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IE6 Issues after cleaning out malware

C

CapCity

Flightless Bird
PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so upgrading
to Windows 7 is not an option right now.



It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus scan
it blocks the executable.



I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6, SP3)
won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error." If I
go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works fine.
Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads email
with no problem.



I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins manually in
IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.



The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I tried
some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and then
updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting the hard
drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for that,
running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that again, so I'm
hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.



Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
 
D

dadiOH

Flightless Bird
CapCity wrote:
> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
> upgrading to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>
>
>
> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan,
> where every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead
> fo the requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or
> Anti-Virus scan it blocks the executable.
>
>
>
> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version
> 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS
> error." If I go to the command line and ping a site, say
> www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try to use
> the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.
>
>
>
> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu
> (system tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the
> add-ins manually in IE but get the same error. The security level is
> medium.
>
>
> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back,
> and after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is
> now. I tried some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling
> IE, and then updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up
> formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer
> was overdue for that, running slow because of glut and all. I do not
> want to do that again, so I'm hoping to just find out what is wrong
> with IE.
>
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.


Dial up? DSL? Cable? Router too?

1. Check the TCP/IP properties in Network Connections. Particulary the part
about obtaining a DNS server.

2. Turn off the modem, router and computer for a minute. Reboot

3. Reset and configure both if you still can't connect.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
N

Nil

Flightless Bird
On 09 Jul 2010, "CapCity" <Cap@City.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer
> (version 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server
> not found/DNS error." If I go to the command line and ping a site,
> say www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try
> to use the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.


Check Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings and make sure it is
not set up to use a proxy server. That's a common tactic that malware
uses to intercept your web activity.
 
R

Randem

Flightless Bird
Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?

This may be of some help http://www.randem.com/virusproblems.html

--
The Top Script Generator for Jordan Russell's Inno Setup -
http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
Free Utilities and Code - http://www.randem.com/freesoftutil.html
"CapCity" <Cap@City.com> wrote in message
news:5aEZn.23500$_m1.11134@news.usenetserver.com...
> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
> upgrading to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>
>
>
> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
> every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
> requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus
> scan it blocks the executable.
>
>
>
> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6,
> SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error."
> If I go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works
> fine. Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads
> email with no problem.
>
>
>
> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
> tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins manually
> in IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.
>
>
>
> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I
> tried some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and
> then updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting
> the hard drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for
> that, running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that
> again, so I'm hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
>
>
 
C

CapCity

Flightless Bird
"dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:9hEZn.191344$Hs4.85308@hurricane...
> CapCity wrote:
>> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
>> upgrading to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>>
>>
>>
>> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan,
>> where every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead
>> fo the requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or
>> Anti-Virus scan it blocks the executable.
>>
>>
>>
>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version
>> 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS
>> error." If I go to the command line and ping a site, say
>> www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try to use
>> the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu
>> (system tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the
>> add-ins manually in IE but get the same error. The security level is
>> medium.
>>
>>
>> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back,
>> and after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is
>> now. I tried some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling
>> IE, and then updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up
>> formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer
>> was overdue for that, running slow because of glut and all. I do not
>> want to do that again, so I'm hoping to just find out what is wrong
>> with IE.
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

>
> Dial up? DSL? Cable? Router too?


Good questions. Cable modem, w router.

>
> 1. Check the TCP/IP properties in Network Connections. Particulary the
> part about obtaining a DNS server.
>
> 2. Turn off the modem, router and computer for a minute. Reboot
>
> 3. Reset and configure both if you still can't connect.


Will try when I get home tonight.

>
> --
>
> dadiOH
> ____________________________
>
> dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
> ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
>
>
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
> ...this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now...
> ...I ended up formatting the hard
> drive and reinstalling Windows...


What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you did
the clean install and was your subscription current?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

Did a Norton or McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when you
bought it (and which would have been reinstalled, but invalid, when you
reinstalled Windows)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


CapCity wrote:
> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
> upgrading
> to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>
> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
> every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
> requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus
> scan
> it blocks the executable.
>
> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6,
> SP3)
> won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error." If I
> go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works fine.
> Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads email
> with no problem.
>
> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
> tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins manually
> in
> IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.
>
> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I
> tried
> some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and then
> updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting the
> hard
> drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for that,
> running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that again, so
> I'm
> hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
 
C

CapCity

Flightless Bird
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e2MiFz2HLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> ...this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now...
>> ...I ended up formatting the hard
>> drive and reinstalling Windows...

>
> What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you did
> the clean install and was your subscription current?


This time it was AVG and Ad-Aware. The previous time it was Trend and
Ad-Aware. All subscriptions current.

>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?


AVG and Ad-Aware. The instructions I found for removign this mess had me use
Dr. Web as it has a random name for the executable which the trojan can not
detect and block. It worked, allowing Ad-Aware to run the scan and finish
the job. All current.

Firewall is the one that came with Windows.

>
> Did a Norton or McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when
> you bought it (and which would have been reinstalled, but invalid, when
> you reinstalled Windows)?


No. And the reinstall did not put one there.

> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> CapCity wrote:
>> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
>> upgrading
>> to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>>
>> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
>> every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
>> requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus
>> scan
>> it blocks the executable.
>>
>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6,
>> SP3)
>> won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error." If
>> I
>> go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works
>> fine.
>> Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads email
>> with no problem.
>>
>> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
>> tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins manually
>> in
>> IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.
>>
>> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I
>> tried
>> some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and then
>> updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting the
>> hard
>> drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for that,
>> running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that again, so
>> I'm
>> hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.
>>
>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
How can I configure my Internet Explorer browser settings after I have
removed malicious software from my computer?:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895339

If still no joy, you've got another hijackware infection on your hands.
See...

Cleaning a Compromised System
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700813.aspx

Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
trustworthy at this point) then format the HDD & do another clean install of
Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT
fix this!

HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307

After the clean install, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a local network (i.e., other computers) and
before using a flash drive or SDCard that isn't brand-new or hasn't been
freshly formatted:

4 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx

TIP: Next time, install the more reliable Microsoft Security Essentials
instead of AVG Free:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx

Other helpful references include:

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

Tip: After getting the computer fully-patched, download/install KB971029
manually: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029

NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial that came preinstalled on the computer
when you bought it will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is
reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the free-trial AND download/run the
appropriate removal tool BEFORE installing any updates, Windows Service
Packs or IE upgrades AND BEFORE installing your new anti-virus application
(which will require WinXP SP3 to be installed).

Norton Removal Tool
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool
http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

Also see:

Risks & Benefits of P2P file sharing
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/data/downloadfileshare/filesharing.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/10/06/the-cost-of-free-software.aspx

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx

Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx

Avoid Rogue Security Software!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx

If you need additional assistance, please begin a new thread in this forum:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xprepair/threads
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


CapCity wrote:
>>> ...this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now...
>>> ...I ended up formatting the hard
>>> drive and reinstalling Windows...

>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you
>> did
>> the clean install and was your subscription current?

>
> This time it was AVG and Ad-Aware. The previous time it was Trend and
> Ad-Aware. All subscriptions current.
>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is
>> your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

>
> AVG and Ad-Aware. The instructions I found for removign this mess had me
> use
> Dr. Web as it has a random name for the executable which the trojan can
> not
> detect and block. It worked, allowing Ad-Aware to run the scan and finish
> the job. All current.
>
> Firewall is the one that came with Windows.
>
>> Did a Norton or McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when
>> you bought it (and which would have been reinstalled, but invalid, when
>> you reinstalled Windows)?

>
> No. And the reinstall did not put one there.
>
>> CapCity wrote:
>>> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
>>> upgrading
>>> to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>>>
>>> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
>>> every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
>>> requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus
>>> scan
>>> it blocks the executable.
>>>
>>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6,
>>> SP3)
>>> won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error." If
>>> I
>>> go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works
>>> fine.
>>> Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads
>>> email
>>> with no problem.
>>>
>>> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
>>> tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins
>>> manually
>>> in
>>> IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.
>>>
>>> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I
>>> tried
>>> some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and then
>>> updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting the
>>> hard
>>> drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for that,
>>> running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that again, so
>>> I'm
>>> hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
 
P

pjp

Flightless Bird
So is MS Security Essentials a replacement for AVG, Avast etc.? I stopped
using AVG because it seemed such a hog every new version. Avast seems less
so but still annoying at times, e.g. mouse is ignored when opening IE for a
moment etc.

How is it "related" to MS Defender?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eag3Ud3HLHA.5680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> How can I configure my Internet Explorer browser settings after I have
> removed malicious software from my computer?:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895339
>
> If still no joy, you've got another hijackware infection on your hands.
> See...
>
> Cleaning a Compromised System
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700813.aspx
>
> Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
> trustworthy at this point) then format the HDD & do another clean install
> of Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will
> NOT fix this!
>
> HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307
>
> After the clean install, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer"
> so take care of everything on the following page before otherwise
> connecting the machine to the internet or a local network (i.e., other
> computers) and before using a flash drive or SDCard that isn't brand-new
> or hasn't been freshly formatted:
>
> 4 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx
>
> TIP: Next time, install the more reliable Microsoft Security Essentials
> instead of AVG Free:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx
>
> Other helpful references include:
>
> HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
> (after a clean install)
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c
>
> HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
> clean install)
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b
>
> Tip: After getting the computer fully-patched, download/install KB971029
> manually: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029
>
> NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial that came preinstalled on the computer
> when you bought it will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is
> reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the free-trial AND download/run the
> appropriate removal tool BEFORE installing any updates, Windows Service
> Packs or IE upgrades AND BEFORE installing your new anti-virus application
> (which will require WinXP SP3 to be installed).
>
> Norton Removal Tool
>
> ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe
>
> McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool
>
> http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
>
> Also see:
>
> Risks & Benefits of P2P file sharing
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect/data/downloadfileshare/filesharing.aspx
> http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/10/06/the-cost-of-free-software.aspx
>
> Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx
>
> Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx
>
> Avoid Rogue Security Software!
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx
>
> If you need additional assistance, please begin a new thread in this
> forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xprepair/threads
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> CapCity wrote:
>>>> ...this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>>>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now...
>>>> ...I ended up formatting the hard
>>>> drive and reinstalling Windows...
>>>
>>> What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you
>>> did
>>> the clean install and was your subscription current?

>>
>> This time it was AVG and Ad-Aware. The previous time it was Trend and
>> Ad-Aware. All subscriptions current.
>>
>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is
>>> your
>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?

>>
>> AVG and Ad-Aware. The instructions I found for removign this mess had me
>> use
>> Dr. Web as it has a random name for the executable which the trojan can
>> not
>> detect and block. It worked, allowing Ad-Aware to run the scan and finish
>> the job. All current.
>>
>> Firewall is the one that came with Windows.
>>
>>> Did a Norton or McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when
>>> you bought it (and which would have been reinstalled, but invalid, when
>>> you reinstalled Windows)?

>>
>> No. And the reinstall did not put one there.
>>
>>> CapCity wrote:
>>>> PC is running XP Pro, SP3. For a few reasons, it has to run XP so
>>>> upgrading
>>>> to Windows 7 is not an option right now.
>>>>
>>>> It recently got hit with that fake Windows Security Alert trojan, where
>>>> every time you go to open IE you get all these warnings instead fo the
>>>> requested page, and every time you go to launch a Malware or Anti-Virus
>>>> scan
>>>> it blocks the executable.
>>>>
>>>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer (version 6,
>>>> SP3)
>>>> won't load any pages. It always gives a "server not found/DNS error."
>>>> If
>>>> I
>>>> go to the command line and ping a site, say www.google.com, it works
>>>> fine.
>>>> Only have problems when I try to use the browser. Outlook downloads
>>>> email
>>>> with no problem.
>>>>
>>>> I read somewhere about an IE with no plug-ins in the start menu (system
>>>> tools) but I do not have that. I tried disabling all the add-ins
>>>> manually
>>>> in
>>>> IE but get the same error. The security level is medium.
>>>>
>>>> The thing is, this happened to the same computer a few months back, and
>>>> after clearing out the trojan IE was doing the same thing it is now. I
>>>> tried
>>>> some things then, but no luck. I even tried reinstalling IE, and then
>>>> updating IE to a newer version with no luck. I ended up formatting the
>>>> hard
>>>> drive and reinstalling Windows since the computer was overdue for that,
>>>> running slow because of glut and all. I do not want to do that again,
>>>> so
>>>> I'm
>>>> hoping to just find out what is wrong with IE.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
MSE's anti-spyware component is based on Defender "technologies." See
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...t/thread/5309cb8d-02e1-40e8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd

pjp wrote:
> So is MS Security Essentials a replacement for AVG, Avast etc.? I stopped
> using AVG because it seemed such a hog every new version. Avast seems less
> so but still annoying at times, e.g. mouse is ignored when opening IE for
> a
> moment etc.
>
> How is it "related" to MS Defender?

<SNIP HIJACKED THREAD>
>> TIP: Next time, install the more reliable Microsoft Security Essentials
>> instead of AVG Free:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx
 
C

CapCity

Flightless Bird
"Nil" <rednoise@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9DB056E33C97Enilch1@188.40.43.230...
> On 09 Jul 2010, "CapCity" <Cap@City.com> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer
>> (version 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server
>> not found/DNS error." If I go to the command line and ping a site,
>> say www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try
>> to use the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.

>
> Check Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings and make sure it is
> not set up to use a proxy server. That's a common tactic that malware
> uses to intercept your web activity.
>


That was it, thanks!

And thanks to everyone else who respinded. A lot of good advice and tips.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
CapCity wrote:
>>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer
>>> (version 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server
>>> not found/DNS error." If I go to the command line and ping a site,
>>> say www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try
>>> to use the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.

>>
>> Check Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings and make sure it is
>> not set up to use a proxy server. That's a common tactic that malware
>> uses to intercept your web activity.

>
> That was it, thanks!...


Now, how did that option become enabled and how do you know the computer's
really clean now?
 
C

CapCity

Flightless Bird
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:-Oz$RafdILHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> CapCity wrote:
>>>> I got that cleaned out fairly easily, but Internet Explorer
>>>> (version 6, SP3) won't load any pages. It always gives a "server
>>>> not found/DNS error." If I go to the command line and ping a site,
>>>> say www.google.com, it works fine. Only have problems when I try
>>>> to use the browser. Outlook downloads email with no problem.
>>>
>>> Check Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings and make sure it is
>>> not set up to use a proxy server. That's a common tactic that malware
>>> uses to intercept your web activity.

>>
>> That was it, thanks!...

>
> Now, how did that option become enabled and how do you know the computer's
> really clean now?


From what I gather, several different trojans/malware/etc. will enable that
option in order to intercept my internet requests.

I've scanned the computer a couple of times with multiple tools (MS Security
Essentials, AdAware., AVG, MBytes), all updated, and it's come back clean.
And it's been in use for a few days now with no misbehaving.

I guess I don't know that it *really* is clean now, but I do feel reassured
.... for now.

>
 
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BillW50

Flightless Bird
In news:-OC7vuW2HLHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
Randem typed on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:53:12 -1000:
> Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?


Well for me personally, I've used IE7 and IE8 for over a year and I
cannot take them anymore. Websites like titantv.com are just super slow
under IE7/8. Can't scroll or page for many seconds and it takes forever.
Even always slow Firefox beats loading webpages far faster than IE7/8
can.

But things are totally different under IE6! It is so fast that it beats
Firefox and Opera hands down. And I always preferred IE6 running under a
Maxthon v1.x interface. Which has far more features than IE7/8, Firefox,
or Opera will ever have. So this is why I switched back to IE6. As there
is nothing out there that beats it yet. ;-)

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
 
B

Bill in Co

Flightless Bird
BillW50 wrote:
> In news:-OC7vuW2HLHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
> Randem typed on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:53:12 -1000:
>> Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?

>
> Well for me personally, I've used IE7 and IE8 for over a year and I
> cannot take them anymore. Websites like titantv.com are just super slow
> under IE7/8. Can't scroll or page for many seconds and it takes forever.
> Even always slow Firefox beats loading webpages far faster than IE7/8
> can.
>
> But things are totally different under IE6! It is so fast that it beats
> Firefox and Opera hands down. And I always preferred IE6 running under a
> Maxthon v1.x interface. Which has far more features than IE7/8, Firefox,
> or Opera will ever have. So this is why I switched back to IE6. As there
> is nothing out there that beats it yet. ;-)


I've always liked (and preferred) the IE6 (and Maxthon 1.x) interface too,
but unfortunately there are some websites now that won't work with IE6.
 
B

BillW50

Flightless Bird
In news:eOednZAj0oWd8-zRnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@earthlink.com,
Bill in Co typed on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:35:41 -0600:
> BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:-OC7vuW2HLHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
>> Randem typed on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:53:12 -1000:
>>> Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?

>>
>> Well for me personally, I've used IE7 and IE8 for over a year and I
>> cannot take them anymore. Websites like titantv.com are just super
>> slow under IE7/8. Can't scroll or page for many seconds and it takes
>> forever. Even always slow Firefox beats loading webpages far faster
>> than IE7/8 can.
>>
>> But things are totally different under IE6! It is so fast that it
>> beats Firefox and Opera hands down. And I always preferred IE6
>> running under a Maxthon v1.x interface. Which has far more features
>> than IE7/8, Firefox, or Opera will ever have. So this is why I
>> switched back to IE6. As there is nothing out there that beats it
>> yet. ;-)

>
> I've always liked (and preferred) the IE6 (and Maxthon 1.x) interface
> too, but unfortunately there are some websites now that won't work
> with IE6.


Glad to hear it! And the biggest problem I have seen is just cosmetic.
Sometimes the text is skewed off to the left a bit. But otherwise I
haven't seen too much of a problem. Most of the websites I go to are
still perfect under IE6. So I remain very happy about it.

And I am not a big fan of other browsers like FireFox or Opera. But if
you use IE6, it doesn't hurt to have them installed for the times that
IE6 just won't work well with. So I see this as an acceptable solution
myself. Is this how you handle it? Or did you replace IE6 with IE7 or
IE8?

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
You have some other problem causing the slowness. I use IE8 and it is super
fast.
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
news:i4r5nv$9br$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> In news:-OC7vuW2HLHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
> Randem typed on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:53:12 -1000:
>> Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?

>
> Well for me personally, I've used IE7 and IE8 for over a year and I cannot
> take them anymore. Websites like titantv.com are just super slow under
> IE7/8. Can't scroll or page for many seconds and it takes forever. Even
> always slow Firefox beats loading webpages far faster than IE7/8 can.
>
> But things are totally different under IE6! It is so fast that it beats
> Firefox and Opera hands down. And I always preferred IE6 running under a
> Maxthon v1.x interface. Which has far more features than IE7/8, Firefox,
> or Opera will ever have. So this is why I switched back to IE6. As there
> is nothing out there that beats it yet. ;-)
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
>
 
B

BillW50

Flightless Bird
In news:-OHjbV8jQLHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
Unknown typed on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:15:11 -0500:
> You have some other problem causing the slowness. I use IE8 and it is
> super fast.


Really? I have some questions then.

1) Do you use other browsers and if you do which ones? I use FireFox and
Opera too.

2) I really like to know about the OS, RAM, and CPU you are running this
under? As my favorite is XP with 2GB of RAM, and on Celeron CPUs
(ranging from 900MHz to 1.7GHz) and IE7 and IE8 stinks!

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
 
B

Bill in Co

Flightless Bird
BillW50 wrote:
> In news:eOednZAj0oWd8-zRnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@earthlink.com,
> Bill in Co typed on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:35:41 -0600:
>> BillW50 wrote:
>>> In news:-OC7vuW2HLHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
>>> Randem typed on Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:53:12 -1000:
>>>> Any reason you are still on IE6 instead of IE8?
>>>
>>> Well for me personally, I've used IE7 and IE8 for over a year and I
>>> cannot take them anymore. Websites like titantv.com are just super
>>> slow under IE7/8. Can't scroll or page for many seconds and it takes
>>> forever. Even always slow Firefox beats loading webpages far faster
>>> than IE7/8 can.
>>>
>>> But things are totally different under IE6! It is so fast that it
>>> beats Firefox and Opera hands down. And I always preferred IE6
>>> running under a Maxthon v1.x interface. Which has far more features
>>> than IE7/8, Firefox, or Opera will ever have. So this is why I
>>> switched back to IE6. As there is nothing out there that beats it
>>> yet. ;-)

>>
>> I've always liked (and preferred) the IE6 (and Maxthon 1.x) interface
>> too, but unfortunately there are some websites now that won't work
>> with IE6.

>
> Glad to hear it! And the biggest problem I have seen is just cosmetic.
> Sometimes the text is skewed off to the left a bit. But otherwise I
> haven't seen too much of a problem. Most of the websites I go to are
> still perfect under IE6. So I remain very happy about it.


As I recall, some of the banking sites wouldn't accept it (I'm thinking it
might have been BofA, but I can't recall).

> And I am not a big fan of other browsers like FireFox or Opera. But if
> you use IE6, it doesn't hurt to have them installed for the times that
> IE6 just won't work well with. So I see this as an acceptable solution
> myself. Is this how you handle it? Or did you replace IE6 with IE7 or
> IE8?


Well, due to a couple of websites I was using (I think for online banking),
I was kinda forced to "upgrade", and first went to IE7, but eventually went
to IE8.

However, I still have GreenBrowser, SlimBrowser, and Maxthon 1.6 installed,
which look just like IE6, so I can have the best of both worlds. :) But
I've gotten used to IE8 now, so at this point, I mostly use IE8, and
occasionally, Firefox.
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
1) No I don't use other browsers. There is no need to, and I won't clutter
up
my system with unneeded items. I am very happy with IE8.
2) I am using Windows XP with SP3 and have 3 gigs of memory.
I am using (and only will use) Intel P4 at 3.2 GHz.
Your systems should run faster than what you indicate. I suggest you
investigate the amount of programs you are loading and anything running in
the background.
What type and speed internet connection do you have? I use ATT's slowest DSL
connection
and that is the speed determining item.
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
news:i4s59q$k22$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> In news:-OHjbV8jQLHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
> Unknown typed on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:15:11 -0500:
>> You have some other problem causing the slowness. I use IE8 and it is
>> super fast.

>
> Really? I have some questions then.
>
> 1) Do you use other browsers and if you do which ones? I use FireFox and
> Opera too.
>
> 2) I really like to know about the OS, RAM, and CPU you are running this
> under? As my favorite is XP with 2GB of RAM, and on Celeron CPUs (ranging
> from 900MHz to 1.7GHz) and IE7 and IE8 stinks!
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
>
 
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