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Download and run CWS Shredder and Spy bot search and destroy they might help
as will checking to see what as attached itself to IE
 
Ayman said:
Any body seen this: I typed www.microsoft.com and I was directed to
http://www.www.microsoft.com.org/, I have been experiencing very slow
IE 6, Sp2, 30 sec. to open a page!!!

any ideas? scanned my system with ad-ware and microsoft new beta??
and Symantec new dif. anti-virus software.
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First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
It doesn't sound like spyware to me, but some of the previous responses
are very amusing!

I think your DNS server was responding slowly, and when you typed in
www.microsoft.com it didn't get back quickly enough with a
corresponding IP address.

If it can't get a response from the DNS server, IE will automatically
fill in the "www" and some common extensions (.com, .org etc.) for you
in an attempt to get to the page you actually "want". So when it can't
find "www.microsoft.com" it'll try looking for
"www.www.microsoft.com.com" etc.

Try typing "eBay" in your browser and ie will (intelligently?) work out
that what you really mean is "http://www.ebay.com" and will load eBay
up for you.
 
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