Getting thrown off

[Guest]

On my Windows XP Home version ,everytime I go to a site using the
www.xxxx.com address, it allows me to see the site for about 4-5 seconds and
then throws me off. The computer does not shut down but I have to log back on
to the net. However, if I use a search engine without the www. and .com, e.g.
Google or Yahoo search, and link to the www. address that way, everything
works fine. I've tried to reset to a point before it happened to no avail.
Any suggestions?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

On my Windows XP Home version ,everytime I go to a site using the
www.xxxx.com address, it allows me to see the site for about 4-5 seconds
and
then throws me off. The computer does not shut down but I have to log back
on
to the net. However, if I use a search engine without the www. and .com,
e.g.
Google or Yahoo search, and link to the www. address that way, everything
works fine. I've tried to reset to a point before it happened to no avail.
Any suggestions?

Sounds like malware.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315