Topic: Wierd browser problem

[wibomps]

Hi,
Can anyone help with a problem that has started recently. Whenever I get a long form in my browser. It seems to run in slow motion. Filling forms on Ebay for example: it can take 5-6 seconds for each letter typed to register on screen. This occurs whatever browser I use - (Even in fpxpress. esp. if there is a lot of java on the page). I am running Windows ME. There are no viri or spyware running (I've checked), and I have plenty of memory. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling everything with no effect. Am I missing something obvious?

[Simon]

Well, it is a classic symptom of spyware, or something else hogging your resources.  Have you looked in Task Manager to see if there's something eating everything up?  What did you use to scan for spyware?  We recommend a combimation of Ad Aware, Spybot and Spyware Blaster (links below).  You sometimes need to run the scanners in Safe Mode, with System Restore temporarily disabled to get rid of spyware embedded deep in your system.  You could also run Hijack This, and post the log on here, which we could have a look at for you.  

Ad Aware
Spybot S&D
Spyware Blaster
Hijack This

[wibomps]

Many thanks Simon. I had only checked for spyware with SpybotSD. I didn't realise that other progs would be required. Following your advice I downloaded Ad-aware6, and ran it in safe mode. I was infested with DYFUCA malware, which the prog removed for me. After re-start I tested the system - Brilliant! it is once again back to the old banger of a computer that I had come to know and love. CHEERS!

[Dack]

I always find that Spybot and Adaware complement each other in that both find product the other missed

BTW did you know of the the fake adaware site that installs a trojan downloader instead  >

(Use ada-ware.com or adaware.com and you get to the 'fake' site, the correct site being lavasoft.de)

[Simon]

Glad you got it sorted, wibomps, and  

[chorleydave]

BTW did you know of the the fake adaware site that installs a trojan downloader instead  >

(Use ada-ware.com or adaware.com and you get to the 'fake' site, the correct site being lavasoft.de)

That's very useful information, Dack.  I certainly did not know about that.

There are some real bar-stewards out there.  :tony: