Re: mshtml.dll error Windows XP

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From: Sandi - Microsoft MVP (sandi_hardmeier_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/31/04


Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:19:20 +0800

Please remove said tail from between legs :o) I'm just very pleased that
your problem is resolved.

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"wrigley" <wrigley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33CC7242-0ED3-4C9D-91FD-483C72B86AD8@microsoft.com
> I have to run with my tail between my legs!!!  Out of the blue last
> night I get a Symantec popup with a virus notification.
> "BACKDOOR.COREFLOOD" trojan virus. Norton quarantined it, I had to
> manually remove it. All my original problems are now gone. :) Thanks
> to everyone for their input and help!
>
> Mike
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> "wrigley" <wrigley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7BE6BC34-112C-4EED-B065-D43B033DFC50@microsoft.com...
>>> Thanks Sandi,
>>>
>>>   I don't take anything for granted when it comes to virus
>>> protection and spy/scum/ad ware protection. I always take the
>>> neccesary precautions when it comes to protecting my machines
>>> against these infestations. Let me go back to my initial question:
>>> If the file that is being named in the error..."MSHTML.DLL" is
>>> corrupt, can't I just replace the file?  and if that file is
>>> corrupt......why do I only get the error message on certain
>>> websites?
>>
>>
>> wrigley,
>>
>> One thing that you seem to be missing is that just because the crash
>> occurs in  mshtml.dll  does not mean that the *cause* of the crash
>> is in  mshtml.dll.
>>
>> To see this look at the *callers* of the crashing routine by using
>> your  drwtsn32.log.   Hint:  you can find the crashing task by
>> searching
>> for (in an English version of Windows) the line prefix  FAULT ->
>> The Stack Back Trace which follows that can show you the calls
>> which led up to the crash.   Also occasionally the next section of
>> the
>> dump, titled  Raw Stack Dump,  has yielded some eyecatchers which
>> gave some clues about the real culprit.   Typically then the culprit
>> turns out to be some third-party incompatibility which has nothing
>> to do with
>> a standard version of IE.
>>
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Robert Aldwinckle
>> ---
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Sandi - Microsoft MVP" wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#mshtml
>>>>
>>>> By the way, it is not safe to assume anything when it comes to
>>>> possible spyware/malware/scumware infestation.
>>>>
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>>>> _______________________________________
>>>> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
>>>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "wrigley" <wrigley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:0B50154B-C1DC-433E-859C-E46D37513EB2@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Thanks Frank,
>>>>>
>>>>>   I'm going to assume that "scumware" is the same as
>>>>> "spyware/adware". I don't beleive my problem is related to
>>>>> spy/scum/ad ware. I can surf to most
>>>>> internet sites without any problems. there are only a few sites
>>>>> (that I visit) that give me problems, along with HOTMAIL always
>>>>> giving me a problem.
>>>>> I have 3 machines in my home all running Windows XP sp2, all
>>>>> running the same
>>>>> virus and spy/scum/ad ware protection, all operating with the
>>>>> same ISP (wireless connections). I can access the websites in
>>>>> question on the other 2
>>>>> machines without any error messages.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "wrigley" <wrigley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:EC429066-DF29-46F2-A009-B4AD80E208E0@microsoft.com
>>>>>>> I get the below error message when attempting to access certain
>>>>>>> web sites and ALWAYS when attempting to access HOTMAIL. There
>>>>>>> are no spywear/adware issues with my machine. This problem was
>>>>>>> there prior to upgrading to SP2. I thought upgrading to SP2
>>>>>>> might fix the problem. Couldn't I just install an updated
>>>>>>> "MSHTML.DLL" file?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and
>>>>>>> must close. Sorry for the inconvenience"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180 ModName: mshtml.dll
>>>>>>> ModVer: 6.0.2900.2523 Offset: 0007df89
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First eliminate any scumware.
>>>>>> CAUTION!!!!!  Before you try to remove spyware using any of these
>>>>>> programs ,
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See
>>>>>> Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search
>>>>>> Engines http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things
>>>>>> the other won't.  Also, each needs to be updated with the
>>>>>> program's update function before every use, even when just
>>>>>> downloaded.  There's also a lot more to do
>>>>>> than just those two programs.  CWShredder is also available here:
>>>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
>>>>>> **Post your HijackThis log to
>>>>>> http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
>>>>>> http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
>>>>>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
>>>>>> http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis,
>>>>>> not here.**
>>>>>> Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and
>>>>>> CWShredder
>>>>>> may be found on this page:
>>>>>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See this link for information about malware:
>>>>>> http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>>>>>> Please respond in Newsgroup only.  Do not send email
>>>>>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>>>>> Protect your PC
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx 


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