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bryan

thanks map and gerry
svc host isnt in my widows folder, and i have current
norton antivirus.
however, i went through all the services like was
suggested, and the one causing all the problems is...
internet explorer. i couldnt stop it, so i disabled it.
interesting that i can still use the net, when i couldnt
when telephony was disabled... but i am wanderin off the
subject. will it be bad to leave internet explorer
disabled in the services (im usin internet explorer now),
or will i have to try and do something to fix it?
 
thanks map and gerry
svc host isnt in my widows folder, and i have current
norton antivirus.
however, i went through all the services like was
suggested, and the one causing all the problems is...
internet explorer. i couldnt stop it, so i disabled it.
interesting that i can still use the net, when i couldnt
when telephony was disabled... but i am wanderin off the
subject. will it be bad to leave internet explorer
disabled in the services (im usin internet explorer now),
or will i have to try and do something to fix it?
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Bryan,

Is that service you're referring to "Internet Explorer" or "Internet
Connection Firewall (ICF)..."? I don't think "Internet Explorer"
service exists.

OTOH, disabling ICF might cause a problem. If you had been getting a
lot of hostile traffic, which would probably make ICF active (its job
is to block hostile traffic), stopping ICF could allow some of the
traffic to actually do you harm.

You might want to run a virus and spyware check.

For an online virus check use <http://housecall.trendmicro.com/>.

For a spyware check, get HijackThis, Spybot S&D, and expert advice at
SWI Forums (all free). Complete instructions are available at:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=5187

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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