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Title: Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 12:25:53 PM
Hi I use explorer 6 in windows xp and each time I try to surf certain sites such as log in to my bank or ebay etc.  it brings up page can not be displayed.  Has anyone experienced this and is it some sort of virus
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 12:29:13 PM
the best way to tell is to download HJT from herehttp://www.lurkhere.com (http://www.lurkhere.com)
and generate a log which you can then post here for someone to inspect . If you have any problems it will show up
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 12:50:30 PM
sorry I'm quite a novice at this virus detection how do I generate a log and post it ???
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 12:58:21 PM
read this after downloadin and unzipping to your c drive (vrey small file)http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/ (http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/)
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 01:10:36 PM
Managed to download log file
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 01:19:36 PM
Greg i dont see anything with mainsearch reference on it ?
where did you get the information that that was a problem??
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 01:23:53 PM
the mainsearch has been sorted.  this is another problem.  When I browse with explorer its okay on some sites but wihen Itry to log into my ebay account or bank it brings up the page can not be diplayed.
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 01:28:53 PM
i guess you must have deleted it already , ok the only thing that could possibly be out of place is this one O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [IE 3.0 RegSvr schannel.dll] C:\WINDOWS\System32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\System32\schannel.dll           Unknown
Unknown         The entered application IE 3.0 RegSvr schannel.dll was identified: None. Hit rate: 5 % (result)         Unknown application.
i would be a little suspect of this one unless you know it to be genuine . the good thing about HJT is you can go back at a later date and re-apply your log file if you delete a good one by accident

here is a link to a report on this file  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q184055/ (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q184055/)
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 01:45:21 PM
mmm. went in and scan and fixed thru hijack but still ne effect :(
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 01:47:08 PM
here is new log
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 01:48:29 PM
this is the page I keep getting   >:(

The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:

Click the  Refresh button, or try a
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 02:01:34 PM
Have you considered that maybe the site you are trying to view/load is down for some reason?
another possibility is i see winsock-lsp problems on your HJT and i know ADAWARE has a lsp fix as a plug in attachment
that could be a possibility
ADAWARE SE can be found at lavasoft .
 handy utility even if it doesnt fix this issue
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:05:06 PM
the sites are fine I've been using my lap top to go into them..
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:06:43 PM
the other thing I also can't download window updates something about active x settings "current security settings prohibit running active x controls on this page"    ???
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 02:12:47 PM
do you know where your security settings are?
go tools/ internet options/security/internet/set level to high medium or low .
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:17:35 PM
it was set at low now set to medium
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 02:23:23 PM
while your in internet options you can check the advanced tab(i presume you are using win xp) and verify that all the options you need are allocated there
beyond that i dont know of any other reason why oyur sites wont load
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:25:25 PM
it is all set to enable active x
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 02:29:20 PM
absolutely last possibility is to repair internet explorer
control panel/add;remove/internet explorer/repair
 i know you could do this in win 98 but im not sure if nt os`s have this option
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:38:35 PM
thanks for all your time to help  :)  I've been running adaware and found some which I have quarantined/deleted.  

IECAche Entry - Data miner???  is this a virus?
PS running XP on an emachine from PC world
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: galooma on January 02, 2005, 02:43:41 PM
those are cookies , harmless in most cases just used for tracking activity
glad i had nothing else to do tonight ,any more and it would be considered harassment   I hope after all this you consider loading Avast!
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 02:52:40 PM
definitley.. unfortunatley still not resolved ..think will try netscape
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: gregwong on January 02, 2005, 03:02:16 PM
and netscape is working fine I think will use this in future.. :)
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: DavidR on January 02, 2005, 03:04:16 PM
Try Firefox not Netscape.

You will however still have to resolve your problems because you still need IE to connect to windows update for updates (and your system and IE is in need of update).
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: lee16 on January 02, 2005, 03:35:16 PM
gregwong

When you posted that log, am i right in saying you used v1.98.2?, because this is an old version of hijackthis, the newest version is 1.99.0 and you can get it from this link Here (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip) (it may find more stuff)

Also haver you tryed updating windows and IE though windows update, as it appears to be out of date. (www.windowsupdate.com)

Also i would suggest giving Firefox browser a try as DavidR suggested, as this browser seems to be more 'secure' then the rest.
You can get Firefox from this link Here (http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox&os=win&lang=en-US)




--lee
Title: Re:Explorer
Post by: Eddy on January 02, 2005, 06:07:20 PM
Better set them all back to default.