Well, I also use SpywareBlaster and SpyBot (I have immunized my system with both programs), so maybe they block some cookie needed for loading Plush.
I use Windows 2003 R2 SP2 x64.
I also have the following lines in my hosts file:
127.0.0.1 adserver.adtech.de #speed up expatica.com
127.0.0.1
www.adserver.adtech.de #speed up expatica.com
127.0.0.1 stat.onestat.com #speed up romanians.nl
127.0.0.1
www.stat.onestat.com #speed up romanians.nl
127.0.0.1 onestat.com #speed up romanians.nl
127.0.0.1
www.onestat.com #speed up romanians.nl
127.0.0.1 integrare.kestionare.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.integrare.kestionare.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 kestionare.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.kestionare.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 ts2.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.ts2.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 ts.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.ts.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 ts1.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1
www.ts1.trafic.ro #speedup rombel
127.0.0.1 nl.sitestat.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.nl.sitestat.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 sitestat.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.sitestat.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 quantserve.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.quantserve.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 bluestreak.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.bluestreak.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 doubleclick.net #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.doubleclick.net #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 fastclick.net #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.fastclick.net #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 apmebf.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.apmebf.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 statcounter.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.statcounter.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1 tradedoubler.com #disable tracking cookies
127.0.0.1
www.tradedoubler.com #disable tracking cookies
My DNS service is set on automatic.
My IPv6 helper service is set on disabled.
I do not have Java installed.