Internet Explorer hangs when typing a web address into the address bar

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stemc ©

Hi there,

I've had a problem over the past couple of months with Internet Explorer 6
(all latest service packs installed, and I use the Windows 2000 operating
system).

Basically, when I open a new IE window, and type a web address into the
address bar and press return, it will sometimes hang. The only way to close
it is to go into the Task Manager and choose 'End Task.' I will then get a
window appear saying it is not responding, so I choose to 'End Now.'

Afterwards, when I open another IE window, and type the address in again, it
will sometimes hang again. This can happen a few times, one after another,
but eventually, I will be able to open another IE window, and it *will*
work!

Basically, this problem keeps happening, but sometimes it will hang once,
twice, three, or more times. It has been happening a lot more than usual
tonight, and has been really annoying me, and hence I'm posting here for
help.

When I type into the address bar, it has hung on me no matter what format
I've typed the address, whether I've typed www.whatever.com or whatever.com.
It seems to be random. I'm sure it has hung on me when http://whatever.com
and http://www.whatever.com, but tonight, when I type in the http:// part,
it is working perfectly each time. Then after the problem happening a dozen
or more times, I type in the same address, and it works every time! :-S

Any advice on how to fix this problem will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Stephen
 
Check your system for "hijackware":

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Run in this order:

1. CWShredder (fix all)

2. Ad-Aware (fix all)

3. Spybot (generally, fix all in red)

Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957

--
HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect
 
Hi Robear,

Thank you for your comprehensive reply, it is much appreciated.

I already have Ad-Aware and Spybot installed, with the latest updates, and
they give me the all clear. This is why I posted here, because I felt that
this might not have been a 'hijackware' problem. However, I will read
through those links that you have posted.

....I have just downloaded CWShredder, and this found that everything was
'not present,' but it did restore 8 IE infected entries (sorry, I forgot
what the exact words were, but you will know what I mean, it was one of the
final items in the list).

....I did the above a few hours ago, and I've just encountered the same
problem with my Internet Explorer browser freezing. I will try HijackThis
next, and will post my findings in one of those forums. If I find a
solution, I will also post back here out of courtesy to yourself for helping
me, and in case it can help any others with similar problems.

Thanks again.

Kind Regards,

Ste


| Check your system for "hijackware":
|
| Dealing with Hijackware
| http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
| http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
| http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
|
| CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder
| http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
|
| Run in this order:
|
| 1. CWShredder (fix all)
|
| 2. Ad-Aware (fix all)
|
| 3. Spybot (generally, fix all in red)
|
| Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
| and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
| everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
| (http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
| It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
**Post
| your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
| http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
|
| [Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
| http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
|
| Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
| now on, do both daily.
|
| So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
| http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
|
| --
| HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
|
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
|
| AumHa Forums
| http://forum.aumha.org
|
| Protect Your PC
| http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect
|
| stemc © wrote:
| > Hi there,
| >
| > I've had a problem over the past couple of months with Internet Explorer
6
| > (all latest service packs installed, and I use the Windows 2000
operating
| > system).
| >
| > Basically, when I open a new IE window, and type a web address into the
| > address bar and press return, it will sometimes hang. The only way to
| > close it is to go into the Task Manager and choose 'End Task.' I will
| > then get a window appear saying it is not responding, so I choose to
'End
| > Now.'
| >
| > Afterwards, when I open another IE window, and type the address in
again,
| > it will sometimes hang again. This can happen a few times, one after
| > another, but eventually, I will be able to open another IE window, and
it
| > *will* work!
| >
| > Basically, this problem keeps happening, but sometimes it will hang
once,
| > twice, three, or more times. It has been happening a lot more than
usual
| > tonight, and has been really annoying me, and hence I'm posting here for
| > help.
| >
| > When I type into the address bar, it has hung on me no matter what
format
| > I've typed the address, whether I've typed www.whatever.com or
| > whatever.com. It seems to be random. I'm sure it has hung on me when
| > http://whatever.com and http://www.whatever.com, but tonight, when I
type
| > in the http:// part, it is working perfectly each time. Then after the
| > problem happening a dozen or more times, I type in the same address, and
| > it works every time! :-S
| >
| > Any advice on how to fix this problem will be much appreciated.
| >
| > Thanks,
| >
| > Stephen
|
 
We've seen several cases as yours in
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 recently.

You might also try...

1. (Re-)Installing 5.6 Scripting Engine from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP-SP1 users can ignore 2a and 2b; See
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
--
HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
Hi Robear,

Thank you for your comprehensive reply, it is much appreciated.

I already have Ad-Aware and Spybot installed, with the latest updates, and
they give me the all clear. This is why I posted here, because I felt
that this might not have been a 'hijackware' problem. However, I will
read through those links that you have posted.

...I have just downloaded CWShredder, and this found that everything was
'not present,' but it did restore 8 IE infected entries (sorry, I forgot
what the exact words were, but you will know what I mean, it was one of
the final items in the list).

...I did the above a few hours ago, and I've just encountered the same
problem with my Internet Explorer browser freezing. I will try HijackThis
next, and will post my findings in one of those forums. If I find a
solution, I will also post back here out of courtesy to yourself for
helping me, and in case it can help any others with similar problems.

PA Bear said:
Check your system for "hijackware":

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Run in this order:

1. CWShredder (fix all)

2. Ad-Aware (fix all)

3. Spybot (generally, fix all in red)

Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before
each and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't
catch everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
or http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not
here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
--
stemc said:
I've had a problem over the past couple of months with Internet
Explorer 6 (all latest service packs installed, and I use the Windows
2000 operating system).

Basically, when I open a new IE window, and type a web address into the
address bar and press return, it will sometimes hang. The only way to
close it is to go into the Task Manager and choose 'End Task.' I will
then get a window appear saying it is not responding, so I choose to
'End Now.'

Afterwards, when I open another IE window, and type the address in
again, it will sometimes hang again. This can happen a few times, one
after another, but eventually, I will be able to open another IE
window, and it *will* work!

Basically, this problem keeps happening, but sometimes it will hang
once, twice, three, or more times. It has been happening a lot more
than usual tonight, and has been really annoying me, and hence I'm
posting here for help.

When I type into the address bar, it has hung on me no matter what
format I've typed the address, whether I've typed www.whatever.com or
whatever.com. It seems to be random. I'm sure it has hung on me when
http://whatever.com and http://www.whatever.com, but tonight, when I
type in the http:// part, it is working perfectly each time. Then
after the problem happening a dozen or more times, I type in the same
address, and it works every time! :-S

Any advice on how to fix this problem will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Stephen
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