IE locking up when opening

[The Doctor]

I am having problems with Internet Explorer and am using Windows 98.
Internet Explorer locks up when it is opening. I am able to use Outlook
Express to send and receive email. The message that I get when IE locks up
is Wcmdmgr caused an invalid page fault in Module WININET.DLL


I have ran Scan Disc, Disc Defragmenter, Disc Cleanup and a Virus Scan since
the problem began. I would appreciate any help.

 

[kenny]

you have the wild tangent web driver. which is known
spyware. download spybot at safer-networking.org then
update and scan on easy mode and remove the wildtangent
spyware and see what happens...spybot also keeps backups in
case of any problems.ok.
wcmdmgr is the wild tangent component.. do a google.com
search for it with " " on either side.

 

[The Doctor]

kenny - Thanks for your help. I ran spybot, removed Wild Tangent and
"fixed" the other problems that were reported by the spybot scan. A
follow-up scan by spybot now shows no problems. However, IE still is
locking up. It starts to load and you can see the page start to come up,
then it stops. I have IE6 and am running Windows 98. Any other suggestions
that might help?

I can use Netscape as my browser, but the same thing happens when I try to
open a link from Netscape. If I type the address in the browser, it will go
to the site.

Also, when it tries to report the error to Microsoft, that window will also
lock up and I have to reboot the system.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

kenny - Thanks for your help. I ran spybot, removed Wild Tangent and
"fixed" the other problems that were reported by the spybot scan. A
follow-up scan by spybot now shows no problems. However, IE still is
locking up. It starts to load and you can see the page start to come
up, then it stops. I have IE6 and am running Windows 98. Any other
suggestions that might help?

I can use Netscape as my browser, but the same thing happens when I
try to open a link from Netscape. If I type the address in the
browser, it will go to the site.

Also, when it tries to report the error to Microsoft, that window
will also lock up and I have to reboot the system.

No anti-spyware program catches everything. See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[The Doctor]

Thanks Frank!

I ran CW Shredder and Hijackthis! along with updating and re-running Ad
Aware and Spy Bot. I have posted my Hijackthis log in the Spyware info
Forum (wrestlingdr). Hopefully I will get additional advice. Thanks for
your help.

Doc

 

[Mike Burgess]

The Doctor,
I replied to your message here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

 

[The Doctor]

Hi Mike!

Thanks for your reply. If you get a chance, I have made a new post of my
hijackthis! log after making the suggested changes and activating everything
that was not checked in my msconfig file. Please take another look and let
me know if there's anything else I can do.

Thanks,

Doc

The Doctor,
I replied to your message here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Thanks Frank!

I ran CW Shredder and Hijackthis! along with updating and re-running Ad
Aware and Spy Bot. I have posted my Hijackthis log in the Spyware info
Forum (wrestlingdr). Hopefully I will get additional advice. Thanks for
your help.

Doc

 

[Mike Burgess]

The Doctor,
I replied to your message:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-15-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Hi Mike!

Thanks for your reply. If you get a chance, I have made a new post of my
hijackthis! log after making the suggested changes and activating everything
that was not checked in my msconfig file. Please take another look and let
me know if there's anything else I can do.

Thanks,

Doc

The Doctor,
I replied to your message here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Thanks Frank!

I ran CW Shredder and Hijackthis! along with updating and re-running Ad
Aware and Spy Bot. I have posted my Hijackthis log in the Spyware info
Forum (wrestlingdr). Hopefully I will get additional advice. Thanks for
your help.

Doc


kenny - Thanks for your help. I ran spybot, removed Wild Tangent and
"fixed" the other problems that were reported by the spybot scan. A
follow-up scan by spybot now shows no problems. However, IE still is
locking up. It starts to load and you can see the page start to come
up, then it stops. I have IE6 and am running Windows 98. Any other
suggestions that might help?

I can use Netscape as my browser, but the same thing happens when I
try to open a link from Netscape. If I type the address in the
browser, it will go to the site.

Also, when it tries to report the error to Microsoft, that window
will also lock up and I have to reboot the system.

No anti-spyware program catches everything. See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post
back
in the same thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[The Doctor]

Thanks again. I have posted another log after following your suggestions.
Also, please check my respone to your question. Thanks!

Doc

The Doctor,
I replied to your message:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-15-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Hi Mike!

Thanks for your reply. If you get a chance, I have made a new post of my
hijackthis! log after making the suggested changes and activating everything
that was not checked in my msconfig file. Please take another look and let
me know if there's anything else I can do.

Thanks,

Doc

The Doctor,
I replied to your message here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Thanks Frank!

I ran CW Shredder and Hijackthis! along with updating and re-running Ad
Aware and Spy Bot. I have posted my Hijackthis log in the Spyware info
Forum (wrestlingdr). Hopefully I will get additional advice.

Thanks
for

your help.

Doc


kenny - Thanks for your help. I ran spybot, removed Wild

Tangent
and

"fixed" the other problems that were reported by the spybot

scan.

A still
is

when

I

 

[Mike Burgess]

The Doctor,
I replied to your message here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34775
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-15-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Thanks again. I have posted another log after following your suggestions.
Also, please check my respone to your question. Thanks!

Doc

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