[dba-Tech] Compromised Internet Explorer?

Just because it shows up as spyware doesn't mean it is! Many remote contorl
programs will show up as spyware - radmin for example. Also in some
companies they use I-spy type programs when having a difficult employee
problem. I had a local client ask me about installing one for them last
year. Didn't have to go there, just made a few adjustment to the email
set-up for them and they had all they needed. So, don't always take
anti-spyware for an absolute.


John B.


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 7:34 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Compromised Internet Explorer?

Jon,

I think I'll try that IE 6 SP1 download you suggested.

Re ZoneAlarm, all right. I'll uninstall the old Pro version and see about
installing the newer free version. I agree with you about the more recent
version.

So your ASW program saw Belarc things and flagged them as spyware, eh?
Interesting. I don't think I've run a spyware check since I installed
Belarc. I'd better check.

Thanks, Jon.

Steve Erbach

On 5/5/05, Jon Tydda <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> wrote:
> I haven't seen anything exactly like that per se, but I have had some 
> trouble with IE (who hasn't?) before. If you go to 
> www.microsoft.com/downloads you can download the administrator 
> installer for Internet Explorer 6 SP1, which you can run from a memory 
> stick or a cd or something. Reinstall it from scratch, it should let you
do that.
> 
> You can install the latest version of the free version of zonealarm 
> without any problems - if her subscription has run out then she has 
> out of date protection, and my reasoning would be that a slightly 
> downgraded up to date firewall is better than a 2 year old one with bells
and whistles on.
> 
> I'd also run a Panda online scan, and download McAfee Stinger and let 
> that run, just to be on the safe side too.
> 
> Oh, and speaking of Belarc, I installed that last week, and the next 
> time I ran my spyware checkers, it was full of back office things... I 
> don't remember visiting any spurious websites or installing anything 
> else, and I'm surprised that a security product would install 
> something that's likely to be flagged as spyware without telling you...
> 
> Sorry, meant to post this hours ago, but someone went and broke a pc...
> users! :-)
> 
> Jon
>
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