Stay Offline or Connect? This box will not go away!

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This is a continuation of the "Stay Offline" or "Connect" issue I've been
having nearly continuously since before Christmas. IT's even worse than it
was before. My most recent post was done several days ago and it was too far
down on the troubleshooting totem pole of the IE6-Outlook page for it to be
seen to I've started a new one. Please continue to read and help me get rid
of this thing.

Okay it was gone for all of a day and a half and now it's back! I cannot
believe this thing! I've gotten the Ad-Aware, set it up to catch anything
that moves wrong, set up the Spybot to catch any pests that try to get
through and there's nothing stopping it now. It's still here! I don't know
what's going on, but it's really bad when we first log into our individual
accounts on the main XP login page. It pops up worse than ever by coming up
at least twice before it gets the message. It still comes up later on while
we're doing anything whether it's on- or off-line.

I've dumped all but the most recent restore points after cleaning up behind
us when we're online. Doesn't help. If it's worse when we first get into our
accounts, it's coming from within IE while it's trying to go through the
startup programs. There's something wrong with IE. I've taken it out, then
had to put it back in because a necessary web site may be needed and isn't
available with any other browser.( Many are still set up that way.) I think
it may be that taking it out the first time was what started this problem.
Is there some way to restore/repair some of the updates or Hotfixes that were
added in after IE was installed? There's definitely something wrong with
IE. Any theories?
 
Dragonfly_961 said:
This is a continuation of the "Stay Offline" or "Connect" issue
I've been
having nearly continuously since before Christmas. IT's even worse
than it was before. My most recent post was done several days ago and
it was too far down on the troubleshooting totem pole of the
IE6-Outlook page for it to be seen to I've started a new one. Please
continue to read and help me get rid of this thing.

Okay it was gone for all of a day and a half and now it's back! I
cannot believe this thing! I've gotten the Ad-Aware, set it up to
catch anything that moves wrong, set up the Spybot to catch any pests
that try to get through and there's nothing stopping it now. It's
still here! I don't know what's going on, but it's really bad when we
first log into our individual accounts on the main XP login page. It
pops up worse than ever by coming up at least twice before it gets the
message. It still comes up later on while we're doing anything whether
it's on- or off-line.

I've dumped all but the most recent restore points after cleaning up
behind us when we're online. Doesn't help. If it's worse when we first
get into our accounts, it's coming from within IE while it's trying to
go through the startup programs. There's something wrong with IE. I've
taken it out, then had to put it back in because a necessary web site
may be needed and isn't
available with any other browser.( Many are still set up that way.) I
think it may be that taking it out the first time was what started
this problem. Is there some way to restore/repair some of the updates
or Hotfixes that were
added in after IE was installed? There's definitely something
wrong with IE. Any theories?
Click to expand...

Here's the problem - you are using the web interface to these Usenet
newsgroups so you think there is a "page". None of the regular helpers
use the web interface; we use real newsreaders which have no problem
keeping a thread in view. So now you've completely orphaned your
problem from any previous replies and details and we have no idea what
has been done. I'll give you information on how to use these newsgroups
more effectively at the end of my post.

In the meantime, since you have been experiencing difficulties since
Christmas, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not
your local version of BigStoreUSA). There are limitations to how much
help people only reading about your situation can give; someone who can
actually *see* the machine may be able to diagnose the problems very
quickly. If you have malware - which is what it sounds like - you
probably have some that requires quite a bit of skill and knowledge to
remove. You can look at the information at my site here, but I really
think you should just take the machine to a pro.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Here is information about using the newsgroups better -

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke
 
Malke said:
Here's the problem - you are using the web interface to these Usenet
newsgroups so you think there is a "page". None of the regular helpers
use the web interface; we use real newsreaders which have no problem
keeping a thread in view. So now you've completely orphaned your
problem from any previous replies and details and we have no idea what
has been done. I'll give you information on how to use these newsgroups
more effectively at the end of my post.

In the meantime, since you have been experiencing difficulties since
Christmas, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not
your local version of BigStoreUSA). There are limitations to how much
help people only reading about your situation can give; someone who can
actually *see* the machine may be able to diagnose the problems very
quickly. If you have malware - which is what it sounds like - you
probably have some that requires quite a bit of skill and knowledge to
remove. You can look at the information at my site here, but I really
think you should just take the machine to a pro.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Here is information about using the newsgroups better -

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Click to expand...

I went back to your site again and went to a few other links listed there.


Part 1
Download Adware-Virtumundo Removal Tool v1.5 -
http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/VirtumundoBeGone.exe
Information on the Adware-Virtumundo Removal Tool -
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=57049

Part 2
Download David's WinFixerFix.exe -
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/WinFixerFix.exe

Those listed above I found to be the most informative and they cleared up
the trouble. If only ....oh well. Thank you for having such a helpful and
informative site. I haven't had any trouble since I used those links I
indicated. Everything's fine now! I had no idea that Winfixer had gotten
in so deep into my system, but now that it's been cleared out, will it come
back? I've put blockers on it.
 
Dragonfly_961 said:
I went back to your site again and went to a few other links listed
there.

Part 1
Download Adware-Virtumundo Removal Tool v1.5 -
http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/VirtumundoBeGone.exe
Information on the Adware-Virtumundo Removal Tool -
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=57049

Part 2
Download David's WinFixerFix.exe -
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/WinFixerFix.exe

Those listed above I found to be the most informative and they cleared
up the trouble. If only ....oh well. Thank you for having such a
helpful and informative site. I haven't had any trouble since I used
those links I indicated. Everything's fine now! I had no idea that
Winfixer had gotten in so deep into my system, but now that it's been
cleared out, will it come back? I've put blockers on it.
Click to expand...

I'm really pleased to have been able to help you and I thank you for
taking the time to let me know. See these links to help stay safe in
the future:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight

WinFixer and the like - SpyAxe, SpyFalcon and other scumware - are
"rogue" antispyware programs; i.e., programs that pretend to be helpful
but are really Evil. Here's a great site by MVP and security expert
Eric Howes which will help you identify these rogues:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Cheers, and thanks again for posting back.

Malke
 
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