IE virus wtfvs

[artkolkovk]

Hey guys I had an old laptop running XP Pro. A couple of weeks ago, every time I would connect to the internet via DSL or wireless, the hard drive light would come on - as if it were writing something to the hard drive. It would cause IE to run slower than dial-up. I looked in task manager and although the CPU usage was high, there didn't seem to be a process listed that was using it. I used LavaSoft Adaware to scan on a regular basis as well as Norton 2005. I eventually gave up and bought a new laptop (Vista Home), which now has the same problem. It is obviously related to something that I copied over to the new computer from the old computer. But the things is, Norton Internet security isn't picking up a virus. I used it to scan everything before copying it on to the new computer. Has anyone heard of such a thing or had the same problem? I'd much rather be able to find and remove the problem rather than restore.

Thanks!

[davenz]

Uninstall Norton and install AVG 7.5 free; your computer will be 50% faster straight away. Make sure you re-enable the Windows Firewall if the Norton uninstall doesn't.

As for your slow browsing, it is most likely Norton Internet Security and Ad-Aware being overly 'protective'. See how it is after uninstalling these applications. If it makes no discernable difference (unlikely in the case of Norton) you can always reinstall them.

You can also try installing Firefox from Mozilla.org and see if that is as slow as IE, which could prove or disprove something is getting to IE (like a browser 'helper' of some description).

Ad-Aware, while fine, is not as good as Super AntiSpyware, which is also free and much lighter on its feet.

If it isn't any of these things, then there must be something else bogging you down.

Dave.

[GuitarSlinger]

Just browsing the internet my cpu fluctuates between 1 and 3%. How high are we talking?