re: still unable to download files
Sunday, July 11, 2004 at 3:13 pm
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Posted by Steve
(19681 messages posted)
Try the Browser Firefox.92, some web sites will only work with IE, so you need to
have it around for use from time to time. If more people start using other browsers
web sites will work on getting compatable.
The computer I worked on last night couldn't even get
to any web site other then the one the malware would
direct it to, so I went over with a CDR with some of the
spyware romoval tools on it. If you don't have the lastest
version of Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3, and Adaware 6, and CWshreader 1.59. Get
them. Also before you start
delete all the temp internet files, I went a step further and
booted to a boot floppy and used DELINDEX command to
delete other hidden dat files, that seemed to help. Google
will help you with info on that if you want to look it up.
After that I was able to get on line so did the online virus scans, and they found
stuff the computers AV scanner missed. Some of the trojans had to be manually removed
by simple to follow instructions again obtained from Google searches. At last ran
a Hijack this log, and I told
them to post the log at one of the forums like spywareinfo.com. At this point it
was past everyones
bedtime, and I'm not great at deciphering the logs anyway. Once you have the computer
cleaned up download some of the preventive software like Spywareblaster. Using Firefox
or another browser will also
help, because IE Holes are now being exploited in a very destructive way, and
Microsoft seems unable to patch IE. MS came out last
week with a patch for a bad IE hole, and about 4 days later
it was discovered the patch really didn't work well. So I
have lost faith that even the patches to IE are going to
really help.
On Sunday, July 11, 2004 at 2:38 pm, Pamela wrote:
>Steve, I am ready to do that. Really I am past ready. BUT, I CAN'T DOWNLOAD!
>: )
>I guess I'll go to another computer and download and then transfer and install.
>That is doable? Do you think I will then be able to download files?
>I hope so.
>Also I can't get shockwave to load the jigsaw puzzle either. I guess I'm too dependent
>on my computer. : )
>
>I did all those things. Spybot found a few things so did AdAware but didn't look
>like anything lethal and I got let them clean up. I then did a definition update
>and ran the Norton scan. Then did the one button checkup again. Everything checks
>out ok according to all of the above except for a missing file in Microsoft Photo
>Suite which I rarely use. WinDoctor couldn't fix it.
>I had my browser hijacked a couple months ago but the swell people here helped me
>eliminate it. I had been able to download all I wanted until after those Explorer
>errors which Norton seems to have fixed but obviously not to my satisfaction. I
>am about ready to reinstall Windows and NOT update anything. I did that late last
>year and was peachy until the hijack.
>I am definitely going to try a new browser. I had always preferred Netscape but
>quit using it when so many sites weren't compatible.
>Thanks again
>
>
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