[G4] Spyware/Malware?

[Charles Lenington]

On 11/4/12 14:18 PM, Scot Bruce Nakamura wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Recently, my DSL download speed that was about 1.5 Mbps on my MDD
> running 10.5.8, was cut in half, and it does not seem to be an ISP
> problem because if I connect my Macbook to the same network, I get 1.5
> Mbps speed again.
>
> I reinstalled my 10.5.8 on my MDD on a different drive partition and
> found that the browser won't load at all, zero throughput, yet if I go
> back to the partition that was giving me about 0.70 Mbps speed, I can
> surf the net again.
>
> Question: What is making it impossible for me to connect to the Internet
> even after reinstalling the OS? Spyware? Malware?
>
> Thank you
> _________

I see no reply, and I haven't this list.
Are you still having problems?
If so, have you downloaded something using a Torrent? If so check to see 
if it's the problem.