I don't know when this started but I was having problems with both Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. I uninstalled them. Reinstalled and they still didn't work right. The problems started I think when I changed ISP's(dialup). I saw something at some point that said something about True Vector whatever that is and noticed that now Zone Alarm won't update itself. There is a notification that comes up each time I connect to the net and when I click onto "update now" the box closes and nothing happens. I dunno what is happening. Now Firefox has become so unstable(almost everything wrong is happening) that I use IE. I can still do somethings(get mail and send mail) throuhg thunderbird but I have to do it manually. If there are any links in the messages I can not click onto them to open it. Firefox plays up in many ways. Sometimes any gifs/jpgs don't show but most of the time they do, takes longer to load pages, doesn't talk to Yahoo messenger anymore(Yahoo messenger alerts me when I have mail) in that when I click the icon in the systray nothing happens-should open a browser, sometimes there seems like there is a time limit that it wants to operate and then it just closes and won't reopen. When I reboot and reconnect it will reopen. I don't know what True Vetor is but is this the cause? "The meaning of life is to be happy and useful" Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama

Hard to say what the problem is, but true vector is Zone Alarm. We may be able to help by looking at you computer with Hijack This. To do so please post a Hijack This log so that the files associated with the virus/spyware/hijacker can be identified. Please download HJTsetup.exe from this link http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/files/HJTsetup.exe to your desktop. Doubleclick on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop. By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This. Continue to click "next" in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the "Select Addition Tasks" dialogue. Put a check by "Create a desktop icon" then click "Next" again. Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there. At the final dialogue box click "Finish" and it will launch Hijack This. Click on the "Do a system scan and save a logfile" button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad. Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log and post it in this thread. Do not fix anything yet unless you know what you are doing. This is a powerful tool that can crash the computer if used improperly.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:51:04 AM, on 9/30/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ofps.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\tcpsvcs.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YPager.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=us R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.westnet.com.au R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet Explorer - Westnet Internet Services O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FFFFFEF0-5B30-21D4-945D-000000000000} - C:\PROGRA~1\STARDO~1\SDIEInt.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VTTimer] VTTimer.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [ICQ Lite] C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe -trayboot O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with Star Downloader - C:\Program Files\Star Downloader\sdie.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O8 - Extra context menu item: Get siteinfo data (fsc) - C:\Program Files\EMS Free Surfer Companion\fslauncher.htm O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: Free Surfer - {AFC3FA82-AD07-45cd-8B57-983435B9899E} - C:\Program Files\EMS Free Surfer Companion\FS30.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Free Surfer - {AFC3FA82-AD07-45cd-8B57-983435B9899E} - C:\Program Files\EMS Free Surfer Companion\FS30.exe O9 - Extra button: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.westnet.com.au O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://spaces.msn.com//PhotoUpload/... O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windows... O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn.com/download/M... O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{4DEF5775-2B5D-45E8-AF2B-58163C305606}: NameServer = 203.21.20.20 203.10.1.9 O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing) O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: OmniForm Printer - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ofps.exe O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe "The meaning of life is to be happy and useful" Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama

Btw I forgot to mention I am able to use IE without any problems. I just prefer Mozilla products. Thanks! "The meaning of life is to be happy and useful" Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama

I don't see anything in the HT log that could cause any problems. That does not mean you are absolutely clean but is a plus. If zone alarm is the free version or you can reinstall the pay version try uninstalling both zone alarm and mozilla. Reinstall mozilla first then reinstall zone alarm. You can give it the new permissions if it ask for them. Be sure to turn on your windows firewall untill you get zone alarm reinstalled. Go to start> control panel> windows firewall and follow the prompts. The windows firewall should be turned off while running a third party firewall such as zone alarm.

rapattack, you may want to try www.comodo.com for their free firewall instead of free ZA. It works real well for me so far and the reports on it are real positive also. Just make sure to clean out every piece of debris from ZA before installing another firewall or you'll have lots of problems Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks

I had a similar problem just a few weeks ago. Firefox would not let me go to any secure sites and then it really started to act up. I finally backed up my bookmarks, uninstalled, removed all references from the Registry and reinstalled. Now it works. Why it broke after two years, I don't know. Today seems like a good day to chew through the restraints.