IE 6 slow to open initially

[vs1293]

Can anyone possiblly suggest why my IE initially takes longer to load when clicking on the desktop icon after a reboot. (5 to 10 seconds) After the initial slow opening of IE, subsequent openings are fast. ( 1 to 2 seconds )

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[Franklin]

Have you ever messed with the prefetch settings?

You could check C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch to see if it's being populated with the apps that you have executed including iexplore.exe.

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[vs1293]

Thanks for the suggestions.
Prefetch working fine.
I am 99.99% certain that my machine is very lean and clean. Maybe to much so :)
I have attched HJT log, but it is short and looks clean to me.

~Log Removed - Ron~

[vs1293]

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[Franklin]

Could relate to malware?

Try a scan with MBAM (http://www.malwarebytes.org/index.php) and maybe SAS (http://www.superantispyware.com/) as well.

[vs1293]

Have run both of those programs.
Nothing bad detected.

vs

[Franklin]

-{ Quote: "Have run both of those programs.
Nothing bad detected.

vs" }-
They usually show entries in a HJT log so I thought you hadn't run em.

Can see A-squared, Bitdefender and McAfee I think?

No expert here but do you know anything about the entry:
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.0.0.0.0

[vs1293]

Hi Franklin
That is an entry from my local high speed internet provider, Telus and thier home page.
I remember checking that out long time ago and is nothing malicious.
Besides, that entry was there prior to the current issue.

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[JRViejo]

vs1293, looks like IE has a remnant of a toolbar still showing up:

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =

Use HJT to clear this entry to see if IE improves.
The other thing that can slow IE at startup is SpybotS&D Immunization but I don't see it in your log.

[vs1293]

Thanks for that suggestion JR.
Had HJT delete that entry, rebooted, but issue not resolved. IE still takes long to start first time after booting up.
Never noticed the " toolbar " in that entry. Thought is was just my registry tweak to get rid of the Links folder.

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[JRViejo]

vs1293, another thing you can try is Tools> Internet Options> Connections> LAN Settings button and uncheck Automatically detect settings. Click OK twice.

[vs1293]

JR, it was unchecked. But rechecked, unchecked again, and clicked ok twice.
Issue still there.
I have seen similar posts on other site with no conclusion. This could be a tough one.
Something I did not mention, but just occured to me is that it takes much longer now for system tray to fully load. The McAfee shield ( always show ) appears quicly, but the only other one, volume control, ( always hidden ) takes a long time, as indicated by the round arrow button when it finally appears.

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[ronjor]

As noted here (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=42148), Wilders no longer allows posting of hijack logs.

If you suspect you may need help cleaning malware from your computer, choose a forum in the policy statement for some expert, one on one, help.