Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone here knows why my computer would suddenly start
opening browser windows uncontrollably. I'll be surfing along with just one
window of internet explorer, when suddenly the computer begins opening one
browser window after another, faster than I can close them. My computer
usually gets up to about 65 or 70 windows of internet explorer before it
locks up. I've had this happen on both my base computer running xp pro and my
laptop running ex home. Both are running service pack two and are up to date
on windows updates. I have pc cillin virus software that is also up to date.

It doesn't happen too often, usually about once a month or so, and it's
never from the same web site, seems to be kind of random when it happens.

"markhwebster" <markhwebster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:6A3A21FE-BF7A-47B9-AED6-6DDCE246728F@microsoft.com
> Hello,
> I'm wondering if anyone here knows why my computer would suddenly
> start opening browser windows uncontrollably. I'll be surfing along
> with just one window of internet explorer, when suddenly the computer
> begins opening one browser window after another, faster than I can
> close them. My computer usually gets up to about 65 or 70 windows of
> internet explorer before it locks up. I've had this happen on both my
> base computer running xp pro and my laptop running ex home. Both are
> running service pack two and are up to date on windows updates. I
> have pc cillin virus software that is also up to date.
>
> It doesn't happen too often, usually about once a month or so, and
> it's never from the same web site, seems to be kind of random when it
> happens.

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact. Before
you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download a copy of
LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows
versions) so that the program will be available after removing the spyware.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Frank:
Please help!
I went to http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm and when I tried to download the fix it
would not let me. I was told on that page that if I had any problems to
e-mail winsock@cexx.org. It came back as a bad address. When I (not too
intelligently) clicked on that e-mail address, I got the 65 browser windows!
I finally made it back here, and I need your help please. I have tried, and
tried the get into the fix, and it just won't happen.
What should I do?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "markhwebster" <markhwebster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:6A3A21FE-BF7A-47B9-AED6-6DDCE246728F@microsoft.com
> > Hello,
> > I'm wondering if anyone here knows why my computer would suddenly
> > start opening browser windows uncontrollably. I'll be surfing along
> > with just one window of internet explorer, when suddenly the computer
> > begins opening one browser window after another, faster than I can
> > close them. My computer usually gets up to about 65 or 70 windows of
> > internet explorer before it locks up. I've had this happen on both my
> > base computer running xp pro and my laptop running ex home. Both are
> > running service pack two and are up to date on windows updates. I
> > have pc cillin virus software that is also up to date.
> >
> > It doesn't happen too often, usually about once a month or so, and
> > it's never from the same web site, seems to be kind of random when it
> > happens.
>
> First eliminate any spyware.
> What You Should Know About Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx
>
> CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact. Before
> you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download a copy of
> LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows
> versions) so that the program will be available after removing the spyware.
> http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
> http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
> Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
> WinXP:
> Get WinSockxpFix
> http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
> How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
> In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
> CMD
> In the command window type
> netsh winsock reset
>
> See
> Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
> won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
> before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
> than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
> http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
> **Post your HijackThis log to
> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
> http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
> Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
> may be found on this page:
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
>
> See this link for information about malware:
> http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
>
> If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>
>
>

Move on to the next suggestions. Also tell us your Windows version.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

RedHummingbird wrote:
> Frank:
> Please help!
> I went to http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm and when I tried to download the fix
> it would not let me. I was told on that page that if I had any problems to
> e-mail winsock@cexx.org. It came back as a bad address. When I (not too
> intelligently) clicked on that e-mail address, I got the 65 browser
> windows! I finally made it back here, and I need your help please. I have
> tried, and tried the get into the fix, and it just won't happen.
> What should I do?
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
> > "markhwebster" <markhwebster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:6A3A21FE-BF7A-47B9-AED6-6DDCE246728F@microsoft.com
> > > Hello,
> > > I'm wondering if anyone here knows why my computer would suddenly
> > > start opening browser windows uncontrollably. I'll be surfing along
> > > with just one window of internet explorer, when suddenly the computer
> > > begins opening one browser window after another, faster than I can
> > > close them. My computer usually gets up to about 65 or 70 windows of
> > > internet explorer before it locks up. I've had this happen on both my
> > > base computer running xp pro and my laptop running ex home. Both are
> > > running service pack two and are up to date on windows updates. I
> > > have pc cillin virus software that is also up to date.
> > >
> > > It doesn't happen too often, usually about once a month or so, and
> > > it's never from the same web site, seems to be kind of random when it
> > > happens.
> >
> > First eliminate any spyware.
> > What You Should Know About Spyware
> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx
> >
> > CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact.
> > Before you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download
> > a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks
> > (all Windows versions) so that the program will be available after
> > removing the spyware. http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> > Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
> > http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
> > Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
> > WinXP:
> > Get WinSockxpFix
> > http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
> > How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
> > In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
> > CMD
> > In the command window type
> > netsh winsock reset
> >
> > See
> > Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
> > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >
> > Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
> > won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update
> > function before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a
> > lot more to do than just those two programs. CWShredder is also
> > available here: http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
> > **Post your HijackThis log to
> > http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
> > http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
> > http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
> > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> > http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
> > Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and
> > CWShredder may be found on this page:
> > http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
> >
> > See this link for information about malware:
> > http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
> >
> > If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Protect your PC
> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

RedHummingbird wrote:
> Frank:
> Please help!
> I went to http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm and when I tried to download the
> fix it would not let me. I was told on that page that if I had any
> problems to e-mail winsock@cexx.org. It came back as a bad address.
> When I (not too intelligently) clicked on that e-mail address, I got
> the 65 browser windows! I finally made it back here, and I need your
> help please. I have tried, and tried the get into the fix, and it
> just won't happen.
> What should I do?

Windows version?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/