Strange behavior in IE and OE after spyware attack!

[Steve Miller]

Aloha!

I got a while back spyware on my computer. It has been Amazons Alexa. Not
the toolbar, but the search function implemented in IE. It came with an
Fraunhofer audio codecs that the player wanted me to download to listen to
certain tracks.

I, meanwhile got fairly rid of all the Alexa installations exept one thing.
In IE as well as in OE is a strange behavior left.

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to copy
it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's own color to
read.

Normal behavior here was the text get white and a read background was
added. Can someone please explain to me where this is implemented in IE and
how to set this back to normal condition's?

This btw.is in IE and OE only. Windows and I downloaded Mozillas Firefox,
are not affected.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you all!

Steve Miller

-------
Vacuum was when the volume of the zero room was bigger
than the volume of the mass of it's particles.

See my threads or those I have replied to.
http://209.25.203.234/search.php?s=
_go to the Url and type Misterblues in the search by user name field up
right
_press Perform Search

The wikipedia.org home.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Steve_Miller

My personal webspace.
http://www.mdcc-fun.de/rhythm.university/

 

[PA Bear]

Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Steve Miller]

Hallo!
Thank you for your response.

The Windows version I have installed is 98 SE. Within the checkboxes is not
a tick nowhere,
neither the first nor the second 'path'. I'm checking with the sites that
you have recommended.

Thank's!

Steve

 

[PA Bear]

Keep us posted.

 

[Steve Miller]

I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a mass and
I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to cut or
to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Thank you;
Steve

 

[PA Bear]

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]

 

[Steve Miller]

Hallo!

When I open IE (I got Google that comes up when it starts), And would type
some text into the search field
in the middle of the screen and press Goggle search this all functions well.

Then but when I mark the text on the next site that still is in the search
field it will change it's own color to red
instead of to white and getting a read background the same moment. I
uploaded an image that shows this odd
behavior. The word 'Google' has been marked by me and is read now instead of
white and a read background.

The second image shows the same action but in Mozilla Firefox. Here it all
seems to be OK.

A third image shows the same odd attitude. The marked text 'Google Alert
for: vacuum research' on top of the
preview pane should also be like the one in Mozilla Firefox, white and a
read background.

The function to copy or paste text is not hindered trough this.

PS: The text in my system is some kind of green as I altered the settings,
also the message with the images was to big to be published in
here.So I
uploaded the images to www.mdcc.de/ie.and.oe .

Thanks;
Steve

Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a mass
and I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to cut
or to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Steve Miller]

Hallo!

When I open IE (I got Google that comes up when it starts), And would type
some text into the search field
in the middle of the screen and press Goggle search this all functions well.

Then but when I mark the text on the next site that still is in the search
field it will change it's own color to red
instead of to white and getting a read background the same moment. I
uploaded an image that shows this odd
behavior. The word 'Google' has been marked by me and is read now instead of
white and a read background.

The second image shows the same action but in Mozilla Firefox. Here it all
seems to be OK.

A third image shows the same odd attitude. The marked text 'Google Alert
for: vacuum research' on top of the
preview pane should also be like the one in Mozilla Firefox, white and a
read background.

The function to copy or paste text is not hindered trough this.

PS: The text in my system is some kind of green as I altered the settings,
also the message with the images was to big to be published in
here.So I uploaded the images to
www.mdcc.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe .

Thanks;
Steve

Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a mass
and I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to cut
or to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[PA Bear]

Some basic language difficulties have confused me, Steve. (Understandably
so, considering you are most likely not a native speaker of English, but of
German.)

The color 'red' (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=red) and the
past-tense of verb 'to read' ('read',
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=read) are pronounced the same way
but spelled differently. I have [edited] your quoted text below to reflect
this difference.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It's been a while since I was running Win98 but it would appear that
something is amiss in Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Advanced >
Selected Items. It might just be a change caused by the hijacker you
removed and so far unaddressed by you or you may still have some hijackware
present. See the links in my first reply below for help in running a
thorough check for hijackers.

What I'm seeing in image.3.gif appears to be correct, at least here, by
default.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Hallo!

When I open IE (I got Google that comes up when it starts), And would type
some text into the search field
in the middle of the screen and press Goggle search this all functions
well.

Then but when I mark the text on the next site that still is in the search
field it will change it's own color to red
instead of to white and getting a read background the same moment. I
uploaded an image that shows this odd
behavior. The word 'Google' has been marked by me and is [red] now instead
of
white and a [red] background.

The second image shows the same action but in Mozilla Firefox. Here it all
seems to be OK.

A third image shows the same odd attitude. The marked text 'Google Alert
for: vacuum research' on top of the
preview pane should also be like the one in Mozilla Firefox, white and a
[red] background.

The function to copy or paste text is not hindered trough this.

PS: The text in my system is some kind of green as I altered the settings,
also the message with the images was [too] big to be published in
here.So I uploaded the images to
www.mdcc.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe .

Thanks;
Steve

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's own
color to read.

Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a mass
and I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to
cut
or to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Keep us posted.

Steve Miller wrote:
Hallo!
Thank you for your response.

The Windows version I have installed is 98 SE. Within the checkboxes
is not a tick nowhere,
neither the first nor the second 'path'. I'm checking with the sites
that you have recommended.

Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

Steve Miller wrote:
I got a while back spyware on my computer. It has been Amazons Alexa.
Not the toolbar, but the search function implemented in IE. It came
with an Fraunhofer audio codecs that the player wanted me to download
to listen to certain tracks.

I, meanwhile got fairly rid of all the Alexa installations exept one
thing. In IE as well as in OE is a strange behavior left.

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's own
color to read.

Normal behavior here was the text get white and a read background was
added. Can someone please explain to me where this is implemented in IE
and how to set this back to normal condition's?

This btw.is in IE and OE only. Windows and I downloaded Mozillas
Firefox, are not affected.

 

[Steve Miller]

To me the difficulties you encountered are not clear.
The red (color; German 'rot') is not to be mistaken to the word read,
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/read.htm?v=b, (reading action;
German 'lesen- las - gelesen') in my
message. I can't follow here sorry!

At this link http://www.mdcc-fun.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe/ are three
images. The third is not as good as
the other two (I first saved it as .jpg and than as .gif, interestingly the
third first?) but the behavior of the
browser in image.1 (Microsoft Internet Explorer) is not the normal one.
Please do not look at the stored search terms.
Specially not the in row 3. I have seen first when I had have uploaded.
Thank you.

The word 'Google' in image.1 at the search box is red. Oh, now yes I did
wrong I'm sorry. It but should be being from white
letters and have a read background as the one in image.2 (Mozilla Firefox).
It had this same behavior before I had the Alexa
virus coming with the audio codecs on the computer.

The same behavior is visible in image.3.The text in the preview pane,
'Google Alert for: vacuum research' was marked and is
now red, instead to be white and to have a red background. Here I have no
compare.

IE had the same attitude before, and you know what as I got the virus I
aftera while formatted the hard disk, have gone to
a totally other site with totally other content and got the same virus back
on the computer after just a few minutes hooked up to the
network.

Steve

Some basic language difficulties have confused me, Steve. (Understandably
so, considering you are most likely not a native speaker of English, but of
German.)

The color 'red' (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=red) and the
past-tense of verb 'to read' ('read',
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=read) are pronounced the same way
but spelled differently. I have [edited] your quoted text below to reflect
this difference.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It's been a while since I was running Win98 but it would appear that
something is amiss in Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Advanced >
Selected Items. It might just be a change caused by the hijacker you
removed and so far unaddressed by you or you may still have some hijackware
present. See the links in my first reply below for help in running a
thorough check for hijackers.

What I'm seeing in image.3.gif appears to be correct, at least here, by
default.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Hallo!

When I open IE (I got Google that comes up when it starts), And would type
some text into the search field
in the middle of the screen and press Goggle search this all functions
well.

Then but when I mark the text on the next site that still is in the search
field it will change it's own color to red
instead of to white and getting a read background the same moment. I
uploaded an image that shows this odd
behavior. The word 'Google' has been marked by me and is [red] now instead
of
white and a [red] background.

The second image shows the same action but in Mozilla Firefox. Here it all
seems to be OK.

A third image shows the same odd attitude. The marked text 'Google Alert
for: vacuum research' on top of the
preview pane should also be like the one in Mozilla Firefox, white and a
[red] background.

The function to copy or paste text is not hindered trough this.

PS: The text in my system is some kind of green as I altered the settings,
also the message with the images was [too] big to be published in
here.So I uploaded the images to
www.mdcc.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe .

Thanks;
Steve

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's own
color to read.

Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Steve Miller wrote:
I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a mass
and I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to
cut
or to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Keep us posted.

Steve Miller wrote:
Hallo!
Thank you for your response.

The Windows version I have installed is 98 SE. Within the checkboxes
is not a tick nowhere,
neither the first nor the second 'path'. I'm checking with the sites
that you have recommended.
<paste>
PA Bear wrote:
Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

Steve Miller wrote:
I got a while back spyware on my computer. It has been Amazons Alexa.
Not the toolbar, but the search function implemented in IE. It came
with an Fraunhofer audio codecs that the player wanted me to download
to listen to certain tracks.

I, meanwhile got fairly rid of all the Alexa installations exept one
thing. In IE as well as in OE is a strange behavior left.

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's own
color to read.

Normal behavior here was the text get white and a read background was
added. Can someone please explain to me where this is implemented in IE
and how to set this back to normal condition's?

This btw.is in IE and OE only. Windows and I downloaded Mozillas
Firefox, are not affected.

 

[PA Bear]

Steve, try posting to one of these German-language newsgroups. The language
barrier between us seems to be too problemmatic:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.de.german.inetexplorer.ie6

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.de.german.windowsxp.setup
--
~PA Bear

To me the difficulties you encountered are not clear.
The red (color; German 'rot') is not to be mistaken to the word read,
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/read.htm?v=b, (reading action;
German 'lesen- las - gelesen') in my
message. I can't follow here sorry!

At this link http://www.mdcc-fun.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe/ are three
images. The third is not as good as
the other two (I first saved it as .jpg and than as .gif, interestingly
the
third first?) but the behavior of the
browser in image.1 (Microsoft Internet Explorer) is not the normal one.
Please do not look at the stored search terms.
Specially not the in row 3. I have seen first when I had have uploaded.
Thank you.

The word 'Google' in image.1 at the search box is red. Oh, now yes I did
wrong I'm sorry. It but should be being from white
letters and have a read background as the one in image.2 (Mozilla
Firefox).
It had this same behavior before I had the Alexa
virus coming with the audio codecs on the computer.

The same behavior is visible in image.3.The text in the preview pane,
'Google Alert for: vacuum research' was marked and is
now red, instead to be white and to have a red background. Here I have no
compare.

IE had the same attitude before, and you know what as I got the virus I
aftera while formatted the hard disk, have gone to
a totally other site with totally other content and got the same virus
back
on the computer after just a few minutes hooked up to the
network.

Steve

Some basic language difficulties have confused me, Steve. (Understandably
so, considering you are most likely not a native speaker of English, but
of
German.)

The color 'red' (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=red) and the
past-tense of verb 'to read' ('read',
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=read) are pronounced the same
way
but spelled differently. I have [edited] your quoted text below to
reflect
this difference.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It's been a while since I was running Win98 but it would appear that
something is amiss in Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Advanced >
Selected Items. It might just be a change caused by the hijacker you
removed and so far unaddressed by you or you may still have some
hijackware
present. See the links in my first reply below for help in running a
thorough check for hijackers.

What I'm seeing in image.3.gif appears to be correct, at least here, by
default.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Hallo!

When I open IE (I got Google that comes up when it starts), And would
type
some text into the search field
in the middle of the screen and press Goggle search this all functions
well.

Then but when I mark the text on the next site that still is in the
search
field it will change it's own color to red
instead of to white and getting a read background the same moment. I
uploaded an image that shows this odd
behavior. The word 'Google' has been marked by me and is [red] now
instead
of
white and a [red] background.

The second image shows the same action but in Mozilla Firefox. Here it
all
seems to be OK.

A third image shows the same odd attitude. The marked text 'Google Alert
for: vacuum research' on top of the
preview pane should also be like the one in Mozilla Firefox, white and a
[red] background.

The function to copy or paste text is not hindered trough this.

PS: The text in my system is some kind of green as I altered the
settings,
also the message with the images was [too] big to be published
in
here.So I uploaded the images to
www.mdcc.de/rhythm.university/ie.and.oe .

Thanks;
Steve

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's
own
color to read.

Let's back up: Where are you typing "text into search fields" and then
copying it (e.g., in an IE Search window, IE Address Bar)? Where is
this
text changing color (e.g., in the Search window or Address Bar, when
you
Paste it elsewhere)?

I don't understand the reference to emails either.

[Please include previous message in your replies.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Steve Miller wrote:
I'm sorry, you posted so many links to informations that are such a
mass
and I wasnt able
to find a clue to the behavior of IE and OE.

Haven't you got a resolution to the behavior when marking The text to
cut
or to copy in IE
and OE. I thoufht the way to new extract a file from CD or so.

Keep us posted.

Steve Miller wrote:
Hallo!
Thank you for your response.

The Windows version I have installed is 98 SE. Within the checkboxes
is not a tick nowhere,
neither the first nor the second 'path'. I'm checking with the sites
that you have recommended.
<paste>
PA Bear wrote:
Windows version?

IE Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Anything
checked
here? Did you check it?

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Enable third-party
browser helper objects => Uncheck, if checked, then find the
hijackware
causing the problem:

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

Steve Miller wrote:
I got a while back spyware on my computer. It has been Amazons Alexa.
Not the toolbar, but the search function implemented in IE. It came
with an Fraunhofer audio codecs that the player wanted me to download
to listen to certain tracks.

I, meanwhile got fairly rid of all the Alexa installations exept one
thing. In IE as well as in OE is a strange behavior left.

If you typed text into search fields as sample, and mark this text to
copy it or the same way round in emails, this text will change it's
own
color to read.

Normal behavior here was the text get white and a read background was
added. Can someone please explain to me where this is implemented in
IE
and how to set this back to normal condition's?

This btw.is in IE and OE only. Windows and I downloaded Mozillas
Firefox, are not affected.