scanners:
================
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ [See **** below.]
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
http://www.drweb-online.com/en/online_check.asp
http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp
http://scan.sygatetech.com/prestealthscan.html
http://www.virusoffice.com/clinic/index.cfm

**** Caveat:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archiv...3-07/0240.html


Anti-virus programs:
--------------------
KAV (Kaspersky)
http://www.kaspersky.com/

Sophos
http://www.sophos.com/products/sav/

eZ Antivirus (Computer Associates)
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/Antivirus.cfm


SPYWARE & OTHER MALWARE
----------------------------
Download, update and use ALL of the following -- even
if you already have them installed, UPDATE THEM NOW.
Malware changes by the day, even by the hour, so you MUST
have the latest version of removal tools:

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
SpyBot S&D guide
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~network/spybot/

Ad-Aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.lavasoft.nu/
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Ad-Aware VX2 cleaner plug-in
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/...2cleaner.shtml
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/plug...2cleaner.shtml
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/plug...2cleaner.shtml
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm#Attention

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.net-integration.net/tools...reblaster.html

CWShredder (CoolWebSearch remover)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html


On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:02:41 +0100, in
<>
SwissTony scrawled:

>Hi guys
>For the last 3 weeks or so, when i open IE or mozilla, when i first boot, it
>stays on finding page for half a minute or so before the internet kicks in.
>It has only started happening recently.
>I have not downloaded any updates for xp for a while and have not changed
>any network settings.
>I can ping the DNS servers so i know its not them.
>Also the little network icon thingy near the clock doesn't appear till IE
>finds the page.
>My current setup is
>XP Pro
>Cnet pro 200 network card using driver that came with xp
>SAR 715+ adsl router
>
>Any more info LMK
>
>Swiss T
>

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"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You are running Windows XP and you haven't updated
> for a while? Then I suggest that you do, including
> scanning your system for viruses and other malware.
>

I have been keeping up to date but i haven't put on SP2
I tried updating today, i still get the same prob after restart
I run kaspersky pro with special downloads so it protects against adware etc
i also have spybot, ad-aware, and spyware blaster installed.

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 18:13:32 +0100, in
<>
SwissTony scrawled:

>
>"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> You are running Windows XP and you haven't updated
>> for a while? Then I suggest that you do, including
>> scanning your system for viruses and other malware.
>>
>
>I have been keeping up to date but i haven't put on SP2
>I tried updating today, i still get the same prob after restart
>I run kaspersky pro with special downloads so it protects against adware etc
>i also have spybot, ad-aware, and spyware blaster installed.

Kaspersky is not sufficient protection against adware/spyware/
hijackers. You should use a dedicated program.

Download, update and use ALL of the following -- even
if you already have them installed, UPDATE THEM NOW.
Malware changes by the day, even by the hour, so you MUST
have the latest version of removal tools:

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
SpyBot S&D guide
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~network/spybot/

Ad-Aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.lavasoft.nu/
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Ad-Aware VX2 cleaner plug-in
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/...2cleaner.shtml
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/plug...2cleaner.shtml
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/plug...2cleaner.shtml
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm#Attention

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.net-integration.net/tools...reblaster.html

CWShredder (CoolWebSearch remover)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html


--
Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html