Having some browser troubles...

rehmus · 10-26-09, 10:25 PM

Hey,
I've been having some browser troubles and thought I'd explain it and see if anyone had a solution.

It started a little more than a day ago. I generally run firefox but this problem is happening identically under Chrome and IE.

Two major symptoms: 1: random unsoliticited pop-ups. I have all pop-ups turned off and have never had any problem with this before. I did a spyware-removal scan and this stopped happening. I would consider this part fixed. For what it's worth, the pop ups were happening on whichever browser I was using.

2: Some pages stalling/taking forever to load. It's difficult to describe this but a few patterns Ive noticed are... it's never the first tab or site I try when opening a browser (IE it gets worse as you go) and it seems to be worse when I am moving on to a page via a drop-down menu or hyper link (eBay has been driving me up the wall). In other words, I MIGHT be having fewer problems when using bookmarks. But bookmarks do still have the issue, especially when I open multiple tabs at once.

It's not a memory issue and I'm not having any problems with any web-based programs beyond browsers. Also, it's not based on my connection. Not only is my connection fine, but I've had the same problems on the neighbor's wireless. I suspect the two original "symptoms" are related and I suffered some sort of attack.

Because it's happening to all different browsers, I suspect it's some sort of shared driver that's been altered or shared file. I also think this is the best lead toward solving this.

Any/all help will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

rehmus · 10-27-09, 12:36 AM

because i am a moron i forgot to check the spyware removal thread first.
havent found a solution yet, but am going through all of that now.

rehmus · 10-27-09, 09:08 AM

still no luck, can anyone help?

roger_d · 10-27-09, 09:24 AM

Sorry to piggy-back on your thread. but i also have lots of problem with IE8. When I open multiple sites, I get a "not responding" 90 percent of the time. I've done most of what Microsoft recomend but its still happening. Anyone have anymore suggestions or help?

scott1598 · 10-27-09, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roger_d

Sorry to piggy-back on your thread. but i also have lots of problem with IE8. When I open multiple sites, I get a "not responding" 90 percent of the time. I've done most of what Microsoft recomend but its still happening. Anyone have anymore suggestions or help?

you are probably having a conflict with the previous IE7. you need to remove 7 completely and then reinstall 8. or better yet, remove both and then install 8. should fix that "no responding" problem.

roger_d · 11-03-09, 11:50 AM

Thanks Scott, I installed win 7 over the weekend as a dual boot with vista. I'm still haveing that problem with vista. I'll try it tonight. Thanks again for replying.

roger_d · 11-17-09, 11:44 AM

Hi
Well i'm still having problems in my Vista home with IE not responding. I don't see where i can uninstall IE7 or IE8 in the add and remove progams. Any other clues?

Jay G. · 11-17-09, 01:05 PM

You won't be able to uninstall IE7 from Vista, since Vista shipped with IE7. If you have IE8 on Vista, you should be able to uninstall it. It's called "Windows Internet Explorer 8" in the Programs and Features (nee Add/Remove Programs) section of Control Panel.

roger_d · 11-17-09, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay G.

You won't be able to uninstall IE7 from Vista, since Vista shipped with IE7. If you have IE8 on Vista, you should be able to uninstall it. It's called "Windows Internet Explorer 8" in the Programs and Features (nee Add/Remove Programs) section of Control Panel.

When I get home I'll check it out again, I'm sure I didn't see either, but then again I do wear glasses

. I'll let you know when I get home from work.

roger_d · 11-17-09, 06:21 PM

Hey, just got in and checked, nothing there with windows internet explorer 8. Nothing that looks like it in there also.

Jay G. · 11-17-09, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roger_d

Hey, just got in and checked, nothing there with windows internet explorer 8. Nothing that looks like it in there also.

You probably don't have IE8 installed then. Open IE and check what version you have under help -> About Internet Explorer.

Iron_Giant · 11-18-09, 03:00 PM

I had the same problem about 6 months ago.

Searched the Internet to find one of the fixes, the problem is I can't remember what it was.

The software I still have in my "Download Folder" (6/15/09, so it seems to be the correct date) is...

trjsetup679.exe

I hope that is the software I used to remove it.

Jay G. · 11-18-09, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron_Giant

The software I still have in my "Download Folder" (6/15/09, so it seems to be the correct date) is...

trjsetup679.exe

If you use Firefox, you can right-click on the download and copy the download link and paste it to here, which would likely give an idea of where you got it.

It looks like a setup file for Trojan Remover, the newest version of which is 6.8.1, and can be downloaded from here:
http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/download.html

User Reviews:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivir...-Remover.shtml
http://download.cnet.com/Trojan-Remo...-10038982.html

roger_d · 11-20-09, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay G.

You probably don't have IE8 installed then. Open IE and check what version you have under help -> About Internet Explorer.

Hey, sorry i didn't get back to you. It is IE8 i'm using for vista. I'm having other problems as you can see in the previous post. I may just give up on Vista and just go to Windows 7 if I can't resolve that other issue.
I do appreciate all the help. Everyone here has been very helpfull and I can always depend on an answer from Tech Talk.

Jay G. · 11-20-09, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roger_d

Hey, sorry i didn't get back to you. It is IE8 i'm using for vista.

MS has a method for uninstalling IE8 if you can't find it in the control panel:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700#ALTWin6

10-26-09, 10:25 PM	#1
rehmus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta/Boston Posts: 334	Having some browser troubles... Hey, I've been having some browser troubles and thought I'd explain it and see if anyone had a solution. It started a little more than a day ago. I generally run firefox but this problem is happening identically under Chrome and IE. Two major symptoms: 1: random unsoliticited pop-ups. I have all pop-ups turned off and have never had any problem with this before. I did a spyware-removal scan and this stopped happening. I would consider this part fixed. For what it's worth, the pop ups were happening on whichever browser I was using. 2: Some pages stalling/taking forever to load. It's difficult to describe this but a few patterns Ive noticed are... it's never the first tab or site I try when opening a browser (IE it gets worse as you go) and it seems to be worse when I am moving on to a page via a drop-down menu or hyper link (eBay has been driving me up the wall). In other words, I MIGHT be having fewer problems when using bookmarks. But bookmarks do still have the issue, especially when I open multiple tabs at once. It's not a memory issue and I'm not having any problems with any web-based programs beyond browsers. Also, it's not based on my connection. Not only is my connection fine, but I've had the same problems on the neighbor's wireless. I suspect the two original "symptoms" are related and I suffered some sort of attack. Because it's happening to all different browsers, I suspect it's some sort of shared driver that's been altered or shared file. I also think this is the best lead toward solving this. Any/all help will be appreciated! Thanks in advance! __________________ I'll tell you one thing. There's nothing like building up an old automobile from scratch and wiping out one of these Detroit machines. That'll give you a set of emotions that'll stay with you. Know what I mean? Those satisfactions are permanent. – G.T.O., Two-Lane Blacktop Let's Go Red Sox! dvds pwned wishlist facebook linkedin

10-27-09, 12:36 AM	#2
rehmus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta/Boston Posts: 334	Re: Having some browser troubles... because i am a moron i forgot to check the spyware removal thread first. havent found a solution yet, but am going through all of that now. __________________ I'll tell you one thing. There's nothing like building up an old automobile from scratch and wiping out one of these Detroit machines. That'll give you a set of emotions that'll stay with you. Know what I mean? Those satisfactions are permanent. – G.T.O., Two-Lane Blacktop Let's Go Red Sox! dvds pwned wishlist facebook linkedin

10-27-09, 09:08 AM	#3
rehmus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta/Boston Posts: 334	Re: Having some browser troubles... still no luck, can anyone help? __________________ I'll tell you one thing. There's nothing like building up an old automobile from scratch and wiping out one of these Detroit machines. That'll give you a set of emotions that'll stay with you. Know what I mean? Those satisfactions are permanent. – G.T.O., Two-Lane Blacktop Let's Go Red Sox! dvds pwned wishlist facebook linkedin

10-27-09, 09:24 AM	#4
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,202	Re: Having some browser troubles... Sorry to piggy-back on your thread. but i also have lots of problem with IE8. When I open multiple sites, I get a "not responding" 90 percent of the time. I've done most of what Microsoft recomend but its still happening. Anyone have anymore suggestions or help?

11-03-09, 11:50 AM	#6
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,202	Re: Having some browser troubles... Thanks Scott, I installed win 7 over the weekend as a dual boot with vista. I'm still haveing that problem with vista. I'll try it tonight. Thanks again for replying.

11-17-09, 11:44 AM	#7
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,202	Re: Having some browser troubles... Hi Well i'm still having problems in my Vista home with IE not responding. I don't see where i can uninstall IE7 or IE8 in the add and remove progams. Any other clues?

11-17-09, 01:05 PM	#8
Jay G. DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,034	Re: Having some browser troubles... You won't be able to uninstall IE7 from Vista, since Vista shipped with IE7. If you have IE8 on Vista, you should be able to uninstall it. It's called "Windows Internet Explorer 8" in the Programs and Features (nee Add/Remove Programs) section of Control Panel.

11-17-09, 06:21 PM	#10
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,202	Re: Having some browser troubles... Hey, just got in and checked, nothing there with windows internet explorer 8. Nothing that looks like it in there also.

11-18-09, 03:00 PM	#12
Iron_Giant DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,900	Re: Having some browser troubles... I had the same problem about 6 months ago. Searched the Internet to find one of the fixes, the problem is I can't remember what it was. The software I still have in my "Download Folder" (6/15/09, so it seems to be the correct date) is... trjsetup679.exe I hope that is the software I used to remove it.