Re: Second Submission - AntiSpyware Finds Windows Update ActiveX as "Unidentified"

From: Bigbruva (Richardh_at_dontusethis.ws)
Date: 02/07/05

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    Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:37:29 -0800

    Hi CT
    You should post on the Microsoft Antispyware newsgroup for this sort of
    issue:
    http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us

    These newsgroups are specifically for issues with this tool. As it is in
    Beta the more information you can provide to them now the better the final
    release should be.

    BB

    "Cycloid Torus" <fictitious@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:OAyNd.3398$TM.2381@fe11.lga...
    > Microsoft Anti-Spyware quickly announces the following as an unidentified
    > ActiveX which Internet Explorer is trying to install at logon - and I as
    > quickly blocked it as an "UNKNOWN"
    >
    > Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store
    > Database\Distribution Units\{9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F}
    >
    > My research on this leads to identification of this KEY with
    > "C:\windows\system\iuctrl.dll" which in turn relates to connection to
    > http://v4.windowsupdate.com
    >
    > Since I am using WindowsXP updated to SP2 which now looks to
    > http://v5.windowsupdate.com, I am puzzled about this behavior of Internet
    > Explorer trying to load from the old windows update location AND Microsoft
    > Anti-Spyware identifying it as "UNKNOWN".
    >
    > Your help and advice is greatly appreciated.
    >
    > CT
    >
    > ps Sorry if this duplicates something YOU have seen. I sent it 24 hours
    > ago but it does not appear in my newsserver.
    >

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