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Why Am I Having So Much Trouble Browsing The Internet? Is It The Things and Sites I'm Visiting?
January 17, 2014 | myself

Posted on 01/17/2015 7:54:17 AM PST by Patriot777

Two weeks ago, I researched online about what "asymmetrical warfare" is, and then all heck broke loose since that time for two weeks. I got knocked off the internet on the average of every ten minutes, every single day. Internet Explorer had monumental issues, but when I did get on I utilized weather data for my area, then on to FR as usual. But when I was on FR, I would get bumped off AGAIN... I had a tech come to the house to find out whether there was any kind of issue with the internet, and he said there was none that he was picking up--but did say I could just have the internet signal rerouted through the 'phone box' and then through a router I could buy (the previous router was a modem/router combo). Since I have done so, I can now browse and such, but am still encountering a mess of very slow response to search commands, ESPECIALLY when I am seeing to go on to FR.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: browsing; internet; sites; trouble
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To: mountainlion

Waterfox is what I am using


21 posted on 01/17/2015 8:13:40 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Patriot777

It sounds like you did have some malware!


22 posted on 01/17/2015 8:14:23 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Patriot777
Most likely you picked up a keylogger virus program when you visited a previous website and it is active on your system, but malfunctioning.

Spyware is often downloaded in web-based advertising and lies dormant waiting to be activated. There are some very obscure ways that it can become active, many of which do not require you to click on anything.

Even "trustworthy" sites may carry brokered adverts from unchecked sources which contain spyware. And "trustworthy" sites can be compromised for weeks before the operators detect the problem.

Your best bet is to scan your entire system with a commercial anti-virus utility and see if it detects anything.

Regular purging of your browser caches and temporary file areas is helpful too.

23 posted on 01/17/2015 8:14:38 AM PST by flamberge
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To: Patriot777
ping FR and see what you get...

That will tell you loads

24 posted on 01/17/2015 8:14:40 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Patriot777

When you read stuff on sites, are there a lot of underlined words that have pop-ups if your cursor touches them?

That is also adware!


25 posted on 01/17/2015 8:16:07 AM PST by GeronL
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To: shibumi

Will do. As for Facelurk, I hate ‘em—they’re constantly dumping people I do not know onto my page as “friends”, and other various and sundry things that burns my whiskers.


26 posted on 01/17/2015 8:16:38 AM PST by Patriot777 (Imagine....that we could see Obama being hauled out of the White House kicking and screaming?)
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To: Patriot777
You need to make sure you are logged in and that your beeber is set to stune. ISP's do over time slow down your access speed from advertised their rates. And as others point out, cookies, malware, and other junk slow your machine down. I guess big brother could be slowing you down, you might want ping NSA to get their opinion.
27 posted on 01/17/2015 8:16:42 AM PST by buckalfa (First time listener, long time caller.)
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To: Patriot777

“as for Firefox—Omigosh, you talk about browsers messing up! It kept opening up multiple tabs without my say-so to ad sites, and pop-up add crap everywhere. Could never get anything done, so after two tries of uninstalling and reinstalling and making sure I had the latest version, I finally called it quits. I’m thinking of reinstalling Tor.”

You are probably full of viruses and malware.

Browsers don’t do that, malware,adware, viruses that glom on the the browser do that.


28 posted on 01/17/2015 8:17:04 AM PST by ifinnegan
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To: Mad Dawgg

NoScript says it blocks 4 scripts on this page.... hhmmm


29 posted on 01/17/2015 8:17:04 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Patriot777
I recently downloaded the Windows Technical Preview Evaluation copy of Windows 10.

It will save your settings, data, bookmarks, and applications.

Took me a couple + hours and now it looks just like my Win 7 pro. Much more security in this version.

Getting to use it is fairly easy.

30 posted on 01/17/2015 8:17:15 AM PST by topspinr
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To: Patriot777

I would think govt snooping is just that. They watch where you go, but don’t limit access. Why would they? If you are up to no good, they want as much info on you and where you go as possible.

Modems and routers do go bad. Usually they act erratically before they completely die. I’ve had bad/noisy DSL signals coming into the house a couple of times that were due to hardware faults after a storm. I’ve had windows and browser updates that were unstable and I had to backdate the system to get things running smoothly again. A couple times I’ve had malware sneak in, but those instances are usually the easiest to find and resolve.


31 posted on 01/17/2015 8:17:56 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Patriot777

Even if you’re not currently logged in, they may have left you a “present.”


32 posted on 01/17/2015 8:19:11 AM PST by shibumi ("Walk through the fire - Fly through the smoke")
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To: GeronL

NoScript is awesome. Don’t browse the web without it.


33 posted on 01/17/2015 8:19:23 AM PST by csvset
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To: ifinnegan; Patriot777

did you download something from CNET or Download.com?

...

Anyway, on that Firefox you can add NoScript, Bluhell and Ad Blocker Plus which will suppress the pop-ups even if the viruses are still there.

Adaware and Malwarebytes or other programs can help find and eliminate them.


34 posted on 01/17/2015 8:19:54 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Patriot777
It kept opening up multiple tabs without my say-so to ad sites, and pop-up add crap everywhere.

Sounds like you have some pesky adware (or maybe a trojan) on your computer that's slowing things down.

Try malwarebytes

35 posted on 01/17/2015 8:19:59 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: dila813

My cat objected to my focus on an article in Free Republic and curled up on top of my mouse.


36 posted on 01/17/2015 8:20:12 AM PST by flamberge
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To: csvset

I love having to give temporary permission for sites to run stuff. Makes me feel in charge.


37 posted on 01/17/2015 8:21:38 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Patriot777; Mr. K

Google is buying up all unused fiber optic to build a mega high speed system. I think it might rob from the poor and give to the rich per se . Austin Texas has it allegedly ....


38 posted on 01/17/2015 8:21:55 AM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Patriot777

There is a disturbance of some kind going on.

Or maybe just a lot of people streaming video.


39 posted on 01/17/2015 8:22:21 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Patriot777

If you go with Firefox, add NoScript and Ghostery. It’s a little inconvenient while you are picking what to let through and what to block, but once you get it set up and use them a while, it gets simpler. And if you want to be lazy and let down your guard to ‘enjoy’ the full experience of a site, you just copy the web address, launch IE, paste the address, and get the full benefits and costs of a site loaded with scripts and tracking (spy) ware.


40 posted on 01/17/2015 8:23:23 AM PST by PAR35
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