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Old 04-17-2004, 05:21 PM
 
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Default Internet Explorer mutilated

I hope some one colud help I am tring to load ieplore.exe and when I do a search engine appears. This is not corrupted the blank document so if I press home after having set the home page to blank it will load a blank page. Once shutting down the application and reopening it the search engine reappears. This mutilation to internet explorer is not easily found and has been clevely developed. As I have removed all parts of this application and installed a new one from a differnt pc, this did not solve the problem. no cleaning software can remove it either. I would appreciate any help on this matter?
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Old 04-17-2004, 06:20 PM
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ok, i don't quite understand the problem and i'm guessing that you meant that there is some problem with internet explorer, possibly caused by adware.

Here are the basics,
Do an adware/spyware scan (download Ad-aware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy) to see if it is detected (and hopefully removed)
Try a Virus Scan

Basically, if it doesnt seem to be a virus or adware (or spyware) and the problem still persists, then try reinstalling internet explorer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp

(what i wrote seems pretty crude, oh well)
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Old 05-26-2004, 06:33 AM
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that sounds to me like it definitely is a problem to be solved w/ ad-aware.
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Old 06-14-2004, 09:48 AM
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Ad-aware does not solve the Blank page problem.

The only solution is CWShredder, it removes all bad entries and returns the browser to its defaults.
It can be downloaded from this link:
http://http://www.allsecpros...redder.exe

Have no fear, Capitano is here!
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Old 06-19-2004, 04:33 PM
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ad-aware DOES solve this. it happened to me a while ago and it stopped after running ad aware once or twice...
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Old 06-19-2004, 07:49 PM
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hehe yeah.. adaware still isnt perfect though, spybot s&d catches stuff that adaware doesnt.
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Old 08-21-2004, 01:35 AM
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The new Ad-aware SE Professional has improved a lot, it can detect most regestry trojans.
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Old 08-21-2004, 07:44 AM
 
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Default Eternally Tripped On Smirmnoff Twisted Rasberry :P

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Dude, I think you should like, take a look at this. IE maybe siting pretty, but its browsing capabilities are shitty

Quartet of new IE exploits announced
Secunia finds three more ActiveX bugs, plus a crossover bug from Mozilla.
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posted 12:56pm EST Tue Jul 13 2004 - submitted by J. Eric Smith
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Internet security firm Secunia today announced four new vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser. These announcements pile bad news on top of the previously-identified holes brought to light last week. The vulnerabilities affect all IE 5, 5.5, and 6.0 browsers, and all but one exploit the handling of ActiveX scripts, just like last week's problems. Prior browser versions may also be affected.

The first three exploits rely on failures of IE to properly handle malicious use of ActiveX scripts. By tricking the user or redirecting ActiveX function calls from one script to another, different script with the same name, arbitrary scripts can be executed. Since ActiveX scripts have almost unfettered access to the entire system, vast damage can be done.

The fourth vulnerability is an oddity, and may be the first example of an Open Source exploit finding its way over to IE. Last week's Mozilla "shell:" bug has now been implemented on IE, with similar results.

Secunia's advisories identify all the ins and outs of these bugs. Like Microsoft, Secunia recommends IE users disable Active Scripting, which nullifies all of the ActiveX bugs, and disabling the "shell:" browser mapping, which kills the Mozilla-like vulnerability. Unlike Microsoft, however, Secunia advises users to use an alternate browser if the above restrictions are unpalatable.

I mean take IE on my puter for example. It floods my screen with about a billion friggin pop up ads, doesn't load properly, and keeps giving me these dumb lil Script Error shts.

not sayin its liek the above, but I am sayin it ain't worth it. Screw this man, I'll use Mozilla, or even Opera 7 over that mess.

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Old 08-22-2004, 08:18 AM
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yeah man, we all know IE sucks, thats why we (I) like Mozilla. A really big plus on mozilla is that it's open source, so ppl will update it (and FIX it) ASAP. :D

ok end of my comment. :)
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Old 08-23-2004, 02:06 AM
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Yeah Mozilla is pretty slick :) I admit to using IE though I have Mozilla on my compy as well (Cause you never know...dun dun dun)
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