On 12 Dec 2006 12:36:26 -0800, "ericlc" <eri***@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I hope you're all doing well this holiday season. I could be doing
>better myself if I didn't have some ongoing computer problems.
>Recently, I noticed that while my AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and
>Microsoft Outlook seem to be working fine, my Firefox and Internet
>Explorer don't. If I'm lucky, they'll load partial pages from sites
>that I visit frequently, but every time I try to go to a new site, it
>says that webpage can't be displayed.
>
>
>I've had a chance to browse through some of these past forum topics and
>
>I'm concerned that I have spyware or hijackware. I haven't had a chance
>
>to run any anti-spyware or anti-hijackware programs yet, but will do so
>
>when I get home. I was just wondering, is it possible that these
>problems I'm having are related to my internet connection itself, or
>does it sound more likely that my computer's been compromised by some
>third-party spyware or hijackware? We have high-speed DSL in our
>building, but every once in a while I have trouble getting on because
>too many people are using the system at once -- however, it seems
>strange that I can use AIM and Microsoft Outlook just fine, yet I can't
>
>use my web browsers.
>
>
>Any help you can provide would be appreciated. I'd love to be able to
>diagnose the problem and fix it. Thanks in advance!
>
>Eric