Re: SP2 and IE 6 Error message on first page

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:33:52 -0400

You're very welcome, SandyO, and thanks very much for the feedback. 

-- 
~PA Bear
SandyO wrote:
> PA Bear,
> Thanks so much for the heads up! I don't do as much with this pc as I used
> to and you are right, my first thought was that SP2 was the "problem" 
> simply
> because of all the "bad" stuff I have been reading.
>
> I really appreciate the msnnews groups, I have gotten much info from here
> and everyone has always been very nice to me. If you go to that link I
> posted that helped me fix my problem, you will see all the negative stuff
> that people posted just saying "unistall SP2". The post that worked was 
> the
> only positive info in that group.
>
> Everything is working good now, and believe me, I am not downloading
> anything else that offers a "trial" basis.
> Thanks again
> SandyO
>
> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QBYClToEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> PS: If you're running SP2 and you go to http://www.your-soft.com/, give 
> the
> page time to load completely (say, 1 - 2 minutes, esp. on dial-up).  Now
> click on a few of the link buttons, then hover your cursor over any of the
> buttons again.  See that "Caution" symbol in Status bar?  Double-click on 
> it
> and then click the Details button, which reveals that the page is a hidden
> [why??] "front" for www.anti-viruses.net!
>
> Now, go to View>Privacy Report and wander around in that applet.  You may
> (or may not) be surprised by what you find.
>
> WinXP SP2, Protecting Your Browsing Security!  No wonder SP2 didn't "like"
> Trojan Guarder!  <eg>
>
> cf. Browsing Security Enhancements:Changes to Functionality in Microsoft
> Windows XP Service Pack 2
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2brows.mspx
>
> <rant>
> More and more, we're seeing users posting to forums (e.g.,
> http://forum.aumha.org) and the newsgroups with problems which they
> associate with the install of SP2...but where, in all actuality, the 
> install
> of SP2 only revealed (or unearthed) malware that remained well-hidden in
> both WinXP and WinXP SP1.  To wit:
>
> The latest edit (17 Sept-04) of...
>
> What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
>
> ...added the following, prominently placed section:
>
> <quote>
> 1. Check your computer for unwanted software. You can detect and remove
> unwanted software from your computer using a variety of tools available 
> from
> other companies, including Lavasoft Ad-aware. (Note: Microsoft is not
> responsible for the quality, performance, or reliability of third-party
> tools.)
> </quote> </rant>
>
> PA Bear wrote:
>> The 'betrayware' known as "Trojan Guarder" has been around for several
>> years.  It's brought to you by those nice folks at
>> .  (What do you mean, you've never heard of 'em?)
>> Now, look around that page and its links.  Do you find any Privacy
>> Statement
>> or Policy?  Nope.
>>
>> If a website offering an application, be it freeware, shareware ot
>> trialware, does not have an easily found and clearly stated Privacy 
>> Policy
>> page **with which you agree**, do /not/ download or install the
>> application.
>>
>> When in doubt, ask...here! <wink>
>>
>> SandyO wrote:
>>> Well, it is ALL fixed. I did a Google Search for the
>>> http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe web page that I get when I
>>> click on the IE Icon. I came up with several people who have the exact
>>> same
>>> problem. I am posting what I found that WORKED. Even my WordPad opens
>>> now.
>>> Thanks for everyone's input. I hope this info will help you help someone
>>> else who may ask about the same thing. By the way, I deleted the program
>>> he
>>> mentions after the trial period ran out, about a week after I installed
>>> SP2.
>>> SandyO
>>>
>>> http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-178443
>>>
>>> bmca
>>> I recently downloaded MS's release of Win XP SP2. Upon installation, I
>>> get
>>> the usual tell tale Security Center window blah blah.
>>> But whenever I try to open most programs, I get an error saying various
>>> messages.
>>> For eg., trying to open Microsoft Outlook XP gives me the error - 
>>> "Cannot
>>> open Microsoft Outlook. The Command line argument is not valid. Verify
>>> the
>>> switch you are using."
>>> Similarly, GetRight says: "Service unknown for:
>>> ???://Files\GetRight\getright.exe Aborting."
>>> Also, opening IE takes the browser to
>>> "http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe" instead of the set
>>> homepage.
>>> Changing the home page from the settings doesn't help either.
>>> All this has started only after installation of SP2. Most other programs
>>> such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, etc. are working fine. Even other
>>> components of MS-Office XP like Word, Excel etc. are working ok.
>>> Pls advice why this is happening and a possible solution.
>>> Cheers
>>> Harish
>>>
>>> Reply:
>>> It has nothing to do with SP2. Your registry has been changed probably
>>> some
>>> software you have installed. I installed Trojan Guarder Gold Version and
>>> this is when the exact problem as you have started. What I have
>>> discovered
>>> is that the registry value for exe file is being altered. Go to
>>>
>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command\ and check the data. It
>>> probably says %1 %* but should be "%1" %* That is double quotes %1 
>>> double
>>> quotes space % asterisk. Check it out, Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "SandyO" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uAgxdLPoEHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> I am running Spybot, and Adaware Pro..I had ZoneAlarm and switched to
>>> Sygate
>>> and now I have Microsoft Firewall....
>>>
>>> How have I been hijacked? Will that cause the problems with my other
>>> programs also? I just ran Spybot and it fixed 72 problems.
>>> Thanks
>>> SandyO
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23CYQxFPoEHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Repost:
>>>
>>> You've been hijacked!
>>>
>>> Help with Hijackware
>>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>>>   http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
>>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>>>
>>> SandyO wrote:
>>>> I have checked everything....now I find that my WordPad won't open and 
>>>> I
>>>> have had to delete my Corel WordPerfect 10. I am getting error messages
>>>> on
>>>> both of them when I click on the icon to open the program.
>>>>
>>>> Should I uninstall SP2?
>>>>
>>>> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@prodigy.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:u0GamcNoEHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Did you also click in the target and try the left and right cursor 
>>>> keys?
>>>> On my PC, the
>>>> quoted text exactly fills the box and if there is more after that, you
>>>> won't
>>>> see it.
>>>>
>>>> Another option is to create a shortcut and just put in the
>>>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>>> then see what happens.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SandyO" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eaCqI4BoEHA.3072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Jim,
>>>>> I loaded SP2 on Saturday with a disk. Now I am having this problem 
>>>>> with
>>>>> IE.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike:
>>>>> The quotes are there: "C:\Program Files\Internet 
>>>>> Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> SandyO
>>>>> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@prodigy.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OK1qeOBoEHA.2684@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Make sure that there are quotes around
>>>>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, that box scrolls sideways.  So there might be more there than
>>>>> shows.
>>>>> Lick in the
>>>>> box then use the left and right arrows to make sure that nothing is
>>>>> hidden.
>>>>>
>>>>> "SandyO" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uVuUpM4nEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Properties : C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Start In shows:  %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@prodigy.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uDyDyg1nEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Look at the shortcut that you are using to open IE.  Right click it
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> look
>>>>>> at look at
>>>>>> Properties.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Target should generally be:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If yours says:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"   Files\Internet
>>>>>> Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>>>>>
>>>>>> or something similar, that would cause the problem.  Anything on the
>>>>>> command
>>>>>> line after
>>>>>> the first iexplore.exe is taken as the URL to display on opening,
>>>>>> instead
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> using the
>>>>>> default Home Page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web
>>>>>> site:
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx
>>>>>> There select Internet Applications then Internet Explorer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "SandyO" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:e4Us%233xnEHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> After loading SP2, everything seems to be working except my IE. When
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> click
>>>>>>> on IE, the opening page is
>>>>>>> http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe
>>>>>>> instead of my home page. If I click on the Home Icon, my home page
>>>>>>> opens.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How can I get rid of this opening page. I have checked Tools,
>>>>>>> Options,
>>>>>>> Home
>>>>>>> Page and it is set correctly.
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> SandyO
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