ActiveX Download Error in IE6...Cannot download

[B. Rosman]

Whenever I go to a site that has a download area, like
Windows Update or McAfee Virusscan Update, I get this
message: "Your current security settings prohibit ActiveX
controls on this page." I never see the Security
Certificate warning and can't go any farther.
No matter how I adjust the IE settings, even if I make it
the absolute least secure I can make it, and enable every
single ActiveX option, I still get the same message.
I have suspicions about a worm or a virus, but the virus
checker doesn't find any infections.
On a related note, when I go into REGEDIT to edit the
registry. if I don't touch the keyboard for 5 seconds then
it automatically closes on me. If I go to Task Manager and
stop the SMSC.EXE and CRTMON.EXE process, then it stays
open.
There are very suspicious things happening on this Dell
laptop but so far I can't prove that there is a virus or
worm.
Any ideas what's going on here?

B. Rosman

 

[Guest]

Whenever I go to a site that has a download area, like
Windows Update or McAfee Virusscan Update, I get this
message: "Your current security settings prohibit ActiveX
controls on this page." I never see the Security
Certificate warning and can't go any farther.
No matter how I adjust the IE settings, even if I make it
the absolute least secure I can make it, and enable every
single ActiveX option, I still get the same message.
I have suspicions about a worm or a virus, but the virus
checker doesn't find any infections.
On a related note, when I go into REGEDIT to edit the
registry. if I don't touch the keyboard for 5 seconds then
it automatically closes on me. If I go to Task Manager and
stop the SMSC.EXE and CRTMON.EXE process, then it stays
open.
There are very suspicious things happening on this Dell
laptop but so far I can't prove that there is a virus or
worm.
Any ideas what's going on here?

B. Rosman

I can't say about CRTMON.EXE but it seems that SMSC.EXE is a worm
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SDBOT.FO&Vsect=T

Do an online scan.
http://virusall.com/downscan.html

 

[Guest]

I have similar problem, but I have several diferences, for Example Task
Manager open only for a moment and then it closes automatically, as well as
MSConfig, Regedit, and the worm or trojan is invisible to antivirus, even
when I perform a online scan, but I am sure the worm is named Netsatt.exe, it
apears as a reference in the registry under HKey_Current User, Software,
Microsoft, Search Assistant, ACMru,5603, but its invisible to the search
option in the Start Menu. If someone sees this answer and knows how to get
rid of this, I'll apreciatte it, as well as many other people.