Internet explorer stops...

[Guest]

The problem that I'm having began about a month ago. I open IE (Internet
Explorer) and connect to the net and begin browsing. After about 20 to 30
later out of nowhere it tells me "this page is unnavailable". So i try
different websites but same thing. I know that it is not the connection
because I can still use msn messenger even when IE stops working. After I
close IE and disconnect I tried to open IE again but it then freezes the
computer (freezes explorer.exe). So I go to task manager and manually close
down IE (IExplorer.exe) and then I have to close down explorer (explorer.exe
[not IE]) and then restart explorer. If I shut down the computer and then
trun it back on again it will work for another 30 minutes. So I try to narrow
the problem down even further. I turn off the firewall and same problem.
After that I downloaded IE 7 and installed that. I didn't have the problem
for the first couple of days but then it came back. I have done all I can.
Thanks for your help. Nick

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

The problem that I'm having began about a month ago. I open IE (Internet
Explorer) and connect to the net and begin browsing. After about 20 to 30
later out of nowhere it tells me "this page is unnavailable". So i try
different websites but same thing. I know that it is not the connection
because I can still use msn messenger even when IE stops working. After I
close IE and disconnect I tried to open IE again but it then freezes the
computer (freezes explorer.exe). So I go to task manager and manually
close
down IE (IExplorer.exe) and then I have to close down explorer
(explorer.exe
[not IE]) and then restart explorer. If I shut down the computer and then
trun it back on again it will work for another 30 minutes. So I try to
narrow
the problem down even further. I turn off the firewall and same problem.
After that I downloaded IE 7 and installed that. I didn't have the problem
for the first couple of days but then it came back. I have done all I can.
Thanks for your help. Nick

I would guess it's a malware infection.
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