Thanks everyone. I think I stumbled on this as the solution also. Malwarebytes is downloading updates now. I recently installed ie7 but could not connect with it. Opera and firefox could. I did this: Internet Connection Settings--If you notice a problem connecting to websites, it might be because the upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 changed your Internet connection settings from what they were set at in Internet Explorer 6. To work around the problem, follow these steps: Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the Connections tab. Click the first entry in the Dialup and Virtual Private Networks list, and then click Settings. Select the Automatically detect settings check box, and then click OK. Repeat the previous two steps for each entry in the Dialup and Virtual Private Networks list. Click the Lan Settings button in the Connections tab, and repeat steps 4-6. Click OK on the Connections tab. Close Internet Explorer, and then restart it. from here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx