"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
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"Lofty." wrote in message
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I am having troubles with dropped BB connections. Alongside this I
am seeing a lot of 'not responding messages in IE/OE.
I notice there are a lot of sites offering to fix 'errors in Outlook
Express'.
Anyone know if there could be a connection. ( ISP cannot
apparently help.)

Do a thorough check for malware following all of the steps at one of
these sites:
Help with malware
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads
for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you
that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom
and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras
you're not sure of.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com



Sorry Mr. Saunders,
I should have said that Ad-aware, Windows Defender, and Spybot S & D
together with AVG anti-virus are all installed and updated. None is
showing problems. I am currently relying on Windows Firewall after
problems with ZoneAlarm.
I do not use Messenger. With a flaky BB connection I seem to
have trouble getting to links or effectively maintaining live windows in
IE.
Should the protection afforded by the 4 items above be adequate?

Can you comment on the reason for many sites offering to 'fix errors in
OE' please?