Re: Flash8.ocx is crashing IE 6

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"experiencing technical difficulties" schrieb:

>I recently had to reformat my hard-drive.  I re-installed Windows ME, then 
> did my upgrade to Windows XP and updated it to service pack 2.  All seems 
> fine on the computer except for when I browse the internet on IE 6 after a 
> while a pop-up comes up that says that Internet explorer has encountered an 
> error with flash8.ocx and is shutting down.

"Tools | Add-Ons" and disable Flash. Any other Add-Ons showing up
there?

And please ignore Marcus' dump advice to uninstall KB905915!

Just to show all the importance of having KB905915 installed:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297

| The problem
| A specially crafted HTML document can cause Internet Explorer to skip 
| the kill bit check. This means that any ActiveX control that has been 
| disabled solely through use of the kill bit may still be used by 
| Internet Explorer.
|
| Impact
| By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., 
| a web page or an HTML email message), an attacker could execute arbitrary 
| code with the privileges of the user. Depending on the ActiveX control 
| being used, an attacker may be able to take other actions.
|
| Solution: Apply an update 
| Install the 905915 update (MS05-054) or a more recent Internet Explorer
| cumulative security update.
[...]
| Date Public 26.01.2006

Bye,
Freudi
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