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    - Security Patch Bugs!!! Hello, I bought the XP Home Edition with my Dell PC. One day I update my PC with Windows Updates Patch: Windows XP Q811493 Patch: Windows XP KB826939 These two patch are the same and same bugs! I installed it and when I reboot my PC 1. It load the Login User menu and I log in or 2. It load the Login User menu 3. A few seconds later my PC suddenly turned off and restart 4. It kept repeating 5. Later I removed the two patches by System Restore in Safe Mode I wonder why these two patches do this way to my PC. lol It's buggy patches. I check that it's not any video or driver conflict. ****If you have a similar problem I have please reply and talk about it!**** -- :: K-Man :: Tag: Home page Tag: 37832
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    - Emails Everytime I get an email with an attachment I can't open it. It says "OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail. I can't open things I know are safe. Can you help me with this problem Thank you Tag: Home page Tag: 37829
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    - Microsoft Messenger Info and Help Never rec'd a response to a couple posts in regards to a mysterious "Microsoft Messenger" pop up. It was telling me I had to update to use. I used the "what's new" button, which was a microsoft website, so I updated and BOOM! It took down my Norton Virus Dectection and email scan. Any ideas how to fix the problem, and do you know of any other problems I might encure? Has anyone ever heard of this type of virus, attack, ect? D.Jones Tag: Home page Tag: 37827
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    - ENDADS.com The following should have been added to the post I just sent (the speed of the 'send' click). I have disabled admin. messengering - but I am looking for a fix that will allow options on whom I want to block or a bazooka when they try to message. Tag: Home page Tag: 37825
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    - ENDADS.com Have I just not seen the fix to keep the (subject) out of my computer? Wether I am online or not, once I have been on line their pop-ups just keep coming. My firewall alerts me and I click X and deny passage - BUT, why this? Is there a fix to keep out this marketing that is as appealing as telemarketing? Please let me know Thank you Tag: Home page Tag: 37824
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    - Info Given and Info Needed Ok, no response to prior "Microsoft Messenger" pop-up. Went ahead and hit update because the "what's new" was an actual microsoft website. BAD mistake. Downloaded something that disabled my Norton virus detection and email scan. Any suggestions of what to do get Norton working again, and do you know of any future problems this may effect? PLEASE>>>>>>>>>> Original message: Every time I log on to AOL, I get a message from Microsoft Messenger (pop up type). States I must upgrade and download to use. When I click more info, I get http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/whatsnew.asp I have my computer set on security against adult sites, so I cannot excess due to adult content. I think it may be a virus or hi-jack. I ran Norton and came up with the following virus... Backdoor.Sinit JS.Exception.Exploit Java.Nocheat I think I deleted all and also ran Spybot and Lava, but I am still getting the Microsoft messenger. I have tried deleting Microsoft messenger, but will not let me. PLEASE HELP! Thanks . Tag: Home page Tag: 37823
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    - Preview pane security in outlook express If you have the preview pane enabled on outlook express and can see the message will a virus have a better chance of engaging your computer? Tag: Home page Tag: 37822
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    - Security Update (329834) Why does the Security Update for Windoxs XP(329834)appear as a new update for me to install, since I have already installed it numerous times and the status was Successful. Regards, Michael Tag: Home page Tag: 37817
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    - Deleting Previous searches on msn How do I delete previous search terms in the Msn "search the web" area? When clicked twice it drops down a list of all my previous searches. Tag: Home page Tag: 37816
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    - cant disable the firewall to do virus scan A short time ago I read in these N.groups about a link here at Microsoft on how to enable the firewall that comes with the computor. I have "Win. XP". I click to that site and it gave me the option to manually set up the firewall or have it done for me- (I had already gone to the 'properties' part in my isp box and clicked on "advance tab" and checked the first box that said "Protect my computor .......")before I went to this web site- ANYHOW, I chose for 'them' do enable this security for me- So when I went to check this same box in the prop section>adv tab> then I noticed that the words UNDER the part where it says "protect my comp." had disapeared. So then I went to get a free virus scan at panda and realized it would not down load- I went back into the box and un-checked the "protect my comp" and it downloaded the activeX needed to do these scans-HOWEVER, it does NOT do anything when I click on SCAN my comp, or anything for that matter-I tried getting support via email from them but they have not responded-If I made my question clear, please advice me where to go.If not, I'll check back and see if I can give you more info. thanks Tag: Home page Tag: 37813
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    - What to do (if anything) about SubSeven I used to report these to the FBI when they came from outside the USA but I've gotten lazy. I noticed yesterday our firewall dropped 17 SubSeven Attacks. One host tried 4 times but the others came from all over the place. Are these bots attempting these or actual idiots w/ nothing better to do? Should I just ignore them? Maybe there 's a public website where we can post the hostnames of the computers that launch these, or someone who keeps a database of such things. Patrick Rouse Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server Tag: Home page Tag: 37808
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    - Microsoft email attachments? Over the past week, I've been getting thousands of emails claiming to be from microsoft telling me that there is a patch attached to this email. I know this isn't true and someone has a virus but how do I track them down? The email headers are coming from dozens of places. Should I just shut down my email account and start over or is there a way to fix this. These are like 116kb attachments and my pc is geting quite bogged down. I have 4678 of them right now. I called Verio, who hosts my email server and they said they can show me the email server that the mail came from but that's it. How do I stop this madness? Tag: Home page Tag: 37798
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    - Virus or Microsoft Messenger Problem? Every time I log on to AOL, I get a message from Microsoft Messenger (pop up type). States I must upgrade and download to use. When I click more info, I get http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/whatsnew.asp I have my computer set on security against adult sites, so I cannot excess due to adult content. I think it may be a virus or hi-jack. I ran Norton and came up with the following virus... Backdoor.Sinit JS.Exception.Exploit Java.Nocheat I think I deleted all and also ran Spybot, Hijack this, and Lava, but I am still getting the Microsoft messenger. I have tried deleting Microsoft messenger, but will not let me. PLEASE HELP! Thanks . Tag: Home page Tag: 37792
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    - Security patches Hi, just installed latest update patches KB828035,KB825119,KB823182,KB824141 for Oct.Problem,after installation & I reboot, my desktop screen comes back about 50% larger, so I system restore to get it back to a normal size screen. How do I get these latest security patches on my computer(XP) without distorting the screen. Howard Tag: Home page Tag: 37774
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    - Signing in This may not be the right place to answer this question but anyways. When I sign in for the msn messagner. There is a thing that pops up at the bottom saying to verify your email address click here, but when I do it just takes me to msn today. Dose anyone know where I go to verify my email address. Thanks Tag: Home page Tag: 37773
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    - security Who you know the mothod to security for network, please to send to me on my e_mail:thuongnguyenduy@yahoo.com Tag: Home page Tag: 37772
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    - Blocking?? I keep getting these 3 porn sites in my favorites everytime I logon. But when I click on them - it's either can't find, 404 error, or Forbidden. I don't want these on my computer. I keep deleting them, but they just keep popping up. Also, my homepage changes EVERYTIME as well!!! Do I have a virus??? Tag: Home page Tag: 37771
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    - 128 bit encrpt update I have wasted an hour of my life on microsoft trying to find out how to update my internet explorer ver 5 to 128 bit encryption. I use Win 95 Thanks Tag: Home page Tag: 37770
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    - help ! with security settings for ActiveX I cannot get any embedded messages or graphics to appear (explode) as I constantly get an error message that my ActiveX security settings will prevent images from displaying properly. Please help ! ! - - Thanks ! Tag: Home page Tag: 37766
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    - Weird Emails I have been getting emails from microsoft corporation but the come every minute. I also get emails from administrator and return notices without even sending any emails. I keep deleting them but they keep coming. What can I do? Tag: Home page Tag: 37763
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    - errorlevel I am using errorlevel in a batch file to see if the hotfixes install correctly: if errorlevel 1 goto :label On some of the systems it works correctly and others it does not. My question is this, does anyone know what error levels the hotfixes output and what they equal or how to see what they are outputting? I tried 1>filename.txt 2>error.txt and that does not work. TIA! Tag: Home page Tag: 37759
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    - Security patch Hi, I have been receiving the same email over and over again. The sender is security@microsoft.com, the message tells me to download the attached patch. This is the message: Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now! There are dangerous virus in the Internet now! More than 500.000 already infected! The attachment: patch.exe Can anyone tell me if this is ligit and secure, and is it really from Microsoft? How can I verify this? Ryg rygatout@videotron.ca Tag: Home page Tag: 37756
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    - outlook express address file I find a file called "~" on my desktop every three or four times I shut down Outlook Express. When I open the file using Word, it appears to be coded but seems to have my address book in it, although the characters are separated by other symbols. So you know anything about this file? Is it normal? Is it something I should stop deleting whenever I find it? Is someone worming his way into my files? Any insight would be appreciated. Tag: Home page Tag: 37755
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    - Web page timeout How can I setup a page so that it will timeout if the user walks away and fails to signoff Tag: Home page Tag: 37754
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    - "SUS Client" is not working I have installed SUS Server SP1 on 2003 Server. I am testing it on two machines, one has 2000 sp3 another xp sp1. I set 'em up using gpedit.msc. It looks alright, but when look at the log file there is nothing, " THE LOG FILE IS BLANK ". Anyone wants to help me out ?? Tag: Home page Tag: 37747
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    - Install CA Hi all, I am installing CA on main domain as Enterprise CA , but when I am trying to request certificate for computer , is show me that my CA is Template ! How to have a normal Cert. which will work normally ?and is there any risk using cetificates in a domin ? Tag: Home page Tag: 37745
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    - Windows update for Windows NT Why are none of the October security updates (MS03-41, MS03-43 to MS03-45) available via Windows updates for Windows NT workstation? Tag: Home page Tag: 37737
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    - INTERNET UPDATE Same as "Paul King", I received an email from someone purporting to be MS Corporation for a security update. I received this immediately after going to MS newsgroups to ask a question and like a dummy, gave my correct email address! Now, this was a week ago. Everytime I open Outlook Exp. I get from 3-9 alerts of infected email. Attachment name is different each time but all have W32.Swen.A@______. Besides MS Patch, some say mail undeliverable to ___________ (different names & email addresses.) How do I stop these messages from coming in my email? I have Norton AntiVirus which warns me every time so I delete them at that time. Thanks for any help. Sam Tag: Home page Tag: 37736
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    - Real weird situation. Hello, I have been asked to setup the security for our application suite and one setup in our lab causes me a great deal of headache! In this setup there are 3 machines, machine A is the pdc, machine B and machine C are normal worstation in the domain. All machines are running windows 2000. As far as I can tell everything is configured OK on the machines, not warning in the event viewers.... BUT On the PDC (machine A) the domain administrator password is 'toto', on machine B the local administrator also has its password set to 'toto'. So I logon machine B as local administrator and then I run 'net group AGroup /ADD /DOMAIN' and to my surprise that works. A new group is created in the domain. If I go on the PDC, and the group has really been created. I don't get it at all. But if the administrator's password on machine B is different that the domain administrator's password, the group is not created. Can anyone help me to understand this one? Thank you! MP Tag: Home page Tag: 37734
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    - Can't open attachments I recently installed microsoft updates as recommended for my system and I now cannot open attachments that are sent to me by e-mail. What should I do? Tag: Home page Tag: 37732
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    - xeturn b & delf c how do I sort out xeturn.b & delf c trojans Tag: Home page Tag: 37731
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    - Technet plus member but no answer!? Hi I posted a question oct 15 2003 2:57 and got no answer I have a Technet plus license ... Is it something wrong with my newsgroup registration? This is not the first time I have not got any answer .. Best regards Stefan Tag: Home page Tag: 37724
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    - How to find if a domain is Win2K or Win XP Hi * Given a domain name, how to find if a domain is Win2K domain or NT domain? * Also, is there any method to do the same without contacting the domain? Thanks MD Tag: Home page Tag: 37719
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    - ** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2003.10.20 Before you post a question to a Microsoft.public.*.security newsgroup, note that your question may already be answered below: Answers to Top Frequently Asked Questions: http://securityadmin.info My question is not mentioned below. How do I get an answer immediately, with no waiting? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#moreinfo See also: http://www.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.* See also: http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search See also: http://www.google.com I want to post a problem or question to the newsgroup. What info do I need to post in order to get a correct answer quickly? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#netiquette I just heard about a new Microsoft security patch update. Where can I get the patch? http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com OR http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp I just installed a Microsoft security patch update, and now my computer is having problems. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#patchbroke I received an email from Microsoft / Microsoft Support / Microsoft Internet Security Center claiming to be a security patch [or comprehensive Internet Explorer update]. Is this a virus? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#microsoftemail ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT. I received a virus email from a Microsoft email address. Who do I report this to? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#microsoftemail I have the RPC Blaster worm "virus," what do I do? http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT. My computer is giving RPC Remote Procedure Call messages. There is a TFTP message or file on my computer. My computer keeps locking up, and/or rebooting, or telling me that it will reboot in 1 minute. http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT. Where can I download the Blaster worm / RPC DCOM patch? http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com OR http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp I'm having a problem caused by the JDBGMGR.EXE Teddy Bear "virus" hoax, or I want to replace this file. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#jdbgmgr I forgot my Windows logon password and can't log in. How do I reset it? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password I have a problem or a question with a virus or with antivirus. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#virus NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT. Why is Outlook Express blocking my attachments as "unsafe"? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#attachments How do I stop getting pop-up messages? Or adware? Or spyware? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups How do I block people from viewing adult or objectionable content on a computer? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contentfilter How do I block spam emails? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#spam There is a Content Advisor password blocking me from certain web sites. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contentadvisor How do I delete an FTP folder that a hacker put on my computer and I cannot delete? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#ftpfolder Have I been hacked? What do I do if I've been hacked? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#hacked How do I re-secure a computer that has been hacked? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#re-secure How do I test or improve the security on my computer to avoid being hacked? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden How do I investigate a suspicious IP address that may be trying to hack me? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#trace How do I report a hacker? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#reporthacker How do I use a port scanner or vulnerability scanner to test my security? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#portscanner How do I encrypt my files and/or hard drive? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#encryption How do I get a firewall? IDS? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall I want to use the IPSec filtering or IP filtering feature of Windows to block certain ports and have a problem or question. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#ipsec I have a problem or question with the XP ICF firewall. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#icf I have a problem or question with the IIS URLScan tool. http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#urlscan How do I change the banner on my computer or server to hide what software version I'm using? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#banner How do I enable Windows Auditing to tell who logged into Windows or who accessed a file? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#auditing How do I inspect and disable programs that start up when Windows starts? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#startup How do I use RUNAS or let someone use RUNAS to run commands as administrator without having to type the password? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#runas How do I let non-administrator users run Defrag or change their IP address? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#runas My question is not mentioned above. How do I get an answer immediately, with no waiting? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#moreinfo See also: http://www.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.* See also: http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search See also: http://www.google.com I want to post a problem or question to the newsgroup. What info do I need to post in order to get a correct answer quickly? http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#netiquette Note that this is NOT a full list of all the questions answered in the FAQ. Chances are, your question has probably already been answered. The complete FAQ is at: http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contents I hope this is helpful. Feedback, suggestions and criticism regarding the FAQ are welcome and may be emailed to me. kind regards, Karl Levinson, CISSP, MCSE, MVP email: levinson_k@despammed.com Tag: Home page Tag: 37715
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    - KB824141 Patch *****BREAKS SOFTWARE***** In the hopes that someone at MS is listening, KB 824141 breaks third party software, specifically Avid XPress, the most high-end video editing software for PCs in the industry. What the patch does has to be seen to be believed. It causes Avid to open jillions of windows on load and then hang. How this can happen from a patch that "fixes" list and combo boxes I have no idea. The "break" has been experienced by every Avid user. See www.avid.com/community/forums/Forum38/HTML/000704.html Dan Tag: Home page Tag: 37708
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    - KB824141 Patch *****BREAKS SOFTWARE***** In the hopes that someone at MS is listening, KB 824141 breaks third party software, specifically Avid XPress, the most high-end video editing software for PCs in the industry. What the patch does has to be seen to be believed. It causes Avid to open jillions of windows on load and then hang. How this can happen from a patch that "fixes" list and combo boxes I have no idea. The "break" has been experienced by every Avid user. See www.avid.com/community/forums/Forum38/HTML/000704.html Dan Tag: Home page Tag: 37707
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    - Hotbar Is Hotbar adware and spyware? What's the difference between the two? Is is just not worth the risk to have it on your system? Thanks,JJ Tag: Home page Tag: 37706
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    - Still fighting funlove virus Is there a particular security setting or patch I can deploy to help prevent the infection of the funlove virus? I'm currently running McAfee's NetShield on one of our servers (and desktops use virus scan), however, the server continously gets hit with this virus. I'm wondering what others are doing to help prevent the spread of this virus. Also, can an IDS or firewall system (ISA server?) help prevent the infection of this virus? Thanks, - Dave Tag: Home page Tag: 37705
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    - Help: Unable to install WinXp Security Critical Service Pack Hi There: I tried to update my WinXP Home Edition with the Service Pack 1 (Express) critical Update but unable to install it. The update was successfully downloaded and extracted but when it goes to the installation part, it recommended me to close all anti-virus program which I did and did the Back up system or close all open program which I also did. But still this important Critical Update is not able to install and pop-up a window saying: Service Pack 1 Set up Error - Set Up canceled. In the Web Page Dialog - it is shown that it is not done. I review the download history and "Retry" many times but not able to do it. Any help to give me an idea to let me install this important Critical Update. I have just spent 2 months to remove the viruses I have even though I have the latest McAfee Virus Scan and do the DOS SCAN, turn off the System Restore, Disk Clean etc. It is like hell, believed it. I need to go back and forth to McAfee to online chat with them for 12 times with different technicians and also includes 2 supervisors. Hope helping hands are there this time. Tks. H. . Tag: Home page Tag: 37704
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    - secure websites wont display i cant get secure websites to display on my laptop. ive tried every troubleshooter i can find and cant get anything to work . i just want to play the new game i bought but i cant register to play it. its driving me nuts. if you know anything about this please help Tag: Home page Tag: 37703
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    - XP came with comp/need cd 4 repair About a month ago, I downloaded this game called BINARY from natomic.com, it was a simple little Nintendo style game, but it somehow changed some important files. Whenever I restart my computer, and i log in, a message displays saying that some files have been changed, and it asks me to insert the Windows XP CD so the computer can restore the original files. XP came with my comp, so I don't have the CD. The file changes weren't big enough to do much damage, because I haven't noticed anything wrong. But, I just bought a game, and the game required that I install Direct X 9.0b. It tried but then a message came up saying that Direct X didn't pass the security test for XP. I thought this strange, but was sure it was the fault of the changed files. I then downloaded Direct X 9.0b directly from Microsoft.com. It tried to install but the same prompt came up telling me that the download files didn't pass the security test. I'm sure that if I repaired the files, that I would be able to install direct x 9.0b, but I don't have a CD. Does anyone know a way to restore the files without an XP CD? Tag: Home page Tag: 37701
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    - XP came with comp, but need CD for repair About a month ago, I downloaded this game called BINARY from natomic.com, it was a simple little Nintendo style game, but it somehow changed some important files. Whenever I restart my computer, and i log in, a message displays saying that some files have been changed, and it asks me to insert the Windows XP CD so the computer can restore the original files. XP came with my comp, so I don't have the CD. The file changes weren't big enough to do much damage, because I haven't noticed anything wrong. But, I just bought a game, and the game required that I install Direct X 9.0b. It tried but then a message came up saying that Direct X didn't pass the security test for XP. I thought this strange, but was sure it was the fault of the changed files. I then downloaded Direct X 9.0b directly from Microsoft.com. It tried to install but the same prompt came up telling me that the download files didn't pass the security test. I'm sure that if I repaired the files, that I would be able to install direct x 9.0b, but I don't have a CD. Does anyone know a way to restore the files without an XP CD? Tag: Home page Tag: 37700
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    - search engines not working I know that this has been posted before, but I tried to do what it said and it didn't work. When I go to search at msn.com it says that I have downloaded a malicious program that won't let me get to the site and that I should go tweakxp.com. When I try to go to google.com, it sends me to a page that says that I have software on my computer that won't let me go the website. However, using search on netscape.com is no problem. I tried going to http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/tro jan.qhosts.html and used the removal tool found there, but it said that the trojan was not on my computer. What else should I try? Tag: Home page Tag: 37697
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    - Problem searching using search engines Recently I am unable to search using search engines such as Yahoo or Google. I receive the message "The page cannot be found" when I try to search for anything. Is this related to any of the recent security patches & is there a way this problem can be fixed? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Tag: Home page Tag: 37696
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    - help getting to microsoft I went to the microsoft.com website to ask for some assistance several days ago and completed my business. Since then, I have been inundated with multiple copies of the following message. I am getting dozens of these a day. I cannot figure out how to contact microsoft to get them to look into this without paying a fee. I would like them to look into why I am receiving these and stop them. I have not opened any of the attachments for fear of virus. Please help. Thanks. Wabravanel@dc.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Microsoft Customer Assistance To: customer@updates_ms.com Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:43 AM Subject: New Net Security Patch ALERT!!! This e-mail in its original form contained one or more attached files that were infected with a virus or worm, or contained another type of security threat. The following attachments were infected and have been repaired: No attachments are in this category. The following attachments were deleted due to an inability to clean them: 1. Q977282.exe: W32.Swen.A@mm The Following attachments were not delivered due to inbound mail policy violations: No attachments are in this category. Road Runner does not contact the sender of the infected attachment(s) in the event that they were not actually sent from the indicated party. Please contact the sender directly to alert them of their issue with infected files if you wish to do so. For more information on Road Runner's virus filtering initiative, visit our Help & Member Services pages at http://help.rr.com, or the virus filtering information page directly at http://help.rr.com/faqs/e_mgsp.html. Tag: Home page Tag: 37693
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    - to delete a programe hi pl tell how to delete arograme from address bar Tag: Home page Tag: 37692
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    - grisoft or avast AV protection?? I went to download.com ,as was once suggested here, and I > saw both grisoft & avast as free AV protection- I read > the user opinions on both.The grisoft one sounds good but > I noticed that they do not offer free tech support for > the free version-I know that I would be one to need help > & have lots of questions- > So, then I read about Avast. and it had lots of great > reviews except for some bad ones-the negative ones stated > that it is not good if you have windows XP (which I do)- > it said that pc crashes alot. so now I am back to square > one- Can someone list a few freeware versions of AV > protection that are decent-or maybe you know something > about avast or grisoft you can share with me & others > reading these newsgroups.thanks 4 help Tag: Home page Tag: 37684
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    - Microsoft Patch I have downloaded, from Microsoft Updates, the Cumulative Patch for the Internet Explorer 6, however I keep receiving something in my Yahoo e-mail box to download immediately, The Patch. when I checked into this attachment, my virus scan tells me the attachment is "dirty". I keep deleting, but it keeps coming back. Is this a legitimate Microsoft warning? I do not want any viruses and currently have McAfee virus scan. Is this enough protection? Thank you. lvnv# Tag: Home page Tag: 37666
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    - Bookedspace Hello all! I have a question. Recently I discovered a file named bs2.dll And in the Run folder in the registry there's an entry like "Rundll32.exe bs2.dll" When I connect to internet, this stuff connects to www.bookedspace.com and www.ignkeywords.com Does anybody know what is it? Thanks in advance. -- -=/ Nihr0M \=- Tag: Home page Tag: 37665
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    - Web Sites Reading my E-mail address I am hoping that one of you gurus can help with this. It seems like my e-mail address is getting plucked off of my computer as I surf the web and then being given to spammers. I am inferring this from the type of e-mails I am receiving right after I visit sites (music spam after hitting music sites, diet spam after wieght-loss sights, etc.). I there a way to shield my personal information from these web sites? Thanks in advance Tag: Home page Tag: 37664

I have no idea what is going on but no matter what I do I
always have this one homepage. I have switched home
pages, deleted my cookies and temp files, and searched my
computer for the name of the website but no matter what I
do every time I restart my computer it is back to that
same site as my homepage..... Can anyone help me with
this?

Re: Home page by Br0wnbear

Br0wnbear
Tue Oct 21 20:19:11 CDT 2003

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:22:29 -0700, "vawzi"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have no idea what is going on but no matter what I do I
>always have this one homepage. I have switched home
>pages, deleted my cookies and temp files, and searched my
>computer for the name of the website but no matter what I
>do every time I restart my computer it is back to that
>same site as my homepage..... Can anyone help me with
>this?

One of two things has happened
Either you have had your browser hijacked or you have the Q-hosts
worm.
try Spybot S&D http://security.kolla.de
or Adaware - www.lavasoftware.com

Information on Q-hosts
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

hth
jbrown
brownbearat@canadadotcom
remove the at and the dot and the mail will come ;)
o did i say put in a .

Re: Home page by Mike

Mike
Wed Oct 22 12:28:06 CDT 2003

vawzi,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 10-21-03]
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"vawzi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06ef01c39832$941e8240$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I have no idea what is going on but no matter what I do I
> always have this one homepage. I have switched home
> pages, deleted my cookies and temp files, and searched my
> computer for the name of the website but no matter what I
> do every time I restart my computer it is back to that
> same site as my homepage..... Can anyone help me with
> this?