PA Bear and Bruce.............
I need to reinstall the operating system starting with a complete
wipe. I have overpro.com and specific911 browser hijackers and a
horribly slow running system. These 2 browser hijackers are nearly
impossible to remove, google for them to find online forums discussing
these-you will see for yourself.
Since the system is running so poorly and defies corrective actions
(can't figure out what's wrong, believe me I've tried
everything).....we are going to reinstall XP after a complete wipe.
We are warned by our local computer shop NOT to operate IE with
activeX enabled and NOT to allow an internet connection until the
browser is 100 percent updated. Hence, my need to archive IE6 and to
update it from archived patches and security upgrades.
Having an unprotected version of IE6 on the internet while downloading
patches and security upgrades is not smart....I've seen unauthorized
activity with my firewall..so I know how often hackers attempt to
access my system>:>
I have SP2 and most of the critical updates archived already, and can
do them without an internet connection.
As a backup, I have Netscape archived. And, will probably use it
instead of IE if there is no way to archive IE6.
To the best of my knowledge, Microsoft still insists activeX is not a
security issue and the OS still installs activeX without asking the
user:>: But, independent experts cannot undo the damage done by
browser hijackers because the hijackers software hides well and defies
removal. When Microsoft decides to address this problem, we will
probably decide to use IE6 as the default browser.
I find it hard to believe that there is no way to install a fully
protected and updated IE6 without an internet connection and the
imminent security risk associated with an internet connection while
IE6 is being updated.
T
