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Why does windows explorer accesses the internet after starting
ZoneAlarm tells me that windows explorer wants to have
access to the internet after starting up windows. I don't have anything in the startup files that would account for this. Critical update is not enabled, nothing in auto exec bat or config sys. Both Norton and McAffee virus programs don't see anything. No new programs have been installed lately and I don't remember this happening except for the last week or so. Does anyone know why it wants to access the internet??? |
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Why does windows explorer accesses the internet after starting
If you access "favorites" from the start/favorites. You
are useing Windows Explorer to connect to the net. That is the only time my Sygate firewall reports is WE trying to connect. But you may have malware on your system. Run Adaware and or SpybotS&D. There are several malwares that load on your system called "download.exe". Cleaning your IE temp files,completly, wiil help. My Sygate firewall has an application list that shows what is on the system that may or has contacted the internet. Don't know if ZoneAlarm has the same. Post back on what you find. -----Original Message----- ZoneAlarm tells me that windows explorer wants to have access to the internet after starting up windows. I don't have anything in the startup files that would account for this. Critical update is not enabled, nothing in auto exec bat or config sys. Both Norton and McAffee virus programs don't see anything. No new programs have been installed lately and I don't remember this happening except for the last week or so. Does anyone know why it wants to access the internet??? . |
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Why does windows explorer accesses the internet after starting
Ran latest versions of both AdAware & Spybot and they find
nothing. Windows explorer wants to access the internet after every re-boot before I try to do anything. I don't access the internet through favorites. I'd like to know where it mwants to go or why. Is there a way to know the address of the site it wants to access? -----Original Message----- If you access "favorites" from the start/favorites. You are useing Windows Explorer to connect to the net. That is the only time my Sygate firewall reports is WE trying to connect. But you may have malware on your system. Run Adaware and or SpybotS&D. There are several malwares that load on your system called "download.exe". Cleaning your IE temp files,completly, wiil help. My Sygate firewall has an application list that shows what is on the system that may or has contacted the internet. Don't know if ZoneAlarm has the same. Post back on what you find. -----Original Message----- ZoneAlarm tells me that windows explorer wants to have access to the internet after starting up windows. I don't have anything in the startup files that would account for this. Critical update is not enabled, nothing in auto exec bat or config sys. Both Norton and McAffee virus programs don't see anything. No new programs have been installed lately and I don't remember this happening except for the last week or so. Does anyone know why it wants to access the internet??? . . |
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Why does windows explorer accesses the internet after starting
Jim wrote in message ... Ran latest versions of both AdAware & Spybot and they find nothing. Windows explorer wants to access the internet after every re-boot before I try to do anything. I don't access the internet through favorites. I'd like to know where it mwants to go or why. Is there a way to know the address of the site it wants to access? http://www.arin.net/whois/ |
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Why does windows explorer accesses the internet after starting
I know nothing of ZoneAlarm. But I do use Sygate Personal
Firewall. And,it,has an application list that shows what is on your system that has or at least tried to connect to the net. You can also set in options for pop-up warnings that will tell you *what* is connecting to the net. The application list will show these "Download.exe"s that I mentioned. And where they are at in the system. They are malware. And will load to differant parts of your PC. In to system files and folders where they look like their part of the system. AdAware or Spybot may miss them that way. At boot-up..try a Ctrl/Alt/Delete and look in the Close Program list for the offending program. "Rnaapp" should be listed for a little while at boot. It will not hurt to end it if present. It is only needed for your internet connection when you ARE on the net. Do you have Windows Update set to Auto-update? -----Original Message----- Ran latest versions of both AdAware & Spybot and they find nothing. Windows explorer wants to access the internet after every re-boot before I try to do anything. I don't access the internet through favorites. I'd like to know where it mwants to go or why. Is there a way to know the address of the site it wants to access? -----Original Message----- If you access "favorites" from the start/favorites. You are useing Windows Explorer to connect to the net. That is the only time my Sygate firewall reports is WE trying to connect. But you may have malware on your system. Run Adaware and or SpybotS&D. There are several malwares that load on your system called "download.exe". Cleaning your IE temp files,completly, wiil help. My Sygate firewall has an application list that shows what is on the system that may or has contacted the internet. Don't know if ZoneAlarm has the same. Post back on what you find. -----Original Message----- ZoneAlarm tells me that windows explorer wants to have access to the internet after starting up windows. I don't have anything in the startup files that would account for this. Critical update is not enabled, nothing in auto exec bat or config sys. Both Norton and McAffee virus programs don't see anything. No new programs have been installed lately and I don't remember this happening except for the last week or so. Does anyone know why it wants to access the internet??? . . . |
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