Re: Homepage redirect

From: R. Choate (rchoatecpa_at_NoSpam.com)
Date: 08/17/03 

Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:02:18 -0500

Thanks Mike,
You know, I've always been curious about how I should set things. This is
such a pain. Most of the time, I find that when I have security set more
restrictive, about 3/4 of sites I go to start coughing up error messages
because they just can't deal with it. I'm talking about above-board
companies that you would otherwise not suspect of having gremlins attached.
I'm very careful about where I go and I'm very suspicious of sites, yet this
crap still happens. I feel like almost no sites can handle a browser with
higher security settings. They moan and give messages telling you that you
have to somehow lower your security to view their content, or you have to
allow their cookies. Again, I'm not talking about suspicious sites. Can
somebody tell me what is the bottom line here? Do I basically need to give
up using the internet? 

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"Mike Burgess" <winhelp2002@spamthis.com> wrote in message
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R. Choate,
In most cases this happens via what is referred to as a "drive-by install"
........
When your Security settings are "soft" these sites take advantage of this
and actually install software on your system without your knowledge or
consent. In other cases downloaded software comes bundled with other
"components" (spyware\adware) that you don't realize exists until you start
having problems or discover your browser has been hijacked.
__Recommended Minimal Security Settings__
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess   http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-11-03]
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"R. Choate" <rchoatecpa@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, you were right. I did what you said and it appears to have worked. I
> hate spyware and I'm tired of fighting with internet a-holes who are
trying
> to break into my computers.
>
> Thanks !
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> RMC,CPA
>
>
> "siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:OIqBvoEZDHA.1492@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
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> "R. Choate" <rchoatecpa@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:eCnWeADZDHA.384@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > After installing the Windows patch this week, my browser is redirecting
me
> > from my homepage. It does not reset the home page, it just send me to a
> > website that appears to be an ad for MSN8. Immediately before it sends
me
> to
> > the other site, it get an "action cancelled" page with the following in
> the
> > address bar:  res://C:\WINNT\System32\shdoclc.dll/navcancl.htm     then
I
> am
> > sent to:  http://join.msn.com/?page=affiliate/offer&UNC=1&pgmarket=en-us
> >
> > Can anybody tell me what is happening?
> > --
> > RMC,CPA
> >
> Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
> Direct download -
> http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe
>
> Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
> Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/
>
> *Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
> Direct download -
> http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe
>
> SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
> SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
> More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
> Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
> Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.
>
> Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to
obtain
> the
> latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
> pre-installed anti-virus scanner. Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware
> pests.
>
> HTH
>
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>
> 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_
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