need help? my computer been acting weird?

Question

im using firefox and yesterday i installed the new internet explorer 7, just to try it out, after that i restarted my computer all of my cookies from my firefox has been deleted, i dont like deleting my cookies because there are some sites that keep you logged in like forever (youtube, yahoo, etc) so heres my problem every time i close my browser it keeps deleting my cookies and it gets really annoying logging in everytime i open the browser. is it because i installed IE7?

oh and another question ive been keeping my computer on for the past week and sometimes my icons are get rearranged and sometimes it seems like it turns off by itself because i never use windows messenger i always close when i boot up or restart my computer and this morning i saw the icon in the taskbar and some of the other programs i had running are closed,etc.is it because i download torrents or something?

Answer 1

you might have a virus try or spyware those can make cpu's do strange things download somthing like ad -aware or a trojan remover from cnet downloads check your computer and if it finds adware or malicious ware fix it and it should stop actin up i hope this works for you.

Answer 2

IE and Firefox work independently. IE setting cannot effect Firefox. There is a setting in Firefox that will clear your personal data every time you log off. Check you Firefox options menu. Click Tools>Pivacy. You will see the box there that may be checked to clear you data every time you log off.





As for the weird things that are happening. Torrents are a source that may infect your machine. I would run a couple of scans to be sure your computer is clean.







Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...







Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.





Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/...... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.





Download, update and run---http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SuperAntiSpyware.html









Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....



Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html...

SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.



It's main features include:

- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.

- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.

- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.

Answer 3

You can choose in the options how you want your cookies to be handled. It seems you have checked the box that says delete my cookies everytime I close my browser.

So uncheck it check the bo that says Never delete my cookies.



It seems somebody is playing with your machine, so I'd suggest you to scan it with a good antivirus.

I haven't used torrent but as far as I remembered I didn't install it because it had some adware.

Answer 4

Ah yes the microsoft jelousy



Open your firefox browser and make it the prefered browser and get the newsest version, it has the patches to un "Hamsting" the microsoft damage

Answer 5

to your first question.... in your internet explorer go to "tools" then "internet options" and it will show you all the preferences and from there you should be able to set it so it won't delete the cookies, as to your other question i'm not quite sure, sorry

Answer 6

open firefox, tools > options, theirs a section about privicy it de-select where it says "always clear my private data when i close firefox" or somethink like that.

Answer 7

for your second question what do you have for anti-virus and anti-spyware i found i few times when i left my computer on for days it would restart itself but never jumpy icons