Serenatous,
I would try the malware scans on the other forum here BEFORE you make any other changes.
If those scans turn up no malware infections, I would try temporarily disablng ALL of your anti-virus and firewall software then try those DSLREPORTS.COM tests again. I'm thinking you have TOO many anti-virus programs and possibly firewalls running at the same time. This could be a potential problem - AVG 8.0, Spyware Hunter, Bit Defender and possibly Vista's built-in firewall.
You can download the latest driver for your Intel Ethernet card at:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...6&submit=Go%21
- John