Internet connection is lost after 1 min.

My internet conection gets lost after 1 min. I looked at
everthing, but nothing makes sense. I just reinstalled
windows ME and can not even connect long enough to make
any downloads to update. Any HELP?

Such behaviour is often the result of having picked up unwanted malware from
the net. Since you appear to be able to post messages to this newsgroup can I
assume that you have access to another PC? If so then you should use that PC
to download the various tools I mention below and use them to check your PC
for malware.

When did you last check your system for malware using your preferred antivirus
application making sure first that you are using an updated current set of
viral reference signatures? If you haven't yet managed to install an
antivirus application the download and use Stinger
(http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/) and perhaps also F-Prot which will allow you
to scan your system from DOS (http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/).

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of the free Ad-Aware 6.0
from Lavasoft (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also SpyBot
Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and use them to check your
system for other commercial parasites remembering that they are only as good
as when you last updated their reference files. I also use a program called
BHODemon (http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html) which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Then there is CWShredder
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip) which is the best way
of getting rid of the many forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker details of
which can be found at http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
and also http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp..

Finally if you still continue to experience problems download a copy of
HijackThis from (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html). Create a
folder called HJT on C: and copy the file you downloaded to that folder. Close
as many applications as you can including all instances of Internet Explorer.
Enable Explorer to see all files and fodlers (Tools | Folder Options | View
and check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected
operating system files") and then run hijackthis.exe and post back the log to
either the HijackThis Forum at http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or alternatively
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 and hopefully this will enable
someone to identify the cause of your problem.

See also: Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and
Search Engines http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm and also Browser
Hijacking http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/
--
Mike Maltby



Jason wrote:

My internet conection gets lost after 1 min. I looked at
everthing, but nothing makes sense. I just reinstalled
windows ME and can not even connect long enough to make
any downloads to update. Any HELP?