Re: IE6 locks up changing settings

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From: William (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/20/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 08:09:50 -0700

I'm aware of HijackThis and have used it before. But,
this is a new install and the only web pages that have
been visited are windowsupdate.com, winzip.com, and
adobe.com. Hardly think they would throw a hijacker out
there but I will try.

>-----Original Message-----
>"William" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:fbe601c43e79$44aa8f90$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> Every time I change a setting in IE6, IE6 hangs when I
>> hit ok. If I kill the process and go back in, the new
>> setting is there. This is a new install on the PC.
All
>> other apps work ok. Browsing works ok too. Just hangs
>> when trying to save settings.
>
>You may have a hijacker. Try the programs below and
follow the directions
>carefully.
>
>HiJackThis: - Free
>
>Go to
>http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
>or
>http://tinyurl.com/2oce8
>
>and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than
your Desktop or the
>Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".
>
>When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change
into a "Save Log"
>button. Press that, save the log some place you remember
where it is. Most
>of
>what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO
NOT fix anything yet.
>
>Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy.
Then you can go here
>to post you log:
>http://forum.aumha.org/
>
>Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click
to open. You can
>post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for
reference. The experts
>there will analyze the log and report back the results.
Please allow at
>least a few hours or a days time for a response.
>
>Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your
answer. It is a good
>idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an
electronic
>notification by e-mail to let you know when a response
has been posted.
>But, you must still return to the site of your answer
>
>Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information - Free
>http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
>
>Also run this program while waiting for the HJT log to
be evaluated.
>
>CWShredder: Free
>http://tinyurl.com/2l9kl
>or
>http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
>
>also see
>CWShredder - Remove from Registry - See 3rd one down here
>http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/11527.ht
ml
>
>HTH
>
>Jan :)
>
>
>.
>

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