[biketrial]

managed to find 3 things with dr web

bel ami belami flings 6 .wmv;C:\My Shared Folder\vids x;Trojan.DownLoader.1730;Deleted.;
pv.exe;C:\Program Files\xamp\xampp\apache\bin;Program.PrcView.3725;Incurable.Moved.;


patt

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Hello again Patt

I think that realistically, the chance of malware being responsible is almost nil.

When I put my mind to work on your problem, I come to rael-time scanners. If the problem is only during internet sessions, then it is likely to be a firewall, but if it is also happening at other times too, then I think that AV might be the culprit. I am going to take a guess here and advise you to uninstall Norton and then re-install it. Hopefully this will be the problem and the solution, if not, I'll have to pass you onto another forum.

Let me know how it goes.

[Crustyoldbloke]

Hello again Patt

I think that realistically, the chance of malware being responsible is almost nil.

When I put my mind to work on your problem, I come to rael-time scanners. If the problem is only during internet sessions, then it is likely to be a firewall, but if it is also happening at other times too, then I think that AV might be the culprit. I am going to take a guess here and advise you to uninstall Norton and then re-install it. Hopefully this will be the problem and the solution, if not, I'll have to pass you onto another forum.

Let me know how it goes.

[biketrial]

well i was so frustrated i started messing about, and turned off the firewall just to see and it seems to have cured the problem so seems like you were correct. Is running without the windows firewall ok?

Thanks for your help anyway i'm sure you've cleared aload of junk of my computer anyway

[Crustyoldbloke]

I have come across that before. I wonder if you were unaware of having two firewalls? It is possible that Norton is providing one too.

Go to http://www.grc.com and follow the links for SHIELDS UP. When you get to the page where you select the type of scan, go for an all ports scan and have a look at the result. That should tell you quite a bit.

The Windows XP firewall is one way only, incoming. Nowadays, the norm is outgoing too. There are still some free FW about.

[Crustyoldbloke]

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