Re: iexplore try to contact hpc.hpconline.com???

From: Leo (orion_at_jhu.edu)
Date: 10/10/03

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    I'd suggest seaching in your registry for the website's name. I guess
    you will find a key sounding similar to homepage_back or somethin (I
    forgot the name). What it does is that it makes your broswer connect
    to that site when you start IE for some reasons.

    armin walland <geschrei@gmx.at> wrote in message news:<slrnboatms.9mr.geschrei@armin2.focusmr.co.at>...
    > In article <24%gb.2754$av5.2745@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Dr. Pastor wrote:
    > > I detected that Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    > > ( in W2K.pro) try to TCP to hpc.hpconline ??
    >
    > don't use it. internet explorer is one big bunch of security holes.
    >
    > > What is the purpose of that?
    > > (I renamed iexplore.exe by adding three letters to it.
    >
    > windows doesn't care if you rename the exe. a fresh copy of iexplore.exe
    > will be put in place again (windoze stores these files in some hidden
    > directory which's name i forgot).
    >
    > > W2K.pro give a warning that file was replaced! I
    > > ignored the warning.)
    > > Testing Explorer: it still works, but in properties the target
    > > is now the new three letter extended iexplore.exe??
    > > How did this happen?
    >
    > it is windows. since u use it you must be used to strange things
    > happening...
    >
    >
    > greets, armin

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