I have a fairly new HP Pavilion, and I use Maxthon internet browser. In the past couple of days, when I am using Maxthon, either more Maxthon applications (up to 13 this morning) or Microsoft Office open on their own. I don't see how the computer is already malfunctioning- I've only had it a week. Any ideas on why this is happening?
2006-08-08 01:23:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Maxthon is based on (and requires) Internet Explorer 5 or 6. It is virtually an add-on for Microsoft and is therefore subject to all the security holes and attacks that are made on the MS browser.
I recommend that you try Firefox and ditch Maxthon (and IE).
You could check your Startup folder but I suspect that there is a plug-in problem with Maxthon ... or it could be that your mouse gestures are set up incorrectly in Maxthon (I have no direct experience of those, but I do know that you can do lots of interesting things by 'gesturing' - moving the mouse in a particular way.) It's a good possibility that you are opening stuff simply by moving the mouse around!
2006-08-08 01:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have either adware or some sort of spyware on your system, you need to grab a copy of a good scanner and run it over your system ASAP.
A good one is AD-AWARE and it's free, it will only take you 1 minute at the very most to download it and another 4 to install it.
2006-08-08 08:28:35 · answer #2 · answered by jackocomp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps your computer has gotten a virus, a malware or a spyware. Please invest in a good antivirus software application (eg. Norton), spyware program (there are free softwares on www.download.com) and a firewall and let the programs get rid of the virus or spyware.
2006-08-08 08:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by Simple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For viruses try Nod32 - www.eset.com
For other "sheet" (i, not ee) try Ewido - http://www.ewido.net/en
2006-08-08 08:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by tedomedo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋