Re: Blank message bodies ... more
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/16/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:21:35 -0500
Check your system for "hijackware":
Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm (see Quick Fix, to which I'd add Spybot)
CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the HijackThis Logs forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
[Many anti-spyware sites continue to suffer from a week-long DoS attack.
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
I suggest doing the above in this order:
- virus update & scan
- CWShredder ("fix" all found)
- Ad-Aware ("fix" all found)
- Spybot ("fix" all items in red, generally)
--
~PA Bear
Len Jenski wrote:
> Robert,
>
> Got SysInternal's FileMon tool. Pretty difficult to use because there are
> so many processes creating/deleteing files. I was able to identify the
> "About_Blank[1]" file. It did not get created when I opened the email. It
> did get created when I did the <crtl>F2?
>
> As for these statements:
>
> "It looks as if using the Include filter msimn*create would be enough to
> see exactly what the filenames involved are. However, in order to see more
> detail (which could include error status) you would have to choose a
> looser criterion."
>
> I am not sure what command you are describing to me? You need to provide
> me with more detail on what you are asking me to do. Remember that I am
> not familiar with FileMon.
>
> Len Jenski
>
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:OEVbOrmBEHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> If opened a file called "about_blank[1]" in notepad
>>
>> I think that this may be a huge clue. It may be implying that
>> the file was created but for some reason About:Blank was used
>> instead when it was supposed to be rendered. That would certainly
>> explain why you wouldn't see anything. ;-)
>>
>> You may get some more detail along that tack by using SysInternal's
>> FileMon tool. It looks as if using the Include filter msimn*create
>> would be enough to see exactly what the filenames involved are.
>> However, in order to see more detail (which could include error status)
>> you would have to choose a looser criterion.
>>
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Robert
>> ---
>>
>>
>> "Len Jenski" <ljenski@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:OBT8qlkBEHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Robert,
>>>
>>> I have the same problem of missing text in OE6. I opened a message that
>>> was blank and did a crtl-F2.
>>> If opened a file called "about_blank[1]" in notepad and the file
>>> contained the text "<div> </div>" ?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Len Jenski
>>> ljenski@ameritech.net
>>>
>>>
>>> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e8%23PFefBEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>> There is the occasional NG post which shows on my OE
>>>>> with a blank message body.
>>>>
>>>> Please post the Message-ID of any news message which gives you
>>>> the symptom.
>>>>
>>>> What are your Fonts... and International settings...
>>>> Have you tried experimenting with different fonts?
>>>>
>>>> Also font related:
>>>>
>>>> See if Ctrl-F2 lets you see anything and if not what is in the file
>>>> that that command creates. BTW the same file can be found in the TIF
>>>> and then rendered by IE; so that could be a useful comparison too.
>>>>
>>>> See if View, Text Size, Fixed lets you see anything.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Kenny M" <nobody@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
>>>> news:eDFMqrYBEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I don't know whether this is relevant to all the other posts
>>>>> concerning blank/empty message bodies, but FWIW ...
>>>>>
>>>>> There is the occasional NG post which shows on my OE with a blank
>>>>> message body.
>>>>> In each case the message appears to have been encoded as:
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Utf-8"
>>>>> and the OE Active Title Bar, which usually shows {Subject}, shows
>>>>> instead: {Subject} - Unicode (UTF-8)
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you think this might be related to the other blank message body
>>>>> problems, and if not, is there some way to fix this on my machine? I
>>>>> can see all my e-mail and 99% of NG posts.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
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