SP2 and IE 6 Error message on first page

PS: If you're running SP2 and you go to http://www.your-soft.com/, give the
page time to load completely (say, 1 - 2 minutes, esp. on dial-up). Now
click on a few of the link buttons, then hover your cursor over any of the
buttons again. See that "Caution" symbol in Status bar? Double-click on it
and then click the Details button, which reveals that the page is a hidden
[why??] "front" for www.anti-viruses.net!

Now, go to ViewPrivacy Report and wander around in that applet. You may
(or may not) be surprised by what you find.

WinXP SP2, Protecting Your Browsing Security! No wonder SP2 didn't "like"
Trojan Guarder! eg

cf. Browsing Security Enhancements:Changes to Functionality in Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../sp2brows.mspx

rant
More and more, we're seeing users posting to forums (e.g.,
http://forum.aumha.org) and the newsgroups with problems which they
associate with the install of SP2...but where, in all actuality, the install
of SP2 only revealed (or unearthed) malware that remained well-hidden in
both WinXP and WinXP SP1. To wit:

The latest edit (17 Sept-04) of...

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

....added the following, prominently placed section:

quote
1. Check your computer for unwanted software. You can detect and remove
unwanted software from your computer using a variety of tools available from
other companies, including Lavasoft Ad-aware. (Note: Microsoft is not
responsible for the quality, performance, or reliability of third-party
tools.)
/quote
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

CC: The Usual Gang & EMP'ed all over the place
[ReplyTo munged]

PA Bear wrote:
The 'betrayware' known as "Trojan Guarder" has been around for several
years. It's brought to you by those nice folks at
. (What do you mean, you've never heard of 'em?)
Now, look around that page and its links. Do you find any Privacy
Statement
or Policy? Nope.

If a website offering an application, be it freeware, shareware ot
trialware, does not have an easily found and clearly stated Privacy Policy
page **with which you agree**, do /not/ download or install the
application.

When in doubt, ask...here! wink

SandyO wrote:
Well, it is ALL fixed. I did a Google Search for the
http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe web page that I get when I
click on the IE Icon. I came up with several people who have the exact
same
problem. I am posting what I found that WORKED. Even my WordPad opens
now.
Thanks for everyone's input. I hope this info will help you help someone
else who may ask about the same thing. By the way, I deleted the program
he
mentions after the trial period ran out, about a week after I installed
SP2.
SandyO

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/arch...x.php/t-178443

bmca
I recently downloaded MS's release of Win XP SP2. Upon installation, I
get
the usual tell tale Security Center window blah blah.
But whenever I try to open most programs, I get an error saying various
messages.
For eg., trying to open Microsoft Outlook XP gives me the error - "Cannot
open Microsoft Outlook. The Command line argument is not valid. Verify
the
switch you are using."
Similarly, GetRight says: "Service unknown for:
???://Files\GetRight\getright.exe Aborting."
Also, opening IE takes the browser to
"http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe" instead of the set
homepage.
Changing the home page from the settings doesn't help either.
All this has started only after installation of SP2. Most other programs
such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, etc. are working fine. Even other
components of MS-Office XP like Word, Excel etc. are working ok.
Pls advice why this is happening and a possible solution.
Cheers
Harish

Reply:
It has nothing to do with SP2. Your registry has been changed probably
some
software you have installed. I installed Trojan Guarder Gold Version and
this is when the exact problem as you have started. What I have
discovered
is that the registry value for exe file is being altered. Go to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command\ and check the data. It
probably says %1 %* but should be "%1" %* That is double quotes %1 double
quotes space % asterisk. Check it out, Hope this helps.



"SandyO" wrote in message
...
I am running Spybot, and Adaware Pro..I had ZoneAlarm and switched to
Sygate
and now I have Microsoft Firewall....

How have I been hijacked? Will that cause the problems with my other
programs also? I just ran Spybot and it fixed 72 problems.
Thanks
SandyO

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Repost:

You've been hijacked!

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

SandyO wrote:
I have checked everything....now I find that my WordPad won't open and I
have had to delete my Corel WordPerfect 10. I am getting error messages
on
both of them when I click on the icon to open the program.

Should I uninstall SP2?
Thanks
SandyO



"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Did you also click in the target and try the left and right cursor keys?
On my PC, the
quoted text exactly fills the box and if there is more after that, you
won't
see it.

Another option is to create a shortcut and just put in the
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
then see what happens.


"SandyO" wrote in message
...
Jim,
I loaded SP2 on Saturday with a disk. Now I am having this problem with
IE.

Mike:
The quotes are the "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

Thanks,
SandyO
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Make sure that there are quotes around
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

Also, that box scrolls sideways. So there might be more there than
shows.
Lick in the
box then use the left and right arrows to make sure that nothing is
hidden.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"SandyO" wrote in message
...
Properties : C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

The Start In shows: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

Now what?
Thanks
SandyO


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Look at the shortcut that you are using to open IE. Right click it
and
look
at look at
Properties.

The Target should generally be:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

If yours says:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe

or something similar, that would cause the problem. Anything on the
command
line after
the first iexplore.exe is taken as the URL to display on opening,
instead
of
using the
default Home Page.

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web
site:
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx
There select Internet Applications then Internet Explorer



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"SandyO" wrote in message
...
After loading SP2, everything seems to be working except my IE. When
I
click
on IE, the opening page is
http://files/Internet%20Explorer/iexplore.exe
instead of my home page. If I click on the Home Icon, my home page
opens.

How can I get rid of this opening page. I have checked Tools,
Options,
Home
Page and it is set correctly.
Thanks
SandyO