Unstable Connection

[kaysig]

For some reason my internet connection has become unstable. The modem shows I'm connected, my IP say's I'm connected and it's something in my hard drive that's causing the problem, but I don't know what. I lose connection when I'm on messenger, my email advisers keep popping up every few mins ( With the same message) and sometimes pages cannot be displayed. Can someone help.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

I would scan for any spyware in the computer. These search result may help.

spyware
How do I know if I have spyware installed on your computer · How to protect your computer against spyware · How to remove the spyware. Related Topics ...
http://howtonetworking.com/others/spyware0.htm -

trojan & spyware block internet
Resolution: Based on the Network Monitor and log, we found the problem computer with many Trojan and spyware. After we cleaned the computer and install a ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/casestudy/spywareblockinternet1.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
For some reason my internet connection has become unstable. The modem shows I'm connected, my IP say's I'm connected and it's something in my hard drive that's causing the problem, but I don't know what. I lose connection when I'm on messenger, my email advisers keep popping up every few mins ( With the same message) and sometimes pages cannot be displayed. Can someone help.

 

[kaysig]

Thanks for the advise but I seem to have inadvertently found the problem. I
recently installed AOL Active Virus Shield and when I turned it on this it
went through it's usual routine of connecting and disconnecting until Zone
Alarm asked for permission for the Virus Shield to act as a server, after I
chose deny, so far so good. It seems to be back to normal. I have run a
virus scan and it found a couple of problems, but I think this was the cause
of my problems. I hope this helps anyone else who might be having a problem
with AOL.
For some reason my internet connection has become unstable. The modem shows
I'm connected, my IP say's I'm connected and it's something in my hard
drive that's causing the problem, but I don't know what. I lose connection
when I'm on messenger, my email advisers keep popping up every few mins (
With the same message) and sometimes pages cannot be displayed. Can someone
help.

 

[Guest]

I had a similar problem for over a year; finally went to Zone Alarm user
forum and found a solution. At least in my case, I went to this page and
found the answer:
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=security&message.id=13920

Try it. Good luck.