Thread: default browswer comes up slow and wont go to anther page

internet explorer opens to yahoo but opens slower than usual. also when i try to go to another site it wont open goes right back to yahoo. also some hp certificate keeps popping up when i start my computer. i have windows xp. i need my computer today due to go to work at 4 pm from home. looks like some kind of virus.

Hi,

try the following
download ewido http://www.ewido.net/en/ , install it and update the software.

Now turn of your system restore
start>settings>control panel>system>system restore - turn off system restore (please note this will lose all your restore points, but will stop any trojans or viruses returning)

Next reboot your pc into safe mode
1. Shut down Windows, and then turn off the power, then back on again
2. Start tapping the F8 key.
3. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message.
To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
4.Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
5.Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.

run ewido and do a full system scan, this may take a while, remove everything it finds, once done reboot and scan again (hopefully it will be clean now)