Re: = IE wants to write files ??? =

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/12/04


Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:33:15 -0700

i suspect it has something to do with a spyware registry
key or something since ie also opens some pop-ups. virus
scan is clean, spyware scan is clean.
perhaps this will help restore the keys???:
http://mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IEToolbar.reg

thanks for the help, btw.

>-----Original Message-----
>Perhaps a browser extension or a BHO is causing this.
Download ToolbarCop
>from Majorgeeks
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4126.html and disable the
>BHOs one by one to see which is causing this symptom.
>
>--
>Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
>"webofshadows" wrote:
>when i first launch internet explorer (post-boot), norton
>antivirus kicks in with an alert: "iexploer.exe is
>attemping to write to file
c:\windows\system\b25_cache\100.bin"
>i stop the action, but when ie loads, there are adware
>pop-ups and such loaded in other browser windows. the
>problem only occurs the one time i launch the program.
>
>i've cleaned my system using anti-spyware and such, but i
>still cannot figure out what the problem is with ie.
>
>any ideas??
>
>thanks.
>
>
>.
>



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