Re: Advice Regarding Spybot

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Peter (Ex-Brit)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:12:28 -0500

The DSO exploi issue will be fixed soon...just tell SB to ignore those items
in future http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/36.html 

-- 
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
XP Home SP2.
P4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1.0gb DDR.
"JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote in message 
news:OcqCfBr0EHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thank you very much. I do have all the Windows Critical Updates and I will 
> follow your advice re the DSO Exploit. My "instincts" told me to check on 
> this before permitting those registry changes.
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message 
> news:O8bBszp0EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Make sure you have all the Windows Critical Updates.
>>
>> Configure SpyBot S & D Not to Flag DSO Exploit
>> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8435
>>
>> Courtesy of Randy Knobloch aka siljaline
>> MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) 2003/04 AH-VSOP
>>
>> -- 
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:eJ1C6qp0EHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> JD <Erehwon@Example.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I've run Spybot for the first time. (Ad-Aware was run first and found
>>> nothing.) Spybot finds five (red) entries under one heading: DSO.
>>> Each is connected to Microsoft, but is identified as a "security
>>> hole." I'm uncertain as to whether to leave them alone or what to do.
>>> I must wonder why such "security holes" remain after installing sp2
>>> and all of the latest security updates. Are these items that should
>>> be marked "Ignore"?
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: DSO Exploit
    ... DSO Exploit means a lot of different ... It looks to me like Spybot is just ... Installing IE6 and Office XP / 2002 or the Outlook Security Update ... Because of these attack vectors, you're probably not going to be too likely ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Home PC got hit hard
    ... The Spybot Tx 1.31 DSO "patch" didn't work for me. ... Kolla's website as it had bugs and they admitted in email it was beta. ... properly MS security patched Windows machine doesn't have any DSO exploit ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • DSO EXPLOITS - HELP! WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY?
    ... I have Windows XP and Spybot Search & Destroy installed. ... it found DSO exploits with the ... If there are IE security holes wouldn't SP2 solve this? ... Spybot can't seem to get rid of this - how can I get rid ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: SpyBot
    ... It has already been fixed in Windows but Spybot hasn't yet been updated so ... Just right click the resultand mark them to ... XP Home SP2. ... > safe maode) it finds "DSO exploit" and fixes it. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: IEXPLORE.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows
    ... If you have been installing updates for Windows and IE, you can have Spybot ... Do a google search for +spybot +dso +exploit. ... > My operating software is Windows 2000 Professional ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)