Browser is Very Slow and shows strange behaviour.

[Lakshmi Jagarlapudi]

Hi All,
I am having att comcast broadband internet connection at home(Gateway
computer with Windows XP OS.).

I have been noticing of late that my browser is really slow. As an example,
when I go to any site, it fetches
the page quickly but at the last minute of fetching the page, it seems to be
doing something. That is what I understand
by the status bar that I see underneath. Also in general , I am feeling my
computer is slow.

Also in yahoo mail, after I compose an email, when I press the send button,
nothing happens. That is ,the mail is not
sent and the nothing happens.

Did anybody notice the following things? Can you please tell me what is the
reason for these observation or is it
a virus. Any quick suggestions are highly appreciated.

Thanks,

 

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/Lakshmi Jagarlapudi/ said:

I am having att comcast broadband internet connection at home(Gateway
computer with Windows XP OS.).

I have been noticing of late that my browser is really slow. As an example,
when I go to any site, it fetches
the page quickly but at the last minute of fetching the page, it seems to be
doing something. That is what I understand
by the status bar that I see underneath. Also in general , I am feeling my
computer is slow.

Also in yahoo mail, after I compose an email, when I press the send button,
nothing happens. That is ,the mail is not sent and the nothing happens.

http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/northrup/restoreperf.asp