15 sec. delay in loading webpages

[Josh]

For a few days, there is a 15 sec. delay before IE 6.0
downloads ANY webpage. The download speed is normal after
it starts downloading, and Outlook Express immediately
downloads as soon as it opens. There are no viruses,
parasites, malware, etc. found on my computer. Thanks

 

[Rob Parsons]

Was that during the black-out in North America? If so it is probably just a
tempory internet routing problem (some routers may have lost power and shut
down and internet traffic would have had to be re-routed)

 

[Mike Burgess]

Josh,
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-20-03]
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