Problems with connecting to internet, perhaps due to Worm...

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Hi there

I've been having really annoying problems with my connection for the
past week or so.

It started when I noticed that in my 'Connection Status', I had a high
number of errors in the Received column, something I'd never come
across before (although I've only been with Plusnet for about 2
weeks).

The net connection eventually stopped working altogether, and then I
was brought to a webpage by Plusnet telling me it was likely I'd got
infected with something or other.

I managed to get on the Web and scan at Trend Micro Online, and found
I had two bugs

- DOS.AGOBOT.GEN
and
-WORM.AGOBOT.ZZ

I've been running a variety of virus programs to try to get rid of
these. I already had AVG, (but obviously that didn't do the trick in
the first place), I've also used McAfee and others.

My recent scans tell me I'm clean, but I'm still having peculiar
problems on the net.

Today, the internet having been fine for hours, it suddenly stopped
connecting to sites, and the number of errors began to rise again. I
wasn't able to get to any of the antiviral websites.

Then I turned off my computer, left it a while, turned it back
on.......and it works. It's been doing this on and off for days....I'm
at a loss to explain it, and it's very annoying?

Can anyone give me some advice?

TIA