# Strange Browser Problem: Please Advise
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-browser-problem-please-advise/295378
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 20, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-browser-problem-please-advise/295378 "2005-03-20T01:58:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-browser-problem-please-advise/295378/1 "2005-03-20T01:58:36Z")
Okay. I’ve got a rather odd computer issue.
I’m on a PC running Windows XP and when I try to use a web browser it stops loading after one or two pages (per boot). Firefox and IE are both affected. I know it’s not my connection because E-Mail, AIM, even online multiplayer Halo all work fine This has been going on since late last night.
This morning, I did a scan for spyware (with ad-aware) and viruses (with avast!). ad-aware only came up with a handfull of cookies, but avast! found a trojan. I ordered it deleted but the problem persists.
Here’s the really weird thing: I tried running a boot scan, and it came up with nothing. However, once it was done, I can browse to my heart’s content (until my next reboot, that is). So, what’s the deal? A really sneaky virus that hides when scanned for and comes out later? The gods trying to cure my SD addiction and/or promote fanatical computer safety? What?
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### Author:  [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-browser-problem-please-advise/295378/2 "2005-03-20T04:23:25Z")
With any browser loading weirdness I usually delete all my temporary files, and that usually clears up the problem. I hope this helps.
For IE:
Tools -\> Internet Options -\> Temporary Internet Files -\> Delete
(Sometimes this can take several minutes to complete.)
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### Author:  [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-browser-problem-please-advise/295378/3 "2005-03-20T05:00:49Z")
Huh. I had already done that with firefox, which is my only browser for the last few months, and it didn’t work. But I just cleared IE’s temp files, and now it seems to be working.
Weird.
Thanks!