Re: IE can't browse, Windows Explorer can

Removed old versions of Java and reinstalled just the newest
version on the Java web site downloads, which is
Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_06-b05) Did not see a
version 7 listed.

I've done that on my computer, will have to wait for access
to my wife's until she is not using it

Jim
Thanks

"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message news:%23GlSU41gGHA.2040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Thank you very much. Have setup a work around with
Mozilla
| for her browser. Check the hosts file and all is well
| there, no strange entries, just the localhost 127.0.0.1
|
| I will check the Java and the programs you recommended.
| Presently running
| SpyBot S&D with all updates and Ad-Aware [ditto]. Also
| Spyware Blaster and using AVAST a/v, ZA [ free].
|
| I'll try the programs and report back in a few days when I
| have something new to say, Again, thank you for your
prompt
| and useful answer. Have a safe holiday.
|
|
| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| some support
| http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
| See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and
duties.
|
|
| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
| message news:e3NSu1xgGHA.4712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| From: "Jim Macklin"
<p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
||
||| My wife's computer has apparently been infected with
some
||| form of browser hijack. Running ZA, get a lot of
| requests
||| for server rights on generichost win 32. Internet
| Explorer
||| will not fully open, typing in a url and it hangs for
| hours.
||| Scans for virus or spyware gave not detected anything.
||| Windows Explorer will go to the web and seems to have no
||| problems.
||| Can update av and spyware, etc.
||| Tried to reinstall Windows Media Center on the Dell E510
||| using the Dell supplied Windows CD. It installed but
did
||| require a call to India for activation. It did not
||| automatically activate even though it is a DELL
| BIOS/mobo.
||| Once I got through to India and got the new code it
||| activated and redetected "new hardware" The printer and
| the
||| trackball. Windows Update did not work using the IE
| Windows
||| Update link on the START menu. Windows Update was
access
| by
||| Windows Explorer. Installed Microsoft Update software
| and
||| installed all updates.
||| Went to www.PCPitStop.com and ran their full test,
||| everything reported OK. This was with Windows Explorer.
||
||| I suspect my wife dot some spyware or hijacker that was
||| removed but it has taken over the address bar/ browser
||| function of IE. Everything else seems normal, it was
||| serving as a zombie I think, the ZA icon showed a lot of
||| Internet activity which was on the server [unwanted, I
| think
||| my wife must have click yes].
||
||| Any suggestion to save me some time finding the solution
||| short of formatting C:?
||
||| Jim
||
||
||
||
|| If you are using any version of Sun Java that is prior to
| JRE Version 5.0,
|| then you are strongly urged to remove any/all versions
| that are prior to JRE/JSE
|| Version 5.0. There are vulnerabilities in them and they
| are actively being exploited.
|| It is possible that is how you got infected with malware.
||
|| Therefore, it is highly suggested that if there are any
| prior versions of Sun Java
|| to Version 5 on the PC that they be removed and Sun Java
| JRE/JSE Version 5.0 Update 7
|| be installed ASAP.
||
|| Simple check, look under...
|| C:\Program Files\Java
||
|| The only folder under that folder should be the latest
| version...
||
|| C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_07
||
||
|| http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
||
||
||
|| For non-viral malware...
||
|| Please download, install and update the following
| software...
||
|| * Ad-aware SE v1.06
|| http://www.lavasoft.de/
|| http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
|| http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm
||
|| * SpyBot Search and Destroy v1.4
|| http://security.kolla.de/
|| http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html
||
|| * SuperAntiSpyware
||
|
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
||
|| After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the
| system in Safe Mode.
||
|| I also suggest downloading, installing and updating
| BHODemon for any Browser Helper
|| Objects
|| that may be on the PC.
||
|| * BHODemon
||
||
|
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=3550&file=11&evp=245a87539eea8ed6904332b4b8b8442d
||
|| For viral malware...
||
|| * Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
|| http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
||
|| To use this utility, perform the following...
|| Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default
| folder C:\AV-CLS }
|| Choose; Unzip
|| Choose; Close
||
|| Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
|| { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
||
|| NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or
| allow WGET.EXE to go through your
|| FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor
| related files.
||
|| C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start
| Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
|| This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should
| be executed in Normal Mode.
|| This way all the components can be downloaded from each
AV
| vendor's web site.
|| The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit
| this menu and Reboot the PC.
||
|| You can choose to go to each menu item and just download
| the needed files or you can
|| download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode.
Once
| you have downloaded the files
|| needed for each scanner you want to use, you should
reboot
| the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
|| during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which
| scanner you want to run in Safe
|| Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe
| Mode and Normal Mode.
||
|| When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring
| up a more comprehensive PDF help
|| file. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm
||
|| Additional Instructions:
|| http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
||
||
|| * * * Please report back your results * * *
||
||
||
|| --
|| Dave
|| http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
|| http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
||
||
|
|


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