IE won't open

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Maude

I have an intermittent problem in that sometimes when I
try to open internet explorer (6) nothing happens. My
home page address is there but everything just hangs. I
usually need to reboot to fix it. I have XP and use Vet
antivirus prog and Zonealarm pro firewall. I can't think
of a reason this has started happening. Is there some
way I can check or troubleshoot IE. Also if I open OE6
it hangs when I try to "send/recieve" mail.
Any help or suggestions appreciated
 
Hi,

Have you checked your machine for spyware/malware ?

Download, install, *update* and run these two programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items
listed in red.)

Additional information at:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note the security recommendations.

BHOs and Spyware
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm#BHOCOP

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Search for common parasites at
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
 
Thanks for reply,
Yes I have SpyBot and use it regularly but haven't used
Ad-aware for a while.
 
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