Re: IE6 overwrites anything I try to type in to the address bar
From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 11/04/04
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 10:58:56 -0500
Hi GordL :-)
You're welcome! Now....you don't mention which version of Windows you are
running, so I'll do a bit of guess work at the moment, but, it would help if
you were to let us know which version of Windows you use, any error messages
you are getting, and exactly what is being displayed in the address bar
window.
Also, are you using the Google toolbar? If so, check the following:
Disable Google "Keyword" or Browse by Name
To disable the Browse by Name functionality, simply uncheck its box on the
Toolbar's Options menu.
also.............
Unable to search from IE6 Address Bar
Check the Registry to see if this file is there. Sometime during removal of
hijackers or spyware files in the Registry can get corrupted or removed as
well. If not, try adding this line to this part of the registry.
(watch for the wrap, it should be all on one line)
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""
or..............
Restore default Search functions:
In order to restore you default Search functions, download and run the
program below. You will have to redo any customized features you may have
added afterward.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
or....................
Courtesy of Tony Klein, MS MVP:
This will restore the Windows defaults for a whole lot of Search related
registry entries.
CAUTION: BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!
Close IE, copy the bold to Notepad, save as Search.reg (save as 'all files',
and doubleclick. Answer 'yes' when prompted to add the contents of
Search.reg to the Registry:
REGEDIT4 (Watch for the line wrap. Each one should be all on on line.)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchasst.
htm"
"CustomizeSearch"="http://ie.search.msn.com/{SUB_RFC1766}/srchasst/srchcust.
htm"
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=ies
earch"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
""="http://home.microsoft.com/access/autosearch.asp?p=%s"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\main]
"Search Page"="http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch"
"Search Bar"="http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix] @="http://"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]"
ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://
or.............................
Download the fix - Reset Search:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/IEFIX.reg
This will restore your default Search functionality. However, if you had
any custom adjustments you have made will have to re-select them.
or.............
Repairs the corrupted or altered (spyware) HTTP prefixes
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairDefaultPrefix.reg
If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.
Hope this helps
Jan :)
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> Hi Jan Il
>
> Thanks for your response. I do apprecite it. I followed most of
> your links and sadly came up empty. Unfortunatly (or fortunatly
> depending on your point of view) this issue is not related to
> addware, spyware, virus ware nor maleware of any other kind. I had
> already throughly checked. It is also not an "auto-complete" issue
> that can be changed through IE6's GUI. Again I had already throughly
> checked. (This is not to say that it isn't an "auto-complete" issue
> that requires some sort of registry hack to fix.)
>
> This machine operates in a highly secure environment with current
> (04.11.02) antivirus software (real-time scanning plus daily full
> file scans) current anti-addware (real-time scanning and daily full
> file scans) and is a fresh install of WinXP with all of the
> updates/hot fixes installed before anything else. High-end outbound
> (application) firewalling and similar inbound firewalling is
> implimented. In addition a high end hardware firewall provides
> perimiter security. This particular computer is a multihomed
> "server" and has never connected to a client machine. (The LAN NIC
> has never been physically connected to anything.) Both of it's IP
> addresses are non-routable because the hardware firewall handles NAT
> and I would never use anything other than non-routable addresses on
> the LAN side.
>
> I think I have encountered a bug in a service pack or a recently
> installed hot fix and hoped that someone else had seen exactly the
> same behavior and could pin-point the cause and possibly the exact
> remedy. Until recently (I don't know exactly when but probably after
> installing a recomended update from Microsoft) IE6 behaved normally.
>
> This machine, when completed, will become the server for my test
> network where I experiment with various hardware and software
> products and configurations before rolling them out in my
> mission-critical production environments. I was probably unclear in
> my post that I was looking for an exact explanation rather than the
> paths to possable solutions or work arrounds. It is my intention to
> "image" this machine when it is fully configured so that I always
> have a "known restore point" and I will need to fully document the
> exact process that I followed should I (or someone else) ever need to
> retrace the steps. For this reason I don't want to "thrash around"
> any more than is strictly necessary.
>
> Again, thank you for your reply. I have posted my inquiry in many
> places and you are the first one to have replied.
>
> Best Regards
> GordL
>
> "Jan Il" wrote:
>
>> Hi GordL :-)
>>
>> Try the following and see if it helps:
>>
>> Disable Autocomplete
>>
>> Tools>Internet Options>Content tab>click Autocomplete
>> Uncheck all the boxes for features you don't want to use
>> Click Apply
>> Then OK
>>
>> or.............
>>
>> Unwanted Auto-Complete
>>
>> Internet Options> Advanced> uncheck Use inline autocomplete. You may
>> have to delete the History folder to eliminate entries which are
>> currently stored in the index.dat file.
>> See: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
>>
>> or......
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers4.htm#autocomplete
>>
>> Try this:
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#AutoComplete
>>
>> also..........
>>
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1585442,00.asp
>>
>> or ........
>>
>> Courtesy of Don Varnau
>>
>> With no programs open,
>> Run REGEDIT and make your way to this key:
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
>> Explorer\IntelliForms\SPW] Export that key (Registry> Export.) If
>> you you wish to undo the change, doubleclicking on that REG file
>> will restore the original registry key. Then delete the SPW key.
>> Restart the computer.
>>
>> If still n joy, then.....
>>
>> in addition to running your updated anti-virus
>> program, you should do the following to be sure none of these are
>> present on your system. Although you may have already run one or
>> more of the programs, please do so again according to the
>> instructions below. Some variants of malware can replicate
>> themselves over and over if not removed properly. Please follow all
>> instructions carefully to be sure your system is thoroughly cleaned:
>>
>> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> Be sure to run CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot.
>> Also be sure to use the About:Buster here
>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4289.html
>> http://www.atribune.org/downloads/AboutBuster.zip
>> AdAware se (Free)
>> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
>> the newest version of CWShredder (2.0) here:
>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3019.html
>> and the HijackThis. Please do not post your log to this
>> newsgroup, but to the SpywareInfo or the Aumha HiJackThis forums
>> http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30, to allow the experts
>> there to evaluate your log and advise you of the necessary steps to
>> clean your system.
>>
>> CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of the
>> programs below, download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following
>> sites: http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>> http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>> (if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware
>> may kill your internet connection. If this should occur, this
>> program, LSPFIX, will enable you to regain your connection.
>>
>> Also, get a copy of WinsockFix Utility
>> http://www.dfwonline.net/files/WinsockFix.zip
>> or
>> WinsockXPFix available at:
>> http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>> and
>> WinsockXP Fix- WinXP
>> http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>> Also, with instructions, at
>> http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm
>> also
>> From LavaSoft- all versions of Windows-
>> http://digital-solutions.co.uk/lavasoft/whndnfix.zip
>> also ....
>> (NOTE: It is reported that in XP SP2, the command netsh winsock
>> reset
>> will fix this problem without the need for these programs.)
>>
>> Also.........
>>
>> Courtesy of Jim Byrd -
>>
>> Download Sysclean.com, from Trend Micro, here:
>> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp along with the latest
>> pattern file, here:
>> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
>> Be sure to read the "How-to" info here:
>> http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt
>> You might also want to get Art's updater, SYS-UP.Zip, here for future
>> updating of these: http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/.
>> (If you download and use the updater from the beginning, it will
>> automatically handle downloading the other files. Place them in a
>> dedicated folder after appropriate unzipping, and then run. This
>> scan may take a long time, as Sysclean is VERY extensive and thorough
>>
>> and......
>>
>> NOTE: If you can not download these programs from the Internet, if
>> your PC has CD read capabilities, go to another computer with CD-ROM
>> burning capabilities. Create a folder on the hard drive of the other
>> computer called HOLD, download the programs to that folder, then
>> burn that folder to a CD. Copy the HOLD folder to your HD and then
>> install the programs from there and run them. After you have IE
>> access again, update all programs where possible to get the latest
>> definitions and run them again in Safe Mode to be sure there are no
>> lingering items on the system.
>>
>> also...........
>>
>> Additional information on how to protect your PC:
>> The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>> More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups:
>> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
>>
>> So how did I get infected in the first place?
>>
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=53751d8ff5915261af727df08e66ce0d
>> or
>> http://snipurl.com/980t
>>
>>
>> If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this
>> thread with the details and any error messages.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> Jan :)
>> Smiles are meant to be shared,
>> that's why they're so contagious.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
>> How to make a good newsgroup post:
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> When I try to type anything into the IE6 address bar it is
>>> overwritten within a couple of seconds with whatever was previously
>>> there. Does anyone have any ideas? All service packs are
>>> up-to-date on a clean machine.
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