Never mind. I think this one is solved by tweaking the ActiveX settings in the Tools/Internet Options/Security section of IE. I did that and...
When I enter into a new, Web page, I get the following message in a window titled Internet Explorer: "A script is accessing some software (An...
To Pieter and Shadowwar (and Unzy too) - I cannot thank you guys enough. Your are right, Pieter - I did learn a lot. The main thing I learned...
To Pieter and Shadowwar - I think we are getting somewhere. When I got home, I ran Hijack This and DELETED the befogen.dll entry. I then...
Pieter and Shadowwar - First to Pieter: Why do I think nuking about:blank would be a good thing? Because, when my home page was getting...
Pieter - I sense your exasperation. Don't give up on me. What do I think happens when I click on NO at the WinPartol warning? I think...
Pieter - The only thing that gives me pause on this type of analysis is, that if I nuke befogn.dll with Hijack This and then deactivate...
Pieter - I don't understand what you are trying to tell me. What do you mean I should allow the changes I have made myself using other...
Peter: Your logic is inescapable. 1. If befogn.dll is my only problem, then the obvious solution is to get rid of WinPatrol - which I...
GUESS WHAT!!!! As mentioned a post or so above, I disabled WinPatrol. I then deleted befogn.dll using Hijack This. I then started up...
One other thing while I am thinking about it . . . . All of my problems started when my IE hom page was hijacked by something that called...
Well, not quite yet - I see that it is going to take over an hour to downoad and update. I don't have an hour right now, so I will defer that one...
Unzy: OK - I am about to update Internet Explorer. A quick note to y'all before I start: I am the kind of guy who generally can be counted...
I did as instructed. We'll see what happens. You folks don't seem to be that familiar with WinPatrol. I think it is a totally legitimate...
Here is my Vx2Finder log: Log for VX2.BetterInternet File Finder Files Found--- User Agent String--- Mike
Well, isn't that interesting . . . I note that our old pal, Befogn.dll appears in the first R1 entry in the Hijack This log I just sent you....
Pieter - (1) Using Windows explorer, I deleted 1.txt from C drive. (2) I then went to the command prompt (Start/Run), entered dir /b /a...
Hi Pieter - I am at work now and have just read your most recent post. I will not be able to attend to that until I get home, but will do so...
Oh, you mean in WINDOWS mode - I thought we were still in DOS mode. Don't be afraid to remind me of the obvious, Pieter - as I said, I am not all...
How do I do that? Give me the exact command, please. Thanks. pdmike
Pieter: I did exactly as you instructed. When I entered del mspep.dll at the Windows/System prompt, I got "File not found." So I then did...
Pieter: Well, I may be more computer literate than I thought. I went back and tried it again. I am able to get as far as...
Pieter: I have already gotten rid of mspep.dll in my Windows/System folder (see Post No. 9, above). I guess I really haven't, and we have to...
I downloaded and unzipped the program (SpHjfix.exe). I closed as many programs as possible and clicked on "Start Disinfection." I sat there and...
Pieter: Thanks for the prompt reply. I will not be able to do what you suggest until I get home from work, which will be 3:00 a.m. your time....
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