Last week I received and quickly removed files called
svcwinhost and aproxyhost from my PC as well as unchecking
them from startup in the configuration utility (and indeed
removing the entries via the registry). Ever since then,
there always seems to be a delay when I click on any link
while surfing. Does anyone know what the problem is? Prior
to this, IE always took its time to load the first page
when initially opened, but from thereonin, it sailed along.

p.s. I thought that this may be fixed when I just upgraded
from v5.5 to v6 but it didn't.

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Last week I received and quickly removed files called
> svcwinhost and aproxyhost from my PC as well as unchecking
> them from startup in the configuration utility (and indeed
> removing the entries via the registry). Ever since then,
> there always seems to be a delay when I click on any link
> while surfing. Does anyone know what the problem is? Prior
> to this, IE always took its time to load the first page
> when initially opened, but from thereonin, it sailed along.
>
> p.s. I thought that this may be fixed when I just upgraded
> from v5.5 to v6 but it didn't.

First eliminate any other scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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Thanks very much Frank. I did as you suggested and got rid
of a whole bunch of crap (why is it legal for
companies/people to do this?), but the delays are still
there. It took about 25 seconds to load the newsgroups
page. Anything else I can try? Would it be safe to
uninstall and install the program from scratch?

Paul.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:037f01c3a619$092615f0$(E-Mail Removed)
>> Last week I received and quickly removed files called
>> svcwinhost and aproxyhost from my PC as well as
unchecking
>> them from startup in the configuration utility (and
indeed
>> removing the entries via the registry). Ever since then,
>> there always seems to be a delay when I click on any
link
>> while surfing. Does anyone know what the problem is?
Prior
>> to this, IE always took its time to load the first page
>> when initially opened, but from thereonin, it sailed
along.
>>
>> p.s. I thought that this may be fixed when I just
upgraded
>> from v5.5 to v6 but it didn't.
>
>First eliminate any other scumware.
>See
>Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and
Search Engines
>http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
>--
>Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>http://www.fjsmjs.com
>
>.
>

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:046c01c3a7f5$55c29ef0$(E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks very much Frank. I did as you suggested and got rid
> of a whole bunch of crap (why is it legal for
> companies/people to do this?), but the delays are still
> there. It took about 25 seconds to load the newsgroups
> page. Anything else I can try? Would it be safe to
> uninstall and install the program from scratch?
>
> Paul.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:037f01c3a619$092615f0$(E-Mail Removed)
>>> Last week I received and quickly removed files called
>>> svcwinhost and aproxyhost from my PC as well as unchecking
>>> them from startup in the configuration utility (and indeed
>>> removing the entries via the registry). Ever since then,
>>> there always seems to be a delay when I click on any link
>>> while surfing. Does anyone know what the problem is? Prior
>>> to this, IE always took its time to load the first page
>>> when initially opened, but from thereonin, it sailed along.
>>>
>>> p.s. I thought that this may be fixed when I just upgraded
>>> from v5.5 to v6 but it didn't.
>>
>> First eliminate any other scumware.
>> See
>> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>>

It's safe, but I doubt if it will fix anything.
Did you post a HijackThis log per the instructions?

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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