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    - "Network Security Pack" e-mail from "Microsoft" ??? Today I received an unsolicited e-mail from "Microsoft" titled "Network Security Pack". It had two attachments, Q421038_exe.dat (0 bytes) and antyvirinfo.txt (680 bytes). The e-mail says to "install now to protect your computer...". This looks very suspiciuos to me. It has the appearance of coming from the real Microsoft Corp., but I have never heard of such updates coming through e-mail before. What should I do? Tag: Patches Tag: 32078
  - 2
    - patches Hi, I have a question regarding an email service I just began through my university. About 10 days after I started using my new email address, I received an email from "security@microsoft.com". It told me to execute the patch that was attached to the message. I know that the university is just overcoming a huge virus problem. But I wonder where the message came from--there is no actual name on the email, and the message is also only 3 lines long, each ending in an exclamation mark (ie., Use this patch now!). Anyway, if anyone can enlighten me on this, I'd really appreciate it. My first inclination is not to use it, but then "security@microsoft.com" sounds so legit. Thanks very much, Nada. Tag: Patches Tag: 32075
  - 3
    - virus My computer is trying to send emails every sunday and this shuts down my system. What should I do to fix this? Thanks for your help. Wally Tag: Patches Tag: 32073
  - 4
    - Track down activity from ports 3120, 3466, 3470 there is a better group for this to be posted to, please let me know. I have McAfee AntiVirus Enterprise version installed. It is updated daily and is configured to scan "All" files. I run SpyBot Search & Destroy on a weekly. I have Windows XP firewall enabled. Our corporate LAN is behind a Cisco router with the IOS firewall installed. I just installed "Intrusion Catcher 2" and every time I open the web browser I get several hits from various remote sites, port 80, trying to open a connection to port 3120, 3466, or 3470 on my PC. All of these ports are related to various backdoor Trojans. I feel that my PC is clean, but I don't know how these remote sites would be alerted that I'm going on-line unless I have some rouge program running on it. I've used both TCPView and FPort to list the open ports and none of the above ports are in use. Is this a threat? Do I have a Trojan on my PC? How can I protect our PCs from this attack/probe? I'll put a packet sniffer on it as soon as I get some more time. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Harvey Colwell --- SDS, Inc Web: http://www.sds400.com/ Eml: harveyc@sds400.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tag: Patches Tag: 32070
  - 5
    - XP Firewall connection termination I have a XP firewall configured to allow a bunch of standard ports. Why does XP firewall respond with syn_ack to a syn request to the ftp port as though a service is present. It sends resets for other ports like HTTP, HTTPS etc ??? Tag: Patches Tag: 32069
  - 6
    - security settings-active x controls I hope you will bear with me on this as I am a fairly new user. I have been receiving the following message at least once or twice each time I am online. My operating system is WindowsMe, although I don't think that makes any difference regarding this problem. The message states: "Your current security settings prohibit running Active X Controls on this page. As a result page may not load correctly". The settings I have are all in the medium range. Any explanation for this problem would be greatly appreciated. Tag: Patches Tag: 32067
  - 7
    - recent update hello. when I updated the the most recent IE something occurs that I cannot connect to my websites for upgrading. At first I thought it was my privacy service in the MacAffee program but found that eliminating that did not help. I then did a system restore and all was well... when the program called for an IE upgrade my problem occurred yet once again. to this date I have not upgraded my IE due to my need updating my website. Can anyone help. Tag: Patches Tag: 32062
  - 8
    - patches Are you sending patches to Yahoo email addresses? Tag: Patches Tag: 32061
  - 9
    - MS03-037 Patch Verification Security Bulletin MS03-037 contains 6 different patches for various products (office 2000, office XP, visio 2002, etc) and Microsoft recommends applying multiple patches if you have the specific product installed. How do you verify a specific patch has been installed on a particular computer? The bulletin says to check one file (vbe6.dll) for all of the different patches. Do the patches modify other files? How can I determine whether or not both the Office 2000 patch AND the Visio 2002 patch have been installed? Thanks! Tag: Patches Tag: 32058
  - 10
    - Data Transfer Through Routers I have an MN-100 microsoft 4 port router and i am unable to recieve direct connection file transfers ex. through icq. If someone knows how to enable these can you please let me know at my email address above. Thanks Tag: Patches Tag: 32057
  - 11
    - what is required to install ms03-037 right now out users are on Office 2000 sp2 and windows 2000 Sp2. After reviewing all the matrial on ms03-037 it shows that I need to install office 2000 sp3. In order to install office 200 sp3 I need to install the latest version of MSI which in turn requires windows 2000 SP3. Is this right? Is a fix available for earlier versions of office 2000? What ever happend to security hotfixes that where not dependant on service pak? chuck richards OTIS Elevator Tag: Patches Tag: 32056
  - 12
    - Microsoft Please re-evaluate your rating system. Sorry to gripe about this but with so many "Critical" patches from Microsoft it is impossible to properly asses the impact of each of the hotfixes. Every time Microsoft declares a patch "critical" it means to me at least two more weeks of unproductive time for my team while they patch servers. In my assesment it looks like we could reclassify 80% of these 'critical' patches as 'significantly important' and leave the 'crtital' rating for the 20% of patches that are drop-dead urgent, do it now! chuck richards OTIS Elevator Tag: Patches Tag: 32055
  - 13
    - Hiding domains I have 2 domains on the same LAN sharing the same IP address range. One is NT4 with Win98 stations, the other is 2003 with XP stations. There is NO trust set up between them. Is it possible to hide the domains from each other so that users cannot see the other domain when browsing with Explorer or My Network Places? Tag: Patches Tag: 32048
  - 14
    - Networking to a machine know to be infected with a virus Here's a puzzle: A friend has an old W98 machine which he is sure has a virus infection. (Hardly surprising, he's never put an antivirus on it, despite my pleading.) He's a good friend, so I (still) want to help him get his data back, if possible. Trouble is, the floppy doesn't work, nor does the CD drive. Network or modem is the only way in or out. I've considered asking him to do an online scan via Symantec or McAfee websites, then download the specific removal tools. Alternatively I could put an Antivirus, definitions-file and firewall on an FTP site and download them from there onto the machine. However I don't think it's that socially-responsible to allow his machine to spray more viruses at the world while he's online. So, I've been considering connecting by cable to (gulp!) my fully-patched XP Pro machine with the latest AV and definitions, and scanning it as a mounted drive. I use a workgroup rather than a domain. Is this madness? If not, what precautions should I take? I've thought of running the W98 box as a user with low access rights on my XP box, and setting the firewall to distrust that machine. Any comments? -- ###################### ## PH, London ## ###################### Tag: Patches Tag: 32047
  - 15
    - Breakin attempts My windows XP Pro machine started rebooting, upon investigation of the Log files the problem was lage number of logon failures filling up the security log file. Adjusting logging properties corrected that issue. BUT....... How can I eliminate these bogus logon attempts? They are all from 2 "workstations" not on my local network? Tag: Patches Tag: 32039
  - 16
    - RSA Security Tokens Hi, Is there any alternative or similar product for RSA security tokens/ Ace server ? Their product is good but expensive. Any help would be appreciated, Ali Tag: Patches Tag: 32037
  - 17
    - ~tilde desktop fix Beta this procedure seems to be working so i thought i post it. this procedure addresses two problems: the creation of bogus address cards with nothing or just symbols...not good; the formation of the file itself on the desktop. 1) if ~ is on your desktop delete it. 2) go to find and type these three symbols "~" and hit find becuase it does not always wind up on desktop and you could have duplictes and delete it/them 3)delete the OE shortcut on desktop...you'll get back later 4)go to windows explorer and open outlook express folder and if you see a file ~ delete it. 5)open WAB and look for any unknown or unidentifiable address cards and delete them and close WAB. you may now see a new file ~ created there on the list. if you do not, don't worry about it. it will be created later. 6)go to the OE icon(envelope) and "send it" to the desktop. if you use "create shortcut" this procedure may not work because of labeling. The new icon should now read "Shortcut to msimn.exe" this outcome has not created those very disturbing bogus address cards yet or anyone else i've asked to try this. but if it does, you may need to download some language support from MS whether you use only english or not. my tests show it can make a difference. i suspect that the file is open to changes as it sits on the desktop from sources other than updates from WAB changes. i used w98se and IE6. good luck -- Posted via http://dbforums.com Tag: Patches Tag: 32035
  - 18
    - putting a password on a folder located on my desktop I need to know how to password protect a folder located on my desktop. I went into properties but was unable to find the correct method. Please get back to me ASAP. Thank you Tag: Patches Tag: 32034
  - 19
    - IPSec problem On XP Home Edition computer: Did Windows Update, but it failed towards the end. Now it disconnects dialup connection every time I try to scan for updates on Windows Update page. In event logs, there is a Failure Audit, event ID 615, "IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network interfaces on this machine...", followed one second later by an Information event that the connection to the ISP was disconnected. This is the best clue I have as to what is going wrong -- now I just need to figure out how to put it right? Tag: Patches Tag: 32032
  - 20
    - strange happenings OR blaster virus. Hi all, Home user-:WinXP,128MB RAM, SP-1,DUN , ICF ENABLED 2 weeks ago ,i was surfing the net when all of a sudden my system popped this message ,[see file attached]of system shutdown. As usual i am quite skeptical about such unknown messages. Once or twice previously i have recd a hoax message from my AVG Antivirus of virus detected while surfing the net and i just press the "restart" button , to stop the virus from if any, from attack...This time also i was about to press the restart button but the since the message was of shutdown and the popup screen also seemed to be normal i felt may be something related to Dial up networking must have crashed or something else[but still i was doubtful]. My pc shut down and upon reboot it functioned normally.....2 days later after a normal morning session, when i put on my Pc in the evening it kept restarting exactly just after/at the point the black screen comes showing "windows xp professional".In between these 2 events my AV [Avast 4.0] was updated for Blaster virus and i had also searched my pc for msblast.exe file if any and found nothing. This kept on happening even on safe mode, last good known config, etc.....In short the Desktop was never seen and before it the PC rebooted. I booted from Cd for a fresh installation and to my surprise i was shown only 2 partitions of my total 3 partitions[C:2gb,D:7.81gb,E:6.24gb,] for installing windows. The E: drive is where my windows XP is loaded and also all my program files....and this drive was not shown to me. The D: drive is the dump drive and C: for sundry items. This was quite a bit surprising as to how This E: disappeared. Now i was given a choice to either install on the remaining 2 drives or create a new partition in the balance space... Since i didnt want to take risk, i preferred to install on C:\ . At that time the drive had more than 1Gb free space.. Half a middle of the installation Win xp restarted and then again after booting from the cd i was shown the 2 choices only C & D. This time however the C: has free space about 600mb or something.... and i didnt know why XP didnt continue the installation again...[the free space was gone , may be i think on a/c of the installation files or what ??? i dont know ] Nevertheless i had to choose C: again for a fresh installation and opted to format the drive [ no option ] and loose my files. This time installation was sucessful and lo ! the explorer window showed me all my partitions including E:...Even my programs installed were also functioning properly including the AV I again searched the Pc for msblast.exe and also got the system scanned by my AV..But nothing was found.... I then again installed WINXP on E: after a quick format of the partition and formatted C: and till date my Pc is working fine... The reason for putting this info is since i came to know from the MS SITE that the blaster virus also gives such a shutdown message......... Was my Pc infected or something else ???? [i have a Dial up networking connection for the net and at all time my XP firewall was enabled, i have never closed it. ] The question is what exactly can cause such a message apart from the virus???[Note: i didnt close any services from the windows task manager or any such other manhandlings. ] Next is what this problem on my Pc was.? especially the disappearing of my partition and again resurfacing , that too intact with all my settings, programs,etc. [ i had also not touched any of my hardware , in short everything status quo ] thanks n regards begin 666 system_shutdown.gif M1TE&.#=A&@$"`?<``````.CEU5Y]V$=6R'0``*Z*BH.@Y'165LOFYI6WZ]X` M`&MNLWF'WC,``/C___]#0[T``+N5BHVGY7J=WZN_[-Q#0S\^.FUTS:4``)R< MU?DK*KU+2\"]KY6SZ&:)WWZ=Y?]F9K"NH;TC(3,G),74\N 7%Y-S<Z;6UDA> MRJTE(G5YO86KZ/^,C)D``/%L97VDXR(0#W:.V+9(2/1B7<134\P``*G$Q'J3 MWW1\U68``/$``.Z\KYEF9J6CEY.MYN^NH9D[-W)OL8>&R%E8450``$UKT?\9 M&<PS,W6&W'%O9[4``)JTZ9MR<GV4Y+]R<LX.#FMXT-CD^+7,\;BVJ<#,S/\S M,^ 0$/^9F8P``,</#\O9]79]Q)-.2/I/368S,RL:&6YMQ?4:&LX("/80$)^E MVG24XN/@T!$"`M=04-KU]7%UN_][>]B%?(6$>JT``+L'!Z>][6J1X'NEWID` M`-89&<#?WUM>Q7)VT=_/P*\R,K/&[V9F9H0``**DV:.LWNJ7C.TW-)V^OF0; M&JZ"@G6,W9Z<D> +"_4&!NAE7M#>]0@("&6%W/___[4("/]F9FB-X$4!`76$ MV'J+WL] 0.0P+?]+2[N%A7:!QQT<&I 0#TI)1'QZ<NDB(I>5BNZ%>UMHS8IJ M8LNOHM;N[NTA(7=A86IQM]8``(:CXJJHG*T'!\5?7Y*0AO^$A.;,O;W8V+_3 M\XRNY[[.\/)^=O^EI8];6\[,O<;$M3,S,_\A(>OHUZW%[H>0SVI53_\Z.G>% MS<R9F<\F(\\[.YREWO]34X%I:7)RM>8``**FW-0)":4&!B @'JO+R\4``/\` M`,8("-%Y;^Y/3_^9F?\2$N;Y^=G6QOP*"I]\?-9>7N^UK?\G)U [-Z=O9^6! 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    - Temporary internet files Is it possible for hackers to use my computer as a storage spot for porn files? I discover over 10,00 temporary internet files the other day on my computer. They were almost all photos from porn sites. No one uses my computer to look at this type of junk. How can I tell where they came from and how do I stop it? Tag: Patches Tag: 32029
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    - e-mail Hi; For the past couple of days, I have been getting e-mails supposedly from Microsoft saying.."Use this Patch immediately".It has an attachment, which I didn't open. I assume this isn't coming from you? Tag: Patches Tag: 32020
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    - deleting addresses How do I delete the addresses that scroll down in the address box when you type like "W", "WW", or "WWW" when trying to type in a new website in order for people not to view where I've been? Tag: Patches Tag: 32014
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    - Securing data on Music CD's Are their any CD burner softwares compatible with Windows 98 that can allow me to make music CDs with the property that no one can use them to make other copies? If you are unable to say, please direct me to the appropriate institution who may answer this question. Thank you. Regards. Keith Coombs. Tag: Patches Tag: 32008
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    - windows update how come the windows update on the windows site is not signed ?is it still safe to download ? Tag: Patches Tag: 32001
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    - someone changed my network settings to share files. Hello, SOmeone changed my Network settings. they turned off my firewall. they made somekinda shared docuements in my computer. they put on share this folder with network. I dont know what happend. even aol is under a difffrent file. i think some has stolen my identity. I put my firewall back up and turned off the sharing in my drives. what should I do. Tag: Patches Tag: 31999
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    - Password In Windows 98 I would like to set a password so that no one can get into my computer. I did setup a password, however, when the "Password message box" appeared, by clicking "Cancel", the password is bypassed. How do I setup a password? Thanks Tag: Patches Tag: 31993
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    - MS03-037 and Office 2000 Can I install this patch on systems running the basic Install of office 2000, which have not been updated by Service Releases or Service Packs? Or do I need to have sr1 and service pack 3 installed first? Thanks . Tag: Patches Tag: 31990
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    - pop-ups every time i go on-line i am plagued by messenger pop-ups by firms warning me that my computer is at risk from hackers through an open port, and try to sell me software to prevent this. How can i stop these pop-ups from appearing and disrupting my work? Tag: Patches Tag: 31985
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    - Win XP Pro/Win 2k roaming profile I want to make a back up of win profile on a PDC server, but I don't want to back up all the files. I have seen that there is a NTUSER.INI file with some information like [General] ExclusionList=Local Settings;Temporary Internet Files;Historique;Temp; What is the entire command or parameters to complete the list I am interesting in a parameters like "InclusionList" . Thanks for information -- Posted via http://dbforums.com Tag: Patches Tag: 31982
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    - opend ports How can i know my opend ports information. and how can i protect my pc from hackers throw these open ports? please sujest good stuff about ports. Jai. Tag: Patches Tag: 31979
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    - MS03-037 Problem with windows installer Hi, Someone in my comapny has installed Microsoft Update MS03-037, and now says that the Windows installer opens any time he uses any Office application (including everytime he opens an email in outlook). He claims that a window that says "Windows Insstaller" opens for a mintute then closes and then application opens as it should. Is there any way to rollback the patch, or is this a known problem with a resolution? Thanks in advance for any advice you might have! Tag: Patches Tag: 31969
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    - critical update repeatedly installs I have Windows 98, S.E. Recently, I checked the installation history and noticed that critical update 819696 had requested installation and had been installed on numerous days in the past. Why the multiple installations? Did I do something wrong or is this a sign of some malfunction? Tag: Patches Tag: 31967
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    - Why Im Writing My Book - OT in a way This babe doesn't post that often so this stuff isn't spam and you'll "know this". There is nothing wrong in trying to help "millions" of computer victims using Windows and the Internet. My topics are not off topic and "you'll know this". So stop all your BS, geez! This babe is tired of your crap and I'll go back to not responding to anyone unless you e-mail me. Try me! Just remember, all your insults make me prouder and my EGO is already big. Way can't some of you make the time to correct my so called "misinformation" and this babe will listen. If my words are incorrect, they will be changed, if you?re worthy of it. "The Trackers" don?t have time for all your street dick games, period. If you don?t want to listen, please just put me on ignore. WHY I'M WRITING THIS BOOK: First off, the members of "The Trackers" are Tracker, Bandito, Pandora, Horse, Sparky and Spooky. My purpose in writing this book is because of what I learned was happening to my computers. At first, the Internet was an object to explore, discover, and communicate with the world around me. When my kid elected to adopt a ferret, I desired to gain as much information on this cute animal in order to raise it up properly. I started my search for Websites which could be of assistance. But as time wore on and my search grew narrower, I limited my options down to alt.pets.ferrets. A few months later, to my amazement, I gave the ferret people another way to use my computer. I was unaware the hackers were going to use my computers for an avenue of their own. So I was glad to have found alt.pets.ferrets, but shocked after posting there to discover, "hackers". To dissuade people who lack the proper knowledge from posting, they started to use personal information as a means of attack. Examples of these can be found in later pages; to the extent they were willing to go to do this. Some information on ferrets were given, but when I went back for additional input, I was advised and told in so many words, "the answer is good enough since we are experts and you have no reason to question them". I felt sorry for the people who lack the proper knowledge when they were told to go away, and that their questions were stupid. No question is stupid, only the answers, so I decided to do further research on this group of people and what their problems were. I then discovered these people had hacked not only my computers, but others who went to their Newsgroup. The following is about the people who were the motivating factor for this Book. How in my research I found hackers, flamers, stalkers, etc. This Book is written to help the thousands of computer owners that are disparaged daily by spiteful individuals; to expose the hackers for who, what, where, and why they continue their malicious activity. Another goal is to have these owners close "all" their open ports to the outside world (where applicable). Tracker Tag: Patches Tag: 31961
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    - 5 Pages from 5 Chapters Figured out the excerpts from the five Chapters that I can put on my Website. The Chapters were written in order per their importance to "me" in my book. All I have to do now is figure out how to get all of them on the site and make the time. Thanks for all your suggestions and they surely are appreciated. May be now, the world will realize that "My Book" on CD-ROM does exist and it will help millions of computer users. Tracker Shining and Glowin Tag: Patches Tag: 31956
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    - MSXML My windows 98 laptop is determined to need the "Security Update, February 13, 2002 (MSXML 4.0)" every time Windows Update does it's thing. Does anyone know how to make the scanner happy? Thanks Tag: Patches Tag: 31955
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    - repeated downloads of the same security update I keep getting the same security update (#823559) from Microsoft (3 times in the last 36 hours, at least 6 times in the past week). I have Windows 98 and McAfee virus protection, and I'm a computer illiterate. It doesn't seem to cause any problems, but I wonder if there are other updates I'm not getting, and it does take a little time and trouble each time. Whom do I contact to find out? Thanks, Wendy Metzger Tag: Patches Tag: 31954
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    - Lost license cd key I have lost my cd key. I have my receipt from gateway that I bought the software with my computer, I have the disks to load onto the new computer but I can't find that blasted certificate of Authenticity. I thought I had the number written down, but it's asking for a 25 digit cd key and I can only find 20 digit numbers in my notes. Tag: Patches Tag: 31952
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    - Question about network share access Hi All, I have a small office network with a win 2000 server and XP Pro workstations. I have set certain security access to some files on the server for some users in my network. My problem is with the network just not letting me get into these folders some days, and letting me on others. I end up having to shut down my server to get the network working again, and I am hosting websites so shutting down is a bad idea. Any idea why this access is inconsistent? One day: I get in fine Next day: I get "Not Accessible" errors. Please help. I hope there is something I can do and this isn't just an "Undocumented Feature" of MS OS's! Geoff Murray Sales/Development N R Computronics Multimedia Software and Web Development Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada www.make-it-simple.com Tag: Patches Tag: 31935
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    - ~tilde on desktop i think it important to start a new thread with this subject titled so. though this is discussed in many threads throughout db it is difficult to get the search to parse out such a file. if you go to my reply to thread 794192 i have stated my experience with this file and so this is an update since that open, and hope to help others. first, i now firmly believe it is a security flaw that is able to find its way in by not having downloaded any language support from ms. since my bandage-fix it has not happened yet though it can happen if you open a file that has been corrupted. when you tag it with .wab and open it, it will have up to three new rolodex cards in your list. working with an isolated machine and w98se. one person mentioned opeing it with .doc. one will notice that it has a header. in viewing the hexadecimal page of this file i noticed that the header is MsingID with tilde within it. without making anychanges and retaging it with .wab these new cards can contain simply the two letters. in my case it was: eG; yy ; and blank, labeled "unknown". i have since, been able to find extract tilde to come up on the desktop by opening old saved mail (transfering to a flop and opeing on an isolated machine without the enhancement). for me if i taged it with messenger and retagged it with .wab it would create yet another address card. this is creative backups to be sure. another experiment in logic one can conduct and i urge to be very careful, is while it is on your desktop, go to "find" and punch in ~ and you'll get a bunch of stuff as expected. but if you type in "~" you'll get that file alone. i think and i do not have any fancy conversion or import/export software, that a symbol is added to one or more of the address cards if not a new card each time a conversion or export/import takes place. i do not know of anyone out there who has come up with a fix, but it has not happened since i bandged it as i descibed in thread 794192. it did however happen when i opened an old saved foreign sourced email on the isolated machine. this happening to many, but it is hard to find when an extension is used as a file name. i do suggest before you experiment that you put it on a flop and conduct find in there. you can use find/advanced but be sure you are offline and without any communication programs open such as IM, OE, NM as far as windows is concerned. please, reply or if you start a new thread use tilde or ~tilde in the title so searches can find it. be very careful of files that use extensions as names without extensions. next i expect a hidden version of this annoyance. jacques, in formfactor heaven -- Posted via http://dbforums.com Tag: Patches Tag: 31934
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    - Pop -Ups when not on Internet Explorer I am getting pop-ups constantly! Even when I am not on Internet Explorer they are coming up. Sometimes close to one hundred pop-ups. Does anyone know why this is happening or more importantly, how to fix it? Tag: Patches Tag: 31932
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    - expired pages When I do a search and then select one of the search results, when I try to go back to the original list of search results I get a "page has expired" message. Then when I go to the original form, all of the blanks have returned to default and I have to start the search all over again. This started happening around the time I installed service pack 4. Tag: Patches Tag: 31929
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    - Windows Passwod I want to change my windows password so I can have it prompt the person logging in to enter a password. When I go to change it though, it asks for my old password. I have never used this feature so have no idea what it is. Any suggestions? Tag: Patches Tag: 31927
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    - ISNSYS.dll I have found a file called ISNSYS.dll that is apparently logging every keystroke I make. I have tried everything I can think of to remove it but nothing seems to work. Norton Antivirus is not detecting it (even after a reinstall) and even deleting it from my registry does not work. Can anyone help with this? -- Posted via http://dbforums.com Tag: Patches Tag: 31925
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    - Spyware Alert ! >bb-search.com Please see my post at Forums Spyware Info: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=10946 Seems to be a new variant - the CWS Shredder may not target this one. Anyone seeing complaint posts of this Spyware Hijacker should prescribe "Hijack This" - Instructions as such - feel free to clip and paste in your post reply! >Go to: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan". When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button. Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log") Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button] Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt") Next, go to the below location: Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=11 Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message. HTH -- siljaline "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_ Tag: Patches Tag: 31923
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    - password change How do I change my screen saver password? Tag: Patches Tag: 31922
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    - email attachments I just up graded my computer to the 6, so I could download other programs. In doing this, I can't get any of the attachments that are being sent to me by friends. It says for security reason I can't get them. One of the attachments was from my daughter, her resume. I don't even know who I should be asking for help, but if someone can tell me what I can do, to get all my attachments, by disabling something, Itwould be greatly appreciated. thanks Liz Tag: Patches Tag: 31902
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    - Apology Re: access denied by OE, I have since found discussion on this board of the same subject. Forgot to look before I sent! Sorry. Jdani Tag: Patches Tag: 31900
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    - security port 443 My security port 443 has been blocked and I am not able to view any secure sites. I have spent hours on the phone with different people,online provider, computer maker, software people and nothing they do seens to be able to help me access that port. Any suggestions???????????????????????????????????????????? Thanks for the help Tag: Patches Tag: 31897
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    - KB 823980 Scanner HOW CAN I KNOW IF THIS PATCH IS ALREADY INSTALLED INTO MY COMPUTER.I HAVE A; COMPAQ PRESARIO 5000 WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION Tag: Patches Tag: 31896

I am getting an email almost daily, sometimes 2-3 times a
day with an attachment (patch.exe) and it tells me to
install it immediately!! It says that it is from
security@microsoft.com - My dad tells me not to trust it
because Microsoft does not send out patches. I keep
deleting it. Anyone have a suggestion??? Is this real or
a joke?

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Re: Patches by Joe

Joe
Mon Sep 08 21:15:50 CDT 2003

it's bogus...do not install the patch...MS never sends out updates/patches
via email
get your updates from windowsupdate

"Kjennings" <twinbuf96@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:476e01c37668$46c974f0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I am getting an email almost daily, sometimes 2-3 times a
> day with an attachment (patch.exe) and it tells me to
> install it immediately!! It says that it is from
> security@microsoft.com - My dad tells me not to trust it
> because Microsoft does not send out patches. I keep
> deleting it. Anyone have a suggestion??? Is this real or
> a joke?

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