Symptom: Downloads of Microsoft Fail - Am I infected?

I'm having a problem where all downloads from Microsoft, including Microsoft Updates tends to fail after 0.5 to 1 MB or more. This problem does not affect downloads of all other sites. It affects only Microsoft downloads. I've gone on several sites a-squared and got HijackThis and run other diagnostic tests, but nothing suspicious was ever found.

This problem does not occur whenever I start the computer. Sometimes I am able to download from Microsoft, but 90% of the time that I'm unable to download. Downloads failing first normal search but then after a few seconds, they suffocate and then after a few minutes they give up. This affects all downloads in all browsers (IE8, Firefox, Chrome) and also download assistants.

Is there a known XP SP3 bug or condition or infection causing this symptom? Thank you.

Hi DaveEwen,

1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

2 when was the last time it was working fine?

3. you receive an error message when download fails?

4. do you have security software installed on the computer?

Method 1

I suggest that reset you the default Windows Update components and check if it helps.

How to reset the Windows Update components?

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

Method 2

If the previous step fails, see if the problem persists in mode safe mode with networking.

A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

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