Loosing Use of Internet Explorer

[Lithium]

Hi All,

I am having some trouble with my internet connection. After an hour or so online I will loose the use of my internet explorer. I will type in an address and it will work for a minute or so and then display the following in the address bar:

https://www.mail.yahoo.com:19638/webhost/rollout

the portion ":19638/webhost/rollout" is common to any site I try to go to. I think this is a function of Internet Explorer rather than my internet connection. I believe this because other programs such as yahoo messanger or mIRC still function properly. A restart will correct the issue but in time it always returns. Can anyone shed some light in this problem? Thanks

[glc]

You have spyware or something has made entries in your hosts file - or are using a proxy. Who is your ISP, what type of connection are you using, and what have you installed that has anything to do with IE? I'd lay odds on something from Yahoo.

[Lithium]

My ISP is Comcast. Connection is cable. I frequently run SpySweeper to check for adware or spyware. Hasn't come up with anything from yahoo. I was just using www.mail.yahoo.com as an example link. It happens on all links I type in.

[james8547]

try running adaware or spybot. Make sure you run updated versions. It looks like a settings problem to me, but that's just my guess.

[glc]

Try uninstalling the Comcast software - their browser customizations and the so-called "assistant" can cause problems.