Page cannot be displayed for some sites

[bobby]

Some websites like yahoo or google does not come up if the
computer has be on for a while. After rebooting the
problem goes away.

If I use Netscape browser all websites work. But in IE the
page cannot be displayed message comes.

did anyone experience this ?

bobby

 

[H Leboeuf]

There's a good possibility that this is being caused by a third-party
program (adware, spyware, parasite).
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Or this if other search engines are not working.

Qhosts virus/trojan, ALERT!.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojqhosts1.html

Removal tools that have been used with success.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Software_Services/virus/index.html
http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-cleanqhosts.html

Be sure that you install hotfix 828750 which fixes the exploit that this
virus uses:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp


Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm