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!

[Canada Joe]

Try turning Norton off & see if IE speeds up. (I hope you're using IE7.. it's secure, IE6 isn't)
Norton runs so many sub-processes that it can literally take over CPU.
If that works I suggest you switch to a lighter running Anti-vir like avast! Home Edition.
Also, try Process Explorer, it does a better job of reporting who's doin' what than the Task Manager ... both FREE

[..Ñøßߥ..]

Norton is notorious for sluggish scans and generally missing viri, which isnt good as thats its job, why not take a moment to run an online scan to ensure your pc is clean:

http://www.pandasecurity.com

Hit the active scan bottom right of the screen and follow the instructions. This scan will scan your system, remove any serious threats and report any spyware/adaware issues back to you, and ofc its free.

Personally, whilst avast and avg are OK, i prefer to pay a small amount yearly for Panda titanium, its a great antivirus, built in firewall and it removes adaware and spyware actively, meaning you wont need to bother running separate scans.

I really should try for a job in Panda marketing dept.

[Vladd44]

Vista? blech

Ubuntu is a nice free alternative...and IE of any ilk...blech again.

[bacon665]

you said you had wireless....
theres a packet cache on your system wich explains the hard drive writes and if both the modem and the router have a NAT then they could be conflicted and causing your internet to takle a severe speed cut, as far as files being copied over its highly unlikely unless you have used all of those files and replaced the registry key entries