I bought a new system about a month ago, and I've been having some strange internet problems. I tried updating the drivers for my network card and I have all my windows updates but nothing has helped. It's a Gateway DX4300 with an AMD Phenom Quad-Core CPU (2.4 GHz) and 8 GB RAM. It has an ATI Radeon HD 4650 with an extra GB of dedicated video memory. I'm running 64-bit Vista Home Premium (which many would say is my first problem, but hey that's how they sell systems now). As far as protection and optimization goes I use WinPatrol, AVG, ZoneAlarm, SmartDefrag & Spyware Guard & Blaster. Now on the meat of the problem (I'll post my Hijack log at the end). Basically, I'll be surfing along (this happens in both IE8 & Firefox) and suddenly a page will begin to load VERY slowly. At first this doesn't seem to out of the ordinary because pages will do that from time to time and you just have to refresh them, but in this case that doesn't work. Any page I try to open will do this until I finally get a "cannot find page" white screen. Typically if this happens for one browser I can't access the net through the other browser either. I've tried repairing my connection, which detects no problem with page is just hung but once the net finally goes out it says that ""url" Not set-up to establish a connection on port "World Wide Web service (HTTP)"". It furthermore says this problem cannot be fixed automatically. I've tried dis/reconnecting to the net, dis/re-enabling my internet connection, using ipconfig /release /renew. NOTHING works. Seemingly the only way to correction the problem is to restart the computer. Now for some oddness, this seems to only affect outgoing packets. If I've started a download and continue surfing while it works, but the internet stops before the download finishes it will continue uninterrupted even though I can no longer access any browsers. Messenger services also seem to work so it could be a browser problem and not a net one, but then why does it affect both browsers? On that note some things that may or may not be related: I've noticed that IE stays in my processes even after I close it, but it starts a new process for every new browsing session. Also my computer doesn't seem to like P2P programs (something to do with the 64 bit compatibility problems?). I've tried using LimeWire, FrostWire, BitLord, & µTorrent. Each and every one of them freezes up and crashes on my system and I can't imagine why. My last system was 5 years old and was only a quarter of a machine this one is and it ran this stuff just fine. Like the internet problem it is very random. Sometimes the program will run for hours and sometimes minutes. Both can mess up during activity or while I'm away. Both problems do not always occur together. I haven't even been using any of the p2p stuff for a while but still; get net issues. Here's my HiJack This log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:19:05 AM, on 9/30/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18813) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 3\AWC.exe C:\Windows\MHotKey.exe C:\Windows\ChiFuncExt.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\NoAds\NoAds.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Gateway Photo Frame\ButtonMonitor.exe C:\Windows\CNYHKey.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyberlink\Power2Go\CLMLSvc.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\SpywareGuard\sgbhp.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\WinPatrol\WinPatrol.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\avgtray.exe C:\Windows\ModLedKey.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://homepage.gateway.com/rdr.aspx?b=ACGW&l=0409&s=1&o=vp64&d=0609&m=dx4300 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://homepage.gateway.com/rdr.aspx?b=ACGW&l=0409&s=1&o=vp64&d=0609&m=dx4300 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://homepage.gateway.com/rdr.aspx?b=ACGW&l=0409&s=1&o=vp64&d=0609&m=dx4300 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://homepage.gateway.com/rdr.aspx?b=ACGW&l=0409&s=1&o=vp64&d=0609&m=dx4300 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - *{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file) R3 - URLSearchHook: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\avgssie.dll O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - C:\Program Files (x86)\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file) O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files (x86)\google\googletoolbar1.dll O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\3.1.415.1646\swg.dll O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files (x86)\google\googletoolbar1.dll O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Gateway Photo Frame] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Gateway Photo Frame\ButtonMonitor.exe" -A O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LchDrvKey] LchDrvKey.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LedKey] CNYHKey.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CLMLServer] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyberlink\Power2Go\CLMLSvc.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinPatrol] "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinPatrol\winpatrol.exe" -expressboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files (x86)\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~2\AVG8\avgtray.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NoAds] "C:\Program Files (x86)\NoAds\NoAds.exe" O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Flash - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash Saving Plugin\FlashSButton.dll/210 O9 - Extra button: Blog This - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &Blog This in Windows Live Writer - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: Flash - {43CF38F3-5AEC-45a3-AD31-04EB06E9C6CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash Saving Plugin\FlashSButton.dll (HKCU) O13 - Gopher Prefix: O16 - DPF: {E8F628B5-259A-4734-97EE-BA914D7BE941} (Driver Agent ActiveX Control) - http://www.driveragent.com/files/driveragent.cab O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG8\avgpp.dll O23 - Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\agr64svc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe O23 - Service: ASP.NET State Service (aspnet_state) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Ati External Event Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: AVG8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~2\AVG8\avgemc.exe O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~2\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe O23 - Service: @dfsrres.dll,-101 (DFSR) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\DFSR.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: GameConsoleService - WildTangent, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Gateway Games\Gateway Game Console\GameConsoleService.exe O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Norton Internet Security - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.0.0.125\ccSvcHst.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\SLsvc.exe,-101 (slsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Check Point Software Technologies LTD - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing) -- End of file - 10282 bytes Thanks for any insight...this is getting old. Can't wait for Windows7
