Suggestion No One: Dump IE and start using Firefox as others Suggested it might be a virus. Looking at the processess running you have a AVG anti Virus, thats a good virus try to RUN ( SCAN) it once and find out. Also, if you have an anti spyware, Scan for spywares. However, this New IE is kind of slow, and by looking at the hacekthis Info. you are running far too many programs at once. Close all the applications like and try using IE only see if that makes a difference. I am not sure if you are using everthing ( all the proceses) realsched, javasched, Powerdvd.exe. Also, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe ... How come you have not UNINstalled Symantec NORTAN if you have AVG--- this is also a Problem You have Way too Many Softwares running , you have ACER laptop, unless you have a 2 GB Memory you are in trouble