[dba-Tech] Compromised Internet Explorer?

MartyConnelly martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Thu May 5 23:43:01 CDT 2005


Yup on the control panel --> administration -properties the I get lost.

Steve Erbach wrote:

>Marty,
>
>That winmsd thing, isn't that a shortcut to one of the utilities that
>you'd normally have to dig way down deep into the Windows XP menus to
>get at?
>
>Steve Erbach
>
>On 5/5/05, MartyConnelly <martyconnelly at shaw.ca> wrote:
>  
>
>>I found a reference to winsockfix in this forum site I often visit for
>>XP problems
>>http://www.windowsbbs.com
>>http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=44261&highlight=winsockfix
>>I usually read through posts here for caveats on windows utilities
>>before I try or download
>>and sure enuff I found one with a pointer here
>>
>>http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=4625
>>
>>Special Note For Win XP Service Pack 2 Users:
>>
>>Service Pack 2 adds a new command to repair the Winsock corruption
>>problem that can be caused by adware, spyware, or some other causes.
>>You should use this instead of the utility WinsockFix:
>>netsh winsock reset catalog
>>
>>Using this command should normally not do any harm, so if you have
>>unsolvable connection problems or spurious disconnections, try it. It
>>does remove all nonstandard LSP (Layered Service Provider) entries from
>>the Winsock catalog, which are usually adware or spyware entries, but if
>>you happened to have a legitimate one installed, it would also be
>>removed and would have to be reinstalled.
>>
>>If you're really curious, you can use the command:
>>
>>netsh winsock show catalog
>>
>>before and after resetting the catalog to find out whether any entries
>>were in fact removed and which ones these were. Another way to get at
>>the same information is to run
>>
>>winmsd
>>
>>and select Components, Network, Protocol. The Layered Service Providers
>>in the list should be of the MSAFD or RSVP ... Service Provider type.
>>All others are likely malevolent and should disappear after the reset
>>command shown above.
>>
>>WinSockFix
>>http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/4/12-4-47.shtml
>>
>>WinSockFix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been
>>corrupted due to invalid or removed registry entries.
>>It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of
>>Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or
>>other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings.
>>If you encounter connection problems after removing network related
>>software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail,
>>then give WinSock XP Fix a try.
>>It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is
>>fairly safe to use.
>>
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