IE6 & 100% CPU Utilization

Suddenly, 2 days ago, browsing became painfully slow. I have a 144 DSL connection. I have ran connection/speed/
throughput tests , all ok. After a browser window opens, as soon as I click a link on a page my CPU utilization goes through the roof, from app 8-10% to 100%, mostly from iexplore.exe , and everything grinds to almost a stop till the page is fully loaded, then the utilization goues right back down until I click again. Any ideas out there? I have scanned for viruses in safe mode w/NAV2003. Also Spybot and Adaware show nothing. Also checked MTU and RWIN settings. File downloads are normal speed.

 

Try disabling the tool bands and Browser Helper Objects:

Close all instances of Internet Explorer
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Internet Options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Browsing, click to clear the Enable third-party browser extensions
(requires restart) check box.
Restart Internet Explorer.

Additionally, use BHODaemon and disable unwanted browser helper plugins:
http://www.webattack.com/get/bhodaemon.shtml

Then, click start | run | type "regsvr32 /i urlmon "