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IE8 Crashing/locking up

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    cookies don't slow a machine down or cause problems, but all that security/adware/tuning software probably will.
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  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    rizla01 wrote: »
    Aha. Then ran a second scan and it saved this for me (Which is prob what you are after)
    Yep - that's fine. As I said, I was under the impression you were still having problems with IE. You can delete aswMBR, aswMBR.txt, DDS, DDS.txt, attach.txt now. Just right click and delete.
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    rizla01 wrote: »
    Wasn't too sure about Admuncher and cant say its a lot different without it so I will leave that off.
    If you want to go some way towards blocking adverts in IE, install a custom hosts file.

    http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    I Think the java uninstall/install did the job as well as freeing myself up (finally ) from AVAST and then dumping the other software.

    Thanks for the help and advice.

    Lets hope it stays clean now.

    :)
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  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    I'd uninstall combofix too if you're sure everything is running correctly.

    Open a Run command box. (Start > Run or Windows key + R) and copy paste this command in:

    ComboFix /uninstall

    Note the space between ComboFix and /uninstall , it needs to be there.

    Click OK

    let combofix uninstall itself.
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    Done that too.

    Not sure if the Hosts file installed as AVIRA flagged it up and Im not sure what happened.
    "Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it."
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  • susieb
    susieb Posts: 1,512 Forumite
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    Im havign problem with IE and avast. Have finally got rid of avast and put ms security essentials on instead but ie still slow despite doing a reset
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  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    rizla01 wrote: »
    Not sure if the Hosts file installed as AVIRA flagged it up and Im not sure what happened.

    Start > Run, copy/paste

    C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc

    > OK

    Open the file hosts with notepad.

    It should look like this if it was successful.

    http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    susieb wrote: »
    Im havign problem with IE and avast. Have finally got rid of avast and put ms security essentials on instead but ie still slow despite doing a reset
    I'd start a new thread of your own. ;)
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,434 Forumite
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    @ waddler_8

    There is/was a conflict between Spybot and Avira. After a recent big update, by default Avira started to protect the Hosts file, which Spybot also does via its' 'Immunise' feature.

    Any chance this is occurring in this instance?
    Move along, nothing to see.
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