RE: DEP ALERT
- From: danny <danny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:39:01 -0800
Thanks mate, You're right regarding the add ons for my browser which is IE7.
I installed 'DAP' [download accelerator plus] the other day and now i can see
the connection DEP, DAP its all coming together [smile]. And more recently,
yesterday in fact, 'PopUpBuster' from ECOM software. Thereis an option in the
setup of the latter to 'enable script links [Enables executing Java and
VBScript links]' which i've just checked and it isn't enabled [unticked]
which is the way it would have been at the time as I haven't changed it.
-- Iv'e just reread your reply and think I may have misunderstood. I don't
know about anything placing extentions, add ons in windows explorer.
PopUpBuster runs from explorer, is activated from win exp. Ther is no entry
in 'all programs.
All I can tell you about Java is that it's Java 2 platform standard edition
1.5.0_b03.
Under browser settings, 'use browser settings is checked [on] which brings
me back to Javascript support which I'm about to look into.
I've just realised that I had the address bar view on in win exp and also
'Answers.com' is this what you was getting at? [sorry if this is a bit
jumbled]
Anyway thanks for your help and might I recommend 'Percol' coffee it
kickstarts me every morning.
"jimmuh" wrote:
The DEP message you received may, or may not, have been related to the Web.
site for which you received a warning.
I have two suggestions to make, and I hope others will chime in if there are
other matters I'm overlooking.
First, since you mentioned a recent update to "Java" (Javascript?)
specifically, as well as a warning while visiting that Web site -- which
browser, and which Javascript support for it, were you using? For normal
browsing to sites with unknown characteristics I strongly suggest NOT
enabling scripting in the browser (regardless of brand or version of the
browser). Enable scripting ONLY for sites that you trust on a one-by-one
basis. This is accomplished by different methods in different browsers. You
don't want to get a step-by-step for this from someone on a newsgroup. You
want to do the research yourself so that you understand how and why your
browser works the way it does. But the bottom line is -- no active scripting
allowed unless YOU specifically allow it for the site you are visiting.
Regardless of which browser you are using always make sure that your
Javascript support is up-to-date. A good general overview of security issues
that covers all of the common software sources is the Secunia security
advisory. There are others. Subscribe to one via RSS or e-mail. Read every
issue to be sure that you have applied patches or workarounds for every item
that applies to your systems. There have been fairly recent updates to the
Microsoft scripting support for its browsers and for the Sun JRE, which
supports other browsers like Firefox as well as IE.
Regarding DEP closing Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer), if I
understood your message correctly this is what happened to you, and I suspect
that it probably doesn't have anything to do with the Web site you mentioned
-- unless you installed something from that site on your system. (Some of the
techniques used for getting us to install stuff can be pretty insidious.)
But I'm guessing that you have an application installed that places an
extension or add-on in Windows Explorer. I can give you an example with which
I have personal experience. In Windows XP Pro SP2 I kept receiving occasional
Windows Explorer shutdown messages from DEP. I finally traced it to an
application named SnagIt which installed a plug-in or extension for Explorer.
All I had to do to eliminate the issue was to tell the SnagIt installer NOT
to install that context handler -- or remove SnagIt altogether. Because
SnagIt's plug-ins were also causing problems with some Office apps I just
blew SnagIt off the system -- though I had used it for years. I found other
ways to get the functionality I needed. Pretty easy to do in Vista RTM.
I think you need to check to see if you have something on your system that
adds extensions to Explorer. Eliminate all such items temporarily, see if the
problem occurs again. If not, add them back until it does. You might also
extend DEP to cover all applications, rather than just the Windows components
that it covers by default. That's what I do. That setting may warn you about
behavior from an application which could cause failures in Explorer or other
Windows components.
Sorry for the rambling. Not enough coffee yet this morning.
"danny" wrote:
I got a message from DEP [data execution protection] telling me that it had
to close win exp for security reasons so as well as doing this I clicked the
link for help on this subject. It explained the steps to take if DEP takes
action and these were pretty standard security measures [scan etc] It also
said something about when it is ok to use the affacted app again but being
windows explorer I don't see as I have a choice. My AVG had just done its
scheduled scan and come up with nothing and i have used win exp since with no
problems so is it possible this was a glitch or something? The only possible
breach of security I can think of is last night 'java' gave me a security
warning about a web site whilst browsing. It gave me the option to either
continue to the site or cancel, i cancelled but still appeared to go to the
site. I have just updated java and AVG is up to date too. Any light shed on
this would be much appreciated thanks.
PS MERRY CHRISTMAS
--
hodcarrier,carp
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