Weird behavior -- virus?

This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".

Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address in an
email
message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address window.
The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However, If I
click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the address
window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur when I am
connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to another
site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above, i.e., the
window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.

Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection process,
then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing happens.
There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but something
is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.

Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro and
attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend Micro,
proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan", nothing
happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth virus
that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from loading,
and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem

Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and others --
forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.

Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm afraid
the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

PII 300mhz
Win 98se
320 meg ram
EZtrust AV
ZA firewall
SpyBot S&D
Spyware Blaster
Host file
CW shredder ran often

From: "bobster"

| This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
|
| Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address in an
| email
| message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address window.
| The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However, If I
| click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the address
| window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur when I am
| connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to another
| site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above, i.e., the
| window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
|
| Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection process,
| then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing happens.
| There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but something
| is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
|
| Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro and
| attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend Micro,
| proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan", nothing
| happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth virus
| that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from loading,
| and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
|
| Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and others --
| forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
|
| Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm afraid
| the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated
|
| PII 300mhz
| Win 98se
| 320 meg ram
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file
| CW shredder ran often
|


If you think you have a virus, there are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type
of discussion.

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

The following may help.
It is a multi vendor AV Command Line Scanner front end for; McAfee, Trend and Sophos.

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start -- Settings -- Control Panel -- Internet Options -- Delete Files

Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
Tools -- Options -- Privacy -- Cache -- Clear

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to remove
viruses and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE and/or FTP.EXE to go
through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

David,

Thanks for your suggestions. After carefully reading them I have concluded
that to attempt to utilize them is probably beyond my level of skill. As
such, I am likely to do more harm than good so I have decided to get some
professional computer technology help. I live in the Seattle area. Can you
recommend a good source?

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "bobster"

| This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
|
| Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address in
an
| email
| message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address
window.
| The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However,
If I
| click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the address
| window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur when
I am
| connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
another
| site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above, i.e.,
the
| window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
|
| Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection process,
| then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing happens.
| There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
something
| is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
|
| Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro and
| attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
Micro,
| proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
nothing
| happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth virus
| that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
loading,
| and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
|
| Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
others --
| forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
|
| Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
afraid
| the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated
|
| PII 300mhz
| Win 98se
| 320 meg ram
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file
| CW shredder ran often
|


If you think you have a virus, there are anti virus News Groups
specifically for this type
of discussion.

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

The following may help.
It is a multi vendor AV Command Line Scanner front end for; McAfee, Trend
and Sophos.

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start -- Settings -- Control Panel -- Internet Options -- Delete Files

Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
Tools -- Options -- Privacy -- Cache -- Clear

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart
scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line
Scanners to remove
viruses and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files
or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have
downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into
Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want
to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal
Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE
and/or FTP.EXE to go
through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor
related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

Have you tried running an av scan in Safe Mode?

Have a read thru Jim Eshelman's pages for some suggestions and possible needed
utilities:
http://www.aumha.org/secure.htm

You could also run a av scan in DOS with FProt for DOS (free):
http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/

Don't forget to download the latest definitions which are on the same page.

--

Brian A. Sesko
{ MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://basconotw.mvps.org/



"bobster" wrote in message
...
David,

Thanks for your suggestions. After carefully reading them I have concluded
that to attempt to utilize them is probably beyond my level of skill. As
such, I am likely to do more harm than good so I have decided to get some
professional computer technology help. I live in the Seattle area. Can you
recommend a good source?

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "bobster"

| This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
|
| Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address in
an
| email
| message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address
window.
| The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However,
If I
| click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the address
| window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur when
I am
| connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
another
| site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above, i.e.,
the
| window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
|
| Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection process,
| then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing happens.
| There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
something
| is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
|
| Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro and
| attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
Micro,
| proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
nothing
| happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth virus
| that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
loading,
| and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
|
| Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
others --
| forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
|
| Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
afraid
| the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated
|
| PII 300mhz
| Win 98se
| 320 meg ram
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file
| CW shredder ran often
|


If you think you have a virus, there are anti virus News Groups
specifically for this type
of discussion.

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

The following may help.
It is a multi vendor AV Command Line Scanner front end for; McAfee, Trend
and Sophos.

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start -- Settings -- Control Panel -- Internet Options -- Delete Files

Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
Tools -- Options -- Privacy -- Cache -- Clear

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart
scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line
Scanners to remove
viruses and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files
or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have
downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into
Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want
to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal
Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE
and/or FTP.EXE to go
through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor
related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

From: "bobster"

| David,
|
| Thanks for your suggestions. After carefully reading them I have concluded
| that to attempt to utilize them is probably beyond my level of skill. As
| such, I am likely to do more harm than good so I have decided to get some
| professional computer technology help. I live in the Seattle area. Can you
| recommend a good source?

Bobster:

I have deliberatelt written the Multi Vendor AV scanner front end for those who are novices.
It is written to simplify all the individual tasks that would really be complicated. In
summation it may look complicated but, it is really simple. If you can run a Browser or use
a News Client then you can certainly perform the task.

I am here and will be *glad* to assist you as I have done with others.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file

There's a possibility one of those is doing it. Can you disable them all
from running automatically & try very safe sites? Well, try to get your
updates from Windows Update.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"bobster" wrote in message
...
| This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
|
| Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address
in an
| email
| message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address
window.
| The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However,
If I
| click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the
address
| window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur
when I am
| connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
another
| site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above,
i.e., the
| window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
|
| Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection
process,
| then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing
happens.
| There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
something
| is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
|
| Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro
and
| attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
Micro,
| proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
nothing
| happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth
virus
| that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
loading,
| and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
|
| Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
others --
| forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
|
| Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
afraid
| the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated
|
| PII 300mhz
| Win 98se
| 320 meg ram
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file
| CW shredder ran often
|
|
|
|

PCR

Per your suggestion, I just ran a check with EZtrust AV, ZA firewall,
Spyware Blaster, and my Host file disabled. Since SpyBot S&D doesn't run
unless manually invoked, I left it alone. The problem did not go away. I
still have the following problems:

1) When trying to use Windows Update, everything proceeds normally until I
get to the part where the download is supposed to start but nothing happens.
I've waited as long as an hour just to be sure it isn't just a late starter.
When I click on "cancel" (the only option), I get a window that says,
"Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close
........."

2) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
hyperlink and click on it, a new window appears but with a blank address.
If I click on "stop", then "refresh", the window opens in the subject
hyperlink address. This same behavior is exhibited if I click on a
hyperlink in an OE email message.

3) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
hyperlink and click on it, a new window SOMETIMES appears with NO address
window. In that case, I'm essentially locked out of the URL I'm attempting
to access. This is the case when I try to get Trend Micro or Panda to do a
virus scan of my computer.

I cannot determine if my problem is a virus or some obscure problem with
IE6. I took Gary Terhune's suggestion(s) including IE repair and finally
forcing a reinstall of IE6 but had no success in clearing the problem. Also
tried David Lipman's advice but still couldn't get into Trend Micro to do a
virus scan although their Spyware checker did load. I have done several
runs with EZtrust AV, AdAware, Spy Bot S&D, and Spyware Blaster, both in
full Windows as well as safe mode.

My basic computer, printing, scanning, and burning functions all work fine.
But, this IE6 and/or virus problem is highly annoying at best and at worst,
could be symptomatic of a much more serious problem.

Thanks to all for the previous support, and please, ANY suggestions for
further action will be appreciated.
"PCR" wrote in message
...
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file

There's a possibility one of those is doing it. Can you disable them all
from running automatically & try very safe sites? Well, try to get your
updates from Windows Update.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"bobster" wrote in message
...
| This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
|
| Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address
in an
| email
| message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address
window.
| The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However,
If I
| click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the
address
| window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur
when I am
| connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
another
| site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above,
i.e., the
| window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
|
| Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection
process,
| then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing
happens.
| There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
something
| is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
|
| Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro
and
| attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
Micro,
| proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
nothing
| happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth
virus
| that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
loading,
| and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
|
| Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
others --
| forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
|
| Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
afraid
| the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
|
| Any help will be greatly appreciated
|
| PII 300mhz
| Win 98se
| 320 meg ram
| EZtrust AV
| ZA firewall
| SpyBot S&D
| Spyware Blaster
| Host file
| CW shredder ran often
|
|
|
|

Do you have the immunize feature enabled in SpyBotSD?
Also, I know many that solved similar problems by uninstalling ZA.
Just disabling it did not work.
--
mae

"bobster" wrote in message =
...
| PCR
|=20
| Per your suggestion, I just ran a check with EZtrust AV, ZA firewall,
| Spyware Blaster, and my Host file disabled. Since SpyBot S&D doesn't =
run
| unless manually invoked, I left it alone. The problem did not go =
away. I
| still have the following problems:
|=20
| 1) When trying to use Windows Update, everything proceeds normally =
until I
| get to the part where the download is supposed to start but nothing =
happens.
| I've waited as long as an hour just to be sure it isn't just a late =
starter.
| When I click on "cancel" (the only option), I get a window that says,
| "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to =
close
| ........"
|=20
| 2) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| hyperlink and click on it, a new window appears but with a blank =
address.
| If I click on "stop", then "refresh", the window opens in the subject
| hyperlink address. This same behavior is exhibited if I click on a
| hyperlink in an OE email message.
|=20
| 3) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| hyperlink and click on it, a new window SOMETIMES appears with NO =
address
| window. In that case, I'm essentially locked out of the URL I'm =
attempting
| to access. This is the case when I try to get Trend Micro or Panda to =
do a
| virus scan of my computer.
|=20
| I cannot determine if my problem is a virus or some obscure problem =
with
| IE6. I took Gary Terhune's suggestion(s) including IE repair and =
finally
| forcing a reinstall of IE6 but had no success in clearing the problem. =
Also
| tried David Lipman's advice but still couldn't get into Trend Micro to =
do a
| virus scan although their Spyware checker did load. I have done =
several
| runs with EZtrust AV, AdAware, Spy Bot S&D, and Spyware Blaster, both =
in
| full Windows as well as safe mode.
|=20
| My basic computer, printing, scanning, and burning functions all work =
fine.
| But, this IE6 and/or virus problem is highly annoying at best and at =
worst,
| could be symptomatic of a much more serious problem.
|=20
| Thanks to all for the previous support, and please, ANY suggestions =
for
| further action will be appreciated.
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| | EZtrust AV
| | ZA firewall
| | SpyBot S&D
| | Spyware Blaster
| | Host file
|
| There's a possibility one of those is doing it. Can you disable them =
all
| from running automatically & try very safe sites? Well, try to get =
your
| updates from Windows Update.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "bobster" wrote in message
| ...
| | This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from =
IE6".
| |
| | Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) =
address
| in an
| | email
| | message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank =
address
| window.
| | The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. =
However,
| If I
| | click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the
| address
| | window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur
| when I am
| | connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
| another
| | site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above,
| i.e., the
| | window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| | refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
| |
| | Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to =
download
| | updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection
| process,
| | then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing
| happens.
| | There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
| something
| | is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update =
site.
| |
| | Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that =
slipped
| | through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend =
Micro
| and
| | attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
| Micro,
| | proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
| nothing
| | happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth
| virus
| | that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
| loading,
| | and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
| |
| | Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
| others --
| | forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
| |
| | Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
| afraid
| | the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
| |
| | Any help will be greatly appreciated
| |
| | PII 300mhz
| | Win 98se
| | 320 meg ram
| | EZtrust AV
| | ZA firewall
| | SpyBot S&D
| | Spyware Blaster
| | Host file
| | CW shredder ran often
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|=20
|

mae --
I uninstalled SpyBot S&D, Spyware Blaster, my Hosts file, and ZA (free) and
still have the problem. I re-installed ZA (free) because I don't like to
surf on the cable without a firewall and ZA has served me well in the past.

When I rebooted after re-installing ZA I got a strange message, "Autoit
Error, Line 0, error: File Handle Invalid". I have never seen it before so
I "googled" it. Doesn't sound pertinent to my problem, however.

Still no joy with my problem. Other ideas anyone?

"mae" wrote in message
...
Do you have the immunize feature enabled in SpyBotSD?
Also, I know many that solved similar problems by uninstalling ZA.
Just disabling it did not work.
--
mae

"bobster" wrote in message
...
| PCR
|
| Per your suggestion, I just ran a check with EZtrust AV, ZA firewall,
| Spyware Blaster, and my Host file disabled. Since SpyBot S&D doesn't run
| unless manually invoked, I left it alone. The problem did not go away. I
| still have the following problems:
|
| 1) When trying to use Windows Update, everything proceeds normally until
I
| get to the part where the download is supposed to start but nothing
happens.
| I've waited as long as an hour just to be sure it isn't just a late
starter.
| When I click on "cancel" (the only option), I get a window that says,
| "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close
| ........"
|
| 2) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| hyperlink and click on it, a new window appears but with a blank address.
| If I click on "stop", then "refresh", the window opens in the subject
| hyperlink address. This same behavior is exhibited if I click on a
| hyperlink in an OE email message.
|
| 3) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| hyperlink and click on it, a new window SOMETIMES appears with NO address
| window. In that case, I'm essentially locked out of the URL I'm
attempting
| to access. This is the case when I try to get Trend Micro or Panda to do
a
| virus scan of my computer.
|
| I cannot determine if my problem is a virus or some obscure problem with
| IE6. I took Gary Terhune's suggestion(s) including IE repair and finally
| forcing a reinstall of IE6 but had no success in clearing the problem.
Also
| tried David Lipman's advice but still couldn't get into Trend Micro to do
a
| virus scan although their Spyware checker did load. I have done several
| runs with EZtrust AV, AdAware, Spy Bot S&D, and Spyware Blaster, both in
| full Windows as well as safe mode.
|
| My basic computer, printing, scanning, and burning functions all work
fine.
| But, this IE6 and/or virus problem is highly annoying at best and at
worst,
| could be symptomatic of a much more serious problem.
|
| Thanks to all for the previous support, and please, ANY suggestions for
| further action will be appreciated.
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| | EZtrust AV
| | ZA firewall
| | SpyBot S&D
| | Spyware Blaster
| | Host file
|
| There's a possibility one of those is doing it. Can you disable them all
| from running automatically & try very safe sites? Well, try to get your
| updates from Windows Update.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "bobster" wrote in message
| ...
| | This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from IE6".
| |
| | Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL) address
| in an
| | email
| | message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank address
| window.
| | The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away. However,
| If I
| | click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the
| address
| | window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also occur
| when I am
| | connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me to
| another
| | site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as above,
| i.e., the
| | window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop, then
| | refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
| |
| | Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to download
| | updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection
| process,
| | then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing
| happens.
| | There are several critical downloads that need to be installed but
| something
| | is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update site.
| |
| | Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that slipped
| | through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend Micro
| and
| | attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open Trend
| Micro,
| | proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin scan",
| nothing
| | happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of stealth
| virus
| | that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates from
| loading,
| | and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
| |
| | Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune and
| others --
| | forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
| |
| | Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but I'm
| afraid
| | the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
| |
| | Any help will be greatly appreciated
| |
| | PII 300mhz
| | Win 98se
| | 320 meg ram
| | EZtrust AV
| | ZA firewall
| | SpyBot S&D
| | Spyware Blaster
| | Host file
| | CW shredder ran often
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Well, I don't know that Zone Alarm is your problem. But there was a
thread here once...
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...1693c932419 9
....in which uninstalling it was the cure to an internet access problem.

However, a normal uninstall was insufficient. NBT posted...
http://nh2.nohold.net/noHoldCust25/P...tallNonNT.html
.... to do it manually, which did work for Krister Hallergard. Try that
one, perhaps, or go to the Zone Alarm site for something similar. But I
don't know this cures you.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"bobster" wrote in message
...
| mae --
| I uninstalled SpyBot S&D, Spyware Blaster, my Hosts file, and ZA
(free) and
| still have the problem. I re-installed ZA (free) because I don't like
to
| surf on the cable without a firewall and ZA has served me well in the
past.
|
| When I rebooted after re-installing ZA I got a strange message,
"Autoit
| Error, Line 0, error: File Handle Invalid". I have never seen it
before so
| I "googled" it. Doesn't sound pertinent to my problem, however.
|
| Still no joy with my problem. Other ideas anyone?
|
| "mae" wrote in message
| ...
| Do you have the immunize feature enabled in SpyBotSD?
| Also, I know many that solved similar problems by uninstalling ZA.
| Just disabling it did not work.
| --
| mae
|
| "bobster" wrote in message
| ...
| | PCR
| |
| | Per your suggestion, I just ran a check with EZtrust AV, ZA
firewall,
| | Spyware Blaster, and my Host file disabled. Since SpyBot S&D
doesn't run
| | unless manually invoked, I left it alone. The problem did not go
away. I
| | still have the following problems:
| |
| | 1) When trying to use Windows Update, everything proceeds normally
until
| I
| | get to the part where the download is supposed to start but nothing
| happens.
| | I've waited as long as an hour just to be sure it isn't just a late
| starter.
| | When I click on "cancel" (the only option), I get a window that
says,
| | "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close
| | ........"
| |
| | 2) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| | hyperlink and click on it, a new window appears but with a blank
address.
| | If I click on "stop", then "refresh", the window opens in the
subject
| | hyperlink address. This same behavior is exhibited if I click on a
| | hyperlink in an OE email message.
| |
| | 3) After opening any window in IE6, if I'm directed to a subsequent
| | hyperlink and click on it, a new window SOMETIMES appears with NO
address
| | window. In that case, I'm essentially locked out of the URL I'm
| attempting
| | to access. This is the case when I try to get Trend Micro or Panda
to do
| a
| | virus scan of my computer.
| |
| | I cannot determine if my problem is a virus or some obscure problem
with
| | IE6. I took Gary Terhune's suggestion(s) including IE repair and
finally
| | forcing a reinstall of IE6 but had no success in clearing the
problem.
| Also
| | tried David Lipman's advice but still couldn't get into Trend Micro
to do
| a
| | virus scan although their Spyware checker did load. I have done
several
| | runs with EZtrust AV, AdAware, Spy Bot S&D, and Spyware Blaster,
both in
| | full Windows as well as safe mode.
| |
| | My basic computer, printing, scanning, and burning functions all
work
| fine.
| | But, this IE6 and/or virus problem is highly annoying at best and at
| worst,
| | could be symptomatic of a much more serious problem.
| |
| | Thanks to all for the previous support, and please, ANY suggestions
for
| | further action will be appreciated.
| | "PCR" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | EZtrust AV
| | | ZA firewall
| | | SpyBot S&D
| | | Spyware Blaster
| | | Host file
| |
| | There's a possibility one of those is doing it. Can you disable
them all
| | from running automatically & try very safe sites? Well, try to get
your
| | updates from Windows Update.
| |
| |
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
| | "bobster" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | This is an update of a previous item, "URL cannot be opened from
IE6".
| | |
| | | Recently, when in OE6, and I click on a valid hyperlink (URL)
address
| | in an
| | | email
| | | message, the IE6 window opens immediately but with a blank
address
| | window.
| | | The web site never appears. It just sits and grinds away.
However,
| | If I
| | | click on "stop", then "refresh", the URL address appears in the
| | address
| | | window and it opens. I have now found this behavior to also
occur
| | when I am
| | | connected to a web site and it displays a hyperlink to send me
to
| | another
| | | site. When I click on this URL, I get the same behavior as
above,
| | i.e., the
| | | window appears with a blank address and after clicking stop,
then
| | | refresh,the address appears and the URL opens.
| | |
| | | Another problem that seems to be related is the inability to
download
| | | updates from Windows Update. After going through the selection
| | process,
| | | then clicking "download", the download box appears but nothing
| | happens.
| | | There are several critical downloads that need to be installed
but
| | something
| | | is preventing the download of anything from the Windows Update
site.
| | |
| | | Thinking that this might be the manifestation of a virus that
slipped
| | | through my EZtrust Antivirus and ZA firewall, I went to Trend
Micro
| | and
| | | attempted to run a virus scan. Same, problem! I could open
Trend
| | Micro,
| | | proceed to the scan page, but when I clicked on the "begin
scan",
| | nothing
| | | happened. It sounds suspiciously like I have some kind of
stealth
| | virus
| | | that prevents my protections from working, my Windows updates
from
| | loading,
| | | and the Trend Micro scan from revealing the problem
| | |
| | | Previously I had followed all the suggestions of Gary Terhune
and
| | others --
| | | forcing an IE6 reload, etc but to no avail.
| | |
| | | Except for the above problems, my computer is running fine but
I'm
| | afraid
| | | the problems I've described are symptoms of future big troubles.
| | |
| | | Any help will be greatly appreciated
| | |
| | | PII 300mhz
| | | Win 98se
| | | 320 meg ram
| | | EZtrust AV
| | | ZA firewall
| | | SpyBot S&D
| | | Spyware Blaster
| | | Host file
| | | CW shredder ran often
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|