FALSE POSITIVE in Visual Studio 2003 MSDN dnenq.hxs

[Guest]

Category:
Spyware

Description:
This program has potentially unwanted behavior.

Advice:
Remove this software immediately.

Resources:
file:
C:\Programs\MSDN\2003FEB\1040\dnenq.hxs->/$Samples/5316/5316.exe->(WinZipSfx)->x86/vs/VSI2.cab->Common\Tools\VS-Ent98\VSInst\BuildRes\mdac.msm->(MSI
Stream 0)

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Thanks - what definition version is reporting this?

 

[Guest]

Thanks - what definition version is reporting this?

in the latest is still present and the spyware name is ShopAtHome

Windows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0
Engine Version: 1.1.1186.0
Signature Version: 1.14.1315.1

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Thanks--this one is known to Microsoft--not sure why it is taking awhile to
get fixed.
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[Guest]

Good thing these boards are up. I was wondering why this is a problem. Why do
they call the "virus" name "Shop at home"? I almost removed the darn library.
I woke up this morning and was having problem with my Internet
Explorer...won't open...almost went nuts. Thank you for posting this!

One semi-related question...I'm having trouble with IE 6.0. I have all
updates, so of course I can't just reinstall. Besides what is posted around
Microsoft, what is the best way to put Iexplore 6.0 back on without
reinstalling everything if possible... Do you recommend upgrade to version
7.0 beta? Sorry for being off topic, but I have a few problems with that,
Windows One Care, and Visual Studio Express beta 2 uninstall won't work, and
I don't want to go through reinstalling updates if I don't have to on a
dialup. At least this isn't a problem, although it did come in with a problem
with my McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 7.1.0. I woke up this morning and found
one of those, send message to Microsoft error boxes. When it caught this MSDN
problem.

Thanks!

J-Monkey

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I'm not the best person to answer the IE 6 reinstall question--my off the
top of my head answer would be to reinstall SP2--but on dialup, that's not
much of an option unless you happen to have the network admin version on a
CD.

I'll see if I can find better advice.

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[Bill Sanderson]

Well--that wasn't so hard to find--why did it take me so long:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

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[Guest]

Thanks Bill, but I got to that already...still trouble though. I'm working
between two MS people online. One is from Windows One Care, and another is
from IE6 ... it's too complicated to explain, but basically IE6 is not
working, and of course it can't be uninstalled. And there is no installer out
there that lets me install. They all say I have a newer version than the
current one, including the SP1 version. I have every update on here. I have
so many other programs that work with IE6, making any changes would probably
damage them, and I do see problems. I don't want to go about reinstalling
everything with all my editors Visual studio 2003, my java sdk's, my ms
office, all my windows updates, and the 3 beta programs. I hope to find the
problem. I open IExplore (any html or icon), it opens and quickly closes and
starts trying to download. If the website allows, it forces me to save with
the popup message Save or close buttons.... my home page is
beta.msn.com...that page can't be saved, so I get an error when the save
dialog box pops up. Or else there's just some code error on my computer.
Whatever the problem, it's a mess, and half my programs rely on it, and all
help files use IE6 on the right side. The help files embed html code. All the
help files use html and IE as the default browser defined in code, not
registers. Therefore, the page is blank. Some new versions of help try IE,
but since I changed my default browser to firefox, it opens that too. At
startup, I have 2 files that popup for my printer, usually a hidden task, but
now since IE is damanged, I get popup Save messagebox, not the dialog box
with the option to change the name, just a small box because Windows thinks
it's a security risk to open it with anything else. I don't know how much you
know coding...but if you do or have ever used a simple program like MS Visual
Basic or Java, I'm sure you can understand... Meanwhile, I'm away from Win
Defend until IE6 is solved. Maybe that will solve the problem with my install
I had last week.

Thanks for your care to search for me!
Jmonkey

 

[Bill Sanderson]

My knowledge of coding unfortunately predates GUI's--I was one of two
authors of a corporate payroll system that was used for about 15 years by a
former employer--but I've written nearly nothing that actually runs on
Windows.

I keep thinking I should take the time to learn the new paradigms.

Good luck with the IE problem--I've no doubt it is solvable, but taking it
carefully is best given your low bandwidth connection and dependency on the
apps involved.

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[Guest]

It has nothing to do with bandwidth...IE6 is damaged is all. That iself is
the main problem.... many programs use IE6 for WinXP. It is embedded within
the operating system, and XP relies on IE. The problem is with the system
itself. With all the newer programs installed, installing the original WinXP
wipes out some of the changes in registers while my new programs remain. That
way, I need to sit and install the updates, and I just didn't have time yet
until the weekend. Don't worry though...it will all be solved soon. I
downloaded most of the updates and saved them while on a T1. Once I find a
way to install the missing files or use Backup to restore only the missing
data from registers (if possible, only what's needed), it'll work out. I have
no time with other classwork during the week.

You did database, I assume? COBOL? There are still programs around that run
on command line (you remember...the black screen with no pictures). Business
language, deals with money...They still teach that, but I haven't taken it...

Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Yep--cobol. As it happens, one of the turnkey systems in one client I work
with, running on a Unix server, is, in fact, written in cobol, still
maintained actively and doing very useful work.

They have a Windows version, but the feature sets are different and we
elected not to move to it.

Command line, as it happens, is more capable in every new Windows version.
Vista has, or will have, a completely new command shell with new
capabilities.

There are a good many useful commands in the troubleshooting and
administration categories that are command-line only.

In XP, for example, netsh and sc are examples.

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[Guest]

Yes... everything is available from commandline... that's how everything is
accessed.
The gui windows is programmed of course to access those commands in a more
user friendly environment. Only what is programmed in windows is accessable.
Eventually, you can learn how to create your own commands in it. I want to
avoid destroying mine by reinstalling. Not sure that it will definitely.
After all, many of my registers I want to get rid of never do. They just come
back time after time of using my system restore. I wish microsoft could come
up with a program that makes registry a bit more user friendly. Not that it
is, but things can't be changed once edited. Plus, it's sometimes difficult
to determine what some things are without looking around...over time, you get
the hang of it, but it can be complicated. I wonder how registers were back
with dos... I remember this one blue screen editor version, but I don't
remember if I understood it. It was too basic, not much to do. But command
line is necessary for many things not available by windows. I neeed to learn
the new shell commands a bit better...all this msdn site helps. They mesh
everything together into one spot... very nice! Look at it sometime. It
groups all versions of languages together.