[sleepy3863]

Ive got a problem with another pc i have here.... friend brought it over for vid card upgrade, went to download latest drivers BEFORE installing new card, IE would not open... (IE is what his better half uses, he uses FF) opened task manager, iexplore.exe is running, CPU is at 50%, and mem usage stops at 1768k... I let it sit for a few hours to see if it ever opened (started drinking and forgot about it) and ended up killing the process... next morning, tried again, same thing, tried FF, CPU @ 50%, mem usage @ 4580k... window NEVER OPENS!!! utorrent can access internet, messenger, windows update and a few other programs, all access internet... but browsers are locked out, will not open. Ive tried reinstalling java, because limewire (java based?) would show the splash screen and then close... IIRC, that was a java update that needed to be installed a few years back, thought it was the same thing again... still no luck.... any help would be appreciated, would like to get this fixed


have checked for viruses, trojans, rootkits, cant find anything...



Win XP MCE Version 2002 SP3
mcafee security suite by comcast
AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 6000+ 3.01Ghz
3.0 GB RAM
NVidia GeForce 7300SE
latest utorrent
limewire uninstalled successfully

Edited by sleepy3863, 09 January 2010 - 08:56 PM.

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because limewire (java based?) would show the splash screen and then close

Limewire is notorious for infections.

I suggest you go to the Malware Removal and Spyware Removal Forum and run all the steps located in the
START HERE. These self-help tools will help you clean up 70% of problems on your own.
If you are still having problems after doing the steps, then please post the reguested logs in THAT forum.
If you are unable to run any of the tools then start a new topic in the malware forum and put this in the subject line...I am unable to run any malware tools

If you are still having problems after being given a clean bill of health from the malware expert, then please return to THIS thread and we will pursue other options to help you solve your current problem(s).

[rshaffer61]

because limewire (java based?) would show the splash screen and then close

Limewire is notorious for infections.

I suggest you go to the Malware Removal and Spyware Removal Forum and run all the steps located in the
START HERE. These self-help tools will help you clean up 70% of problems on your own.
If you are still having problems after doing the steps, then please post the reguested logs in THAT forum.
If you are unable to run any of the tools then start a new topic in the malware forum and put this in the subject line...I am unable to run any malware tools

If you are still having problems after being given a clean bill of health from the malware expert, then please return to THIS thread and we will pursue other options to help you solve your current problem(s).

[sleepy3863]

thanks for the reply, will do... will have to burn all programs to cd, as i cannot open a browser window on that machine. i am posting from my desktop, problem is on firends desktop thanks

[rshaffer61]

Let them know in your first post that you cannot download anything so they will know when it takes a while for you to reply back with requested logs.