Re: internet explorer

From: Mike Catcher (mracatcher_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:21:26 -0400

"john" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B48681C-7C53-4F6A-987B-74872027145C@microsoft.com...
> hi l had the sasser virus at the weekend, i eventually got ride of it but
now when i am on the internet its running
> very slow, i have had the line checked and tests done on my broadband
connextion and have been told its a program thats making it run slow can any
one help please, it even froze when i was typing out this
> many thanks
> john

It is possible you have a spyware/hijacker problem which can cause IE to run
slow.

Please follow these steps in order to clean your computer of Malware which
can include Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Spyware, Hijackers and Dialers

Step 1:
Download Spybot and Adaware from the following locations and install them.
You should run both programs and clean up what it finds. This is to
gaurantee that you find the most malware you can installed on your computer.

Before running the scans on both programs, it is mandatory that you update
the programs. There are update options in each program when you run them.

http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=downloadSpybot

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/Ad-aware

If you would like to learn more about how to use these two programs with the
proper settings you can read the tutorials below:

AD-AWARE - Using Ad-aware to remove Spyware/Hijackers from Your Computer.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=48

SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY - Using Spybot - Search & Destroy to remove
Spyware from Your Computer.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=43

When you scan with both programs, fix everything that it finds.

When you are done with the scan and fixing the items. Please continue with
the next step.

Step 2:

It is important that you run Spybot and Adaware before you proceed with this
step. Fixing enties with Hijackthis may leave behind unwanted files on your
computer if the previous step was not done first.

Create a directory on your hardrive to save HijackThis.exe. A directory like
c:\hijackthis. If you do not do this, you will not be able to use the
backup/restore features.

Download HijackThis from:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zipHijackThis

Save this file into the directory you made previously and then run the
program. Click on the Scan button and when it is finished click on the Save
Log button. A Notepad window will open with the contents of this log. Click
on Edit then click on Select all. Then click on Edit and then Click on Copy.

Create a reply to this post here or one at the
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ where I am most often, and right
click in message area and select paste to paste the log into the post.

Someone will reply to you after reading this post. DO NOT fix any entries
unless you understand what you are doing.

To see a tutorial on using HijackThis you can click on the link below:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42