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MCDBA MCSE W2k3+W2k+NT4 Tag: drop down window Tag: 43395
stop home page changes
How to stop home page changes:
Use SPYBOT........
Inside spybot press the Immunize button.
At the bottom of scroll area find:
Lock IE start page setting against user changes.
File > Close
Check Tools > Internet Options and find home page buttons
are available. Tried this on 10 pages that ask to change
home page and each was defeated.
For spybot:
SpybotSD - Search & Destroy by PepiMK Software:
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
Good luck and hope this helps others....... Tag: drop down window Tag: 43393
PLS HELP!! Think I've been hacked!!!
Seeing number of symptons that suggest that.
IE homepage keeps resetting to a "t.track..." address.
Received scam e-mail re:AT&T bill, and tried to ffwd to
AT&T. Got this reply ...
*****************
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at mailwallout.sgi.int.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the
following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't
work out.
<scamcheck@mindspring.com>:
207.69.200.154 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 554 This mailbox is full. Please try
again later. for
scamcheck@mindspring.com
Giving up on 207.69.200.154.
******************
I have ZoneAlarm, and NAV. Still I can't get rid of the IE
homepage thing. I real worried about my stuff. Do I need
to close accounts, etc?
Please help.
Thanks in advance. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43390
Safe XP Security Downloads?
What Free internet security downloads on CNET.com are
safe and useful for XP? Some are Spybot Search & Destroy,
SpyHunter, Ad-aware, ZoneAlarm 4.5.538--safe for XP? A
couple reviews said Ad-aware would NOT allow the
Restore/recovery option. Would any of these above
programs allow safe surfing w/o spyware on Kazaa or
related peer to peer music sharing websites? I have
McAfee VirusScan 2004, but I think I need some of the
above programs too safely use P2P or insure my personal
data is secure, although certain websites are secure
anyway when you place orders. THANK YOU FOR ANY
SUGGESTIONS!!! Tag: drop down window Tag: 43389
temp internet files-security.
hi folks. when i delete/empty temp internet files,i find
that often,within the same day 5/6000 files creep back in!
what,s going on? i am using xp pro and ie6. i am a total
novice,and have only had a pc in front of me for about 10
months.i have had this problem for some three or four
months now and it,s driving me nuts.please help. thank
you in advance.robert. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43387
trojan?
Hi,
a friend of mine has booked a ticket for a concert and a few minutes later
it was booked again. When he complained to the ticket-company and said that
he only ordered one ticket and asked why they charged him two, they said
that it was booked twice. When they checked their log-file, they found that
one was ordered from my computer. But to do so, I would have had needed my
friends log-in, his PIN and his bank account. Now he is really pissed off at
me and thinks I spyed in his stuff, which I definitely didn't.
However, there is no question that the order was sent from my computer. Now
my question: Since I know I definitely didn't do this and noone else has
access to my computer - is there any kind of virus that can do things like
that? Like a trojan virus or anything that scans computers which I have a
connection to (via FTP), spys out passwords and then completes actions like
booking something the other person did just a second ago?
If there is a Virus like that, please tell me. My anti-virus hasn't found
anything, but I know I didn't betray my friend and I don't want our
friendship to be ruined. So I am looking for an explanation...
Thanx,
Steph
PS: Please excuse my english.
reply to stephanie_pesch@yahoo.de Tag: drop down window Tag: 43381
XXXmpeg
Please can anyone tell me how I remove this site. Not very
computer literate and dont know where it has com from. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43378
are downloads scanned?
I am wondering if downloads are scanned for viruses, spyware etc etc. My AV
software seems to intercept most e mail threats and my firewall seems to
protect me against direct intrusion but when I run my spyware program I
nearly always have something lurking, a tracking cookie or some other such
thing, how do these things get passed all of the security?
Whenever I get an attachment in an e mail, my e mail prog firstly warns me
that the attachment might contain something nasty, I then save the
attachment to my desktop and run a virus scan on it before I open it, am I
doing the right thing? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43377
online banking
I recently started having trouble with online banking bill
pay screen only. It runs extremely slow, ie. 20-30
seconds to acknowledge a mouse click. I have scanned for
virus's, used windows update, un-installed IE 6 and re-
installed. Bank tech support had me download netscape 7.1
which works fine!! So said something is wrong with IE 6.
Anybody have any other ideas of how to correct this?? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43368
Disappearing Patch KB824146
Following instructions from Microsoft I downloaded and
installed the KB824146 Security Update (Blaster patch) on
my new computer. I checked in the Add or Remove Programs
folder and noted that Windows XP Hotfix - KB824146 was
listed as an installed program.
Then I went to WindowsUpdate website, had my computer
scanned and downloaded all 13 required Critical Updates.
When I checked the Add or Remove Programs folder I noted
the 13 new Windows XP Hotfixes, but that Windows XP
Hotfix - KB824146 was no longer listed as an installed
program.
Why is that? Is there a more recent update which I must
have downloaded and which replaced KB824146 so that it's
no longer in my system? Or should I reinstall KB824146?
Twice I tried talking to someone on the Microsoft 1-800-
PCSAFETY number, but they could not help!
Someone advised me that I should have disabled my Norton
Antivirus software when I downloaded the Windows Critical
Updates, but I cannot get anyone at Microsoft to confirm
or deny that. Can anyone help? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43360
MSN supposed request for personal data
I just received a supposed email from MSN, saying that
during a normal test review, they found Errs in my system,
and, needed to update all my personal info, including
credit card info, etc. At first glance looks very very
much like an official MSN sight, but the request seemed to
be outside of logical MSN std policies. Has anyone else
seen this...who would I forward HTML of this site, for MSN
review and possible capture if indeed it is Identity Theft
group. Thanks for listening. Justone1 Tag: drop down window Tag: 43359
rrre:unistall Wow
thanks for the uninstall and you took out the one I always
use and I didn't know that was the one with the spy bots,
but I still have one with dirty pictures that I can't
remove that came with talking buddy it has another name I
guess I looked at the end instead of in Ad=aware Advanced
Searchbar could you be able to remove that too if you
have a chance and I will silently be out of you computer
space, and eternally grateful. Thanks for a Canadian Nana
and the beginners in computers Huggybear Tag: drop down window Tag: 43356
re: unistall MyWebSearch Toolbar
I recieved an email that you had to install a program
called talking buddy. With great difficulty I managed to
unistall the program , but the toolbar remains and through
that. I have recieved in one day 50 spybots and my
computers has shut down and crashed all day and I need
help to uninstall . Iam new and oldie. And a handicap
pensioner so buying expensive programs is out. Any
suggestions. My humour is getting warped lol. Any help
would be grateful. And I will not install any more
unchecked programs. your truly huggybear Tag: drop down window Tag: 43354
No password dialog box
Problem is no password dialog box at a website.
I've subscribed to a website's email newsletter. The
newsletter provides 'privileged' username and password to
access a "markets list" page at the website. But the URL
only returns 'Authorization required'.
The editor emails me that I have the right URL, username
and password and perhaps I need to clear the cache - but
no go. My OS is Windows ME with 128-bit encryption.
Is my browser failing - or am I being spoofed?
Since I'm annoyed, here's the access details:
http://worldwidefreelance.com/markets/index.htm
Username: write Password: well
--Jeremy S. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43352
having spam once i on my internet
dear sir :
Can you halp me to stop the spam from my computer and i
trying to find the free download browser cleasner , but i
can't find it in the microsoft.com , can u tell me how to
stop the spam to come to my computer or what can i
downloan to stop it to come . my e-mail
add. :oxdbxo2003@yahoo.co.uk
thank you sir . Tag: drop down window Tag: 43349
sm1bg.exe
does anyone know for sure what this process is? i have
found online that it is anything from a trojan to a USB
driver for Napster(most likely). if anyone knows for
sure i would appreciate a response. thank you. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43345
general security help
The FBI has been harassing and mentally torturing me for
two and half years since around Oct 01. The FBI has
installed
gps tracking devices in my car, tracked me like an animal,
wire tapped my phone and has been monitoring all my web
surfing
activities for 2.5yrs and completely dehumanized me.
The FBI agents have been following me 24X7X60X60 everywhere
including grocery stores, retail stores, malls,
restaurants and movie
theaters. The FBI agents who were following me have at
times
verbally and racially abused me in retail store and
grocery store
parking lots by shouting at me inanities.
One FBI agent once tried to ram into my car from behind
with a
comcast van and came within one inch of hitting me from
behind.
There was no traffic altercation between us and there was
no
traffic on the road. The FBI agent in the comcast van
never tried
to overtake me and was very angry at me and hated me for
no reason.
I have been unemployed for close to 3 yrs and When I send
resumes
to potential employers, the sadistic FBI agents who were
monitoring
my email and websurfing, have been badmouthing and
assasinating my
character with recruiters and jeopardizing my job
opportunities
for the last 2.5 yrs.
The FBI has been interfering in my personal life for no
reason.
The FBI has completely destroyed and denied me any sort
of privacy for 2.5 yrs. Each and every word I type and
post on
the web is being monitored and each and every email tapped.
The sadistic FBI has forced me to live like a virtual
prisoner
for 2.5 yrs with zero privacy and 24 hr real time video
focused
on me. I cant talk to friends, family members and
prospective
employers without the fear of being over heard and
recorded.
I am afraid of doing everything and anything without fear.
I am not a terrorist. I am not even a muslim. I dont have
any muslim friends. I am not a drug smuggler. I did not
kill
anybody. I did not threaten to kill anybody. I dont have
a
record like gottis or escobars. I do not have any prior
criminal record. Why should I suffer all this harassment
and
constant loss of privacy for such an extended period of
time.
I feel completely naked infront of the world and it has
been
like that for a couple of years.
I am not familiar with US legal system that much. Can
somebody
tell me why the sadistic FBI has such ridiculous
amount of power to harass and mentally torture me. WHy do
the
FBI has the right to think they are God and they are
always right.
WHy should my life depend on what the FBI thinks of me.
Why should
I be put through so much pain and suffering. Why do the
FBI has the
right to deny me privacy for so long. Who gave the FBI
the right to interfere
in my personal life and bad mouth and assasinate my
character with
potential employers. Why are the FBI agents telling
employers not
to hire me. As it is, it is very difficult to find a job
in this
economy and whatever few opportunities I get are being
screwed
by these fbi sadists.
On what basis, the FBI installed a gps device in my car
and tracking
me like an animal. On what basis did the FBI wire tap my
phone.
On what basis did the FBI tap and monitor my web
activities
and email for 2.5 yrs. I feel as if I was put in a 6x6
cell with
24X7 video focused on me and fbi agents standing around
the cell
and constantly poking me with sticks.
One undercover FBI agent sent an email and called me a
dumbass.
His email is sfrank9@aol.com and his ebay id is
spodekmodek.
Lot of FBI agents are harrassing me 24X7 in vehilces with
michigan title plates UFX 210 (white SUV), XRA 155 (black
car), BOGEY 27 (black car), PPL 587 (red car).
Assume everything I said is true and somebody with legal
knowledge
and expertise help me out here.
I do not have access to us.legal and misc.legal usenet
news groups. I would appreciate if somebody can do a cut
and paste this into us.legal and misc.legal news groups. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43337
Norton Firewall, NavW32.exe....crash.
I'm clearly an ignoramus, so I'll need simple answers. I'm
afraid.
I have all the Norton AV stuff installed on my laptop,
including Internet Security 2003. (I recently heard that
this can cause problems, by the way)
Anyway, I recently noticed that everything was slowing
down, and seemed to be behaving oddly(I had several
windows open, including an msn messenger conversation) And
at the same time I found an irritating messge kept popping
up, telling me that NavW32.exe (a Norton file) was
attempting to access the internet. I don't remember seeing
that one before. I clicked permit, then permit again...
then finally got so annoyed I blocked, and then created a
rule to block, just to stop that infernal message fom
getting in my way. Oops. I don't know how to undo that.
Further more, everything continued to repond in a highly
confusing manner, until I suddenly lost my internet
connection altogether. I can connect through aol, but it
now seems that Microft Internet explorer has lost my
settings, and I don't know how to put them back. In the
corresponding box on the pc I'm using now, there's a
message which says "Do NOT delete". Well, I didn't, but
something evidently has.
Could this be due to a virus of some kind? Loking again at
Norton, I found the box was unchecked for msn messenger
protection. Maybe something got in through the IM window?
It was all up-to-date, anyway.
julie Tag: drop down window Tag: 43336
securing wireless usb devices
I manage the computers for a small charter high school. We have a wireless network, and some of the usb adapters are being stolen. Any ideas on how to secure these devices? The only solution I have come up with so far is to take them all off the computers and make the kids check them out.
The other thing they are doing is unplugging them from the computer, and since there are 6 usb ports on these computers, they are getting plugged back into the wrong port, and then they don't work. Are there any usb port covers available somewhere?
thank you. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43335
Certificate Services
Correct me if I am wrong:
I have created CA xyz. I have created web server
certificate. Now, I need client machines to trust this
CA, but I don't want to place private key CA on the client
machine(because it could be stolen and somebody could
impersonate me). From the mmc trusted root CA I exported
xyz into xyz.cer file.
Does xyz.cer contain public key?
If not, how do I export public key?
Thanks in advance Tag: drop down window Tag: 43334
security patch 816093 or MS03-011 help
I need to reinstall this patch & cannot get it.There are
only articles but no download anywhere.Do you know how I
can get it?Veronica Tag: drop down window Tag: 43331
update 816093 or MS03-011
I need to reinstall this security update for virtual
machine & cannot find the download only articles about
itCan anyone help Veronica Tag: drop down window Tag: 43330
Eyeball on www/http bar
I have an eyeball with "do not enter" picture that has
appeared on the bar where you enter web address, and no
matter which address I go to it remains there. Could
someone explain what it is and what it does? I can click
on it and it takes me to privacy settings. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43328
I am getting several patch.exe emails daily telling me to load it for security
I am getting several daily emails with an attachment of a
program "patch.exe" and is telling me to load this as it
has to do with viruses through email. I have not loaded
the program because i am not sure what it is but it does
say that the sender is security@microsoft.com but in
properties it says the return path is admin@duma.gov.ru. I
am not sure if i should use this or not can anyone verify
this patch is safe and they have also received it or used
it.
Thanks
Donna Tag: drop down window Tag: 43324
Strange Behavior
All of a sudden, every time I press letter g browser url
windows drops down.
Would anybody know the cause and how to fix it?
Thanks Tag: drop down window Tag: 43323
oe function in email
attachments on email received is block can open email but
not attachments get an OE MESSAGE HOW DO I TURN IT OFF Tag: drop down window Tag: 43318
OE removed attachments to the following attachments in your mail.
Hi
The above message comes up and I would like to find out
how to avoid Outlook Express doing this to what are in
fact perfectly safe attachments thja are removed.
Thanks!
Geoff Tag: drop down window Tag: 43315
uninstall Mcafee
I want to install Norton Internet Security, but need to uninstall McAfee products first. When I tried this was prompted to "remove McAfee Security Services first". How do I do this? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43311
delete a service
hi all.
a failed install of oracle 8i has left some services that i wish to remove.
i cannot reinstall or uninstall cause of a bad sector on the cd.
how do i remove those services?
10x
sharon. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43293
Strange exe. wanting internet access
Anyone know what this is- dfdkihsn.exe
It first showed up about a month ago via firewall report.
I allow my firewall to keep reminding me to do something
about it. Everything runs fine w/ its access denided. I
have not given it permission. Thanks. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43292
How do you get rid of Comet Cursor
How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
it won't allow me to.
Thanks Tag: drop down window Tag: 43291
Security Certificate
Hi,
I have been trying to login to my hotmail account through
www.hotmail.com but unable to do so because everytime I
fill in my details and press Sign In, a security alert
dialogue box opens wanrning me about the expiry of the
security certificate. Further it gives me three choices
to proceed - YES, NO and VIEW CERTIFICATE (When I press
this option I find that the expiry date of the
certificate is 6/11/2004 which means it has not expired).
Its a funny kind of problem but very irritating. But the
puzzling fact is that it happens only on one particular
PC in my office and it started happening just a couple of
days ago. Please let me know what the problem is and how
to resolve it.
Thanks.
Akshay. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43288
Microsoft Applications Slowing Down
Today, I came into work and both EXCEL and WORD and moving
incredibly slow. Something is definitely amiss. It takes
up to :30 for each file to open and the application itself
takes nearly :45 to open.
Is anyone else having this problem. I have a friend on
Long Island, who is having a similar one. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43283
Outlook express file attachments
I have Outlook Express 6. I recently downloaded the latest
Microsoft updates, and now I cannot open any e-mails with
attachments. I get a message that says "OE removed access
to the following unsafe attachments in your mail." This is
for all attachments, even ones I know are safe. How can I
disable this feature? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43277
Foreign Porn Spam and Unwanted Marketing From South Korea
Please advise how to stop the daily receipt of Porn and marketing Spam from South Korea. I tried relying with REJECTED and or Unsubscribe and the response is: reply rejected etc. I am forced to unplugmy PC and lie to my grand children that the computer is down Tag: drop down window Tag: 43272
does spybot cause any problems
Yesterday I used spybot after downloading it and now when
I hit Start, New Office Document or Open Office document,
nothing happens. What do i do now? Thanks.
Sanders Tag: drop down window Tag: 43265
active x
Every time I log on to the internet through internet
explorer, i get a prompt stating my "current security
setting prohibit running active x..."
I have contacted my computer manufacturer (dell), my ISP,
and Microsoft...on the cheap, they ended up sending me
here. Can anyone help? Tag: drop down window Tag: 43263
"Internet Optimizer" & "Orbit"
These programs have recently downloaded themselves into
my Program Files and when I try to delete I can remove
the "Internet Optimizer" using Add/Remove Programs but
when I try to do this with the "Orbit" ones I get Access
Denied. My questions are :
1. Can I stop these nuisance programs (I am already
running the firewall setup)
2. How do I get rid of them permanently
PS There is a new round of fake "Microsoft" lookalike
security messages dowing the rounds in the UK! Tag: drop down window Tag: 43260
Unable to find cache when downloading the Applet
Hi I am using a FileNET based application which is used to view the tiff files in an applet called Viewone.But whenver i try to download the applet using IE 5.0 it says the "Unable to find cache in the path "c:\WinNT\java\cache" (Which is the default location for the applet cache generally it will be downloadd where the JVM is installed).
I am facing this error when i try to connect thru the Terminal server and access the URL from there.
I am able to solve this issue.Is it becoz of folder security (WinNT) or soemthing.
Please help me out Tag: drop down window Tag: 43259
non-routable segments
How does a non-routable segment minimize the security
risk? For example, Windows 2003 server has two NIC cards.
One card with 192.168.0.100 is connected to a NAT server
(on the public network)and the other card with 10.0.0.1 is
connected to a SQL server. What are the chances for a DOS
attach? If I use non-routable Class addresses on both
NICs, does the risk increases?
Tnanks in advance. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43256
Microsoft 2003 CA - mark key as exportable greyed out
I've been using a Windows 2000 certificate authority for
some time. I now upgraded to Windows 2003, but when
requesting a "Web Server" certificate, the "Mark keys as
exportable" option is greyed out. Without this option,
it prevents me from exporting the new certificate to
a .pfx format.
Is there a way to get around this?
Help... Tag: drop down window Tag: 43253
Generating a Kerberos Key Using Ktpass
I have been trying to generate a kerberos key for a linux system on a 2003 active directory domain controller. Here is the linux machine data
hostname - linuxname.cas.uc.ed
realm i wish to join - ditprime.cas.uc.ed
I created a local user on the domain controller called "linux" with a passwor
then in the command line
ktpass -princ host/linuxname@DITPRIME.CAS.UC.EDU -mapuser linux -pass <password> -out linuxname.keyta
The result i get is "dsCrackNames returned a 0x2 in the entry for user linux
What does the message mean, or what can i do to fix this
Thanks
Stev Tag: drop down window Tag: 43252
server certificate revocation
I was wondering if there had been an update to the Windows
2000 and Windows XP, that caused Internet Explorer to turn
server certificate revocation to "on" or "Checked" by
default. If anyone knows, please reply or send me an
email. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43249
People PC Toolbar
How in the world do I uninstall this annoying icon on my
IE browser?
I uninstalled People PC over a year ago and here it is
still.
I have called PPC on 3 different occassions and no one
can figure it out (of course).
From my searches with google, I have found that this may
be Spyware.
I have Stopzilla, called them and they cannot help me
remove it either.
I have Windows XP.
Also, could I uninstall IE and then re-install it?
I cannot find a link to this either, again with google,
which is usually so awesome.
Beware of PeoplePC:(
TIA! Tag: drop down window Tag: 43247
Sending group emails without displaying all the addresses
At my office I need to send out a group email to a group
of customers. Because of the data protection act, however,
I need to prevent all the recipients from seeing each
other's email addresses.
Is there any way of hiding all the addresses so that they
don't appear when the email is received?
Many thanks. Tag: drop down window Tag: 43234
Rasman and NtLmSsp
Hay all, iam kinda new so. well my old os windows ME got
hacked and i lost it, so i had xp installed did all the
updates after about 3 days now iam getting afew anonymous
logins and they r usein rasman NT and NtLmSsp what r
these and how do i stop them ? Well thanks Tag: drop down window Tag: 43233
Blocking junk mail
I would like to block all junk mail from my Outlook
Express, without having to block them all one at a time.
I want to know if there is a way to recieve mail only
from senders in my address book? Everyday there are
hundreds of garbage emails that are annoying and likely
dangerous to my computer, so I haven't been using this
site, just go in and delete all the crap and leave. MSN
hotmail has this feature, so I'm sure that Outlook must
have it somewhere, I just don't seem to be able to find
it.
Thanks for your help and support.
Sharon Crarey Tag: drop down window Tag: 43231
When I type www in the address bar previously visited site
url's appear in a drop down window, is there any way that
these previously visited addresses can be removed?
Jeff wrote:
> When I type www in the address bar previously visited site
> url's appear in a drop down window, is there any way that
> these previously visited addresses can be removed?
In IE, choose TOOLS -> Internet Options and under the General tab, select to
Clear History and if you wish, shortne the amount of time it is kept.