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 Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: Explorer activated |
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Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't use,
has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
Fortunately my firewall catches it. Some website tried to run it recently
and I refused it. Could a website change the IE settings?
In ControlPanel -> Automatic Updates I have "Turn off automatic updates"
checked.
How can I stop this tomfoolery? (Long list of expletives deleted.)
JimL
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
| Quote: | Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet
Explorer,
which I don't use, has started asking, several times
a
day, to get on the internet. Fortunately my firewall
catches it. Some website tried to run it recently
and I
refused it. Could a website change the IE settings?
In ControlPanel -> Automatic Updates I have "Turn
off
automatic updates" checked.
How can I stop this tomfoolery? (Long list of
expletives
deleted.)
JimL
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Run reliable and UPDATED AV and spyware progs, at least
three of them. Report back. |
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Sam Hobbs
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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You don't explain why you suspect it is Automatic Updates. Do you know for
sure it is Automatic Updates or do you have an indication it is or is that a
total guess? If you suspect it is Automatic Updates then why do you say
"Some website tried to run it recently and I refused it."? What is "it"? If
you suspect it is Automatic Updates then why do you say "Could a website
change the IE settings?"?
If you want help, then it would help to describe the problem more clearly.
<inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com> wrote in message
news:476a8ff5$1$vaxyrchg$mr2ice@news.isp.com...
| Quote: | Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't use,
has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
Fortunately my firewall catches it. Some website tried to run it recently
and I refused it. Could a website change the IE settings?
In ControlPanel -> Automatic Updates I have "Turn off automatic updates"
checked.
How can I stop this tomfoolery? (Long list of expletives deleted.)
JimL
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Iraq war? The USA should pretend to be the only country on the planet!!
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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"Sam Hobbs" <samuel@social.rr.com_change_social_to_socal> said:
| Quote: | You don't explain why you suspect it is Automatic Updates. Do you know
for sure it is Automatic Updates or do you have an indication it is or
is that a total guess?
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I didn't say I suspected anything. I merely tried to get ahead of someone
telling me I should check automatic updates.
| Quote: | If you suspect it is Automatic Updates then why
do you say "Some website tried to run it recently and I refused it.?"
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I said, "Some website tried to run it recently and I refused it.?",
because it happened and was about the same software.
Internet Explorer.
| Quote: | If you suspect it is Automatic Updates then
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See above.
| Quote: | why do you say "Could a website change the IE settings?"?
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Because I want to know if a website could change the IE settings and cause
the described problem.
| Quote: | If you want help, then it would help to describe the problem more
clearly.
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I've told you what I've seen. IE suddenly started popping up, wanting on
the internet. If I told you more I'd be making it up.
| Quote: | inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com> wrote in message
news:476a8ff5$1$vaxyrchg$mr2ice@news.isp.com...
Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't use,
has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
Fortunately my firewall catches it. Some website tried to run it recently
and I refused it. Could a website change the IE settings?
In ControlPanel -> Automatic Updates I have "Turn off automatic updates"
checked.
How can I stop this tomfoolery? (Long list of expletives deleted.)
JimL
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Iraq war? The USA should pretend to be the only country on the planet!!
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JimL
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Daave
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
| Quote: | Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't
use, has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
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I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens? How does it ask? Are
there any particular messages? And if so, please post the exact content. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> said:
| Quote: | inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't
use, has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens? How does it ask? Are
there any particular messages? And if so, please post the exact content.
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I don't know how it asks, but my firewall tells me it asks and waits for
me to say whether to let it connect or to deny it. This is standard
procedure for any application that asks to connect to either my network or
the internet unless and until I approve it for always. The exact content?
I don't recall, but they all are reported the same way, so I don't see how
that is relevant. The problem remains. For the last few days IE keeps
trying to get on the internet when I haven't asked to (as it did
continually on Win 9 .
As I first said, IE keeps trying to get on the internet. As I first
indicated I'm sick of it.
JimL
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:31 am Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> said:
| Quote: | inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't
use, has started asking, several times a day, to get on the internet.
I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens? How does it ask? Are
there any particular messages? And if so, please post the exact content.
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OK, got the message: "iexplorer.exe is attempting to access the
internet."
JimL
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Daave
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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<inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> said:
inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
Suddenly, for the last couple days, Internet Explorer, which I don't
use, has started asking, several times a day, to get on the
internet.
I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens? How does it ask? Are
there any particular messages? And if so, please post the exact
content.
I don't know how it asks, but my firewall tells me it asks and waits
for
me to say whether to let it connect or to deny it. This is standard
procedure for any application that asks to connect to either my
network or
the internet unless and until I approve it for always. The exact
content?
I don't recall, but they all are reported the same way, so I don't see
how
that is relevant. The problem remains. For the last few days IE
keeps
trying to get on the internet when I haven't asked to (as it did
continually on Win 9.
As I first said, IE keeps trying to get on the internet. As I first
indicated I'm sick of it.
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Sounds like a malware infection, then. See
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Viruses_Malware |
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Donald L McDaniel
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:05:54 -0500, inkleputDEL@ETEisp.com wrote:
| Quote: | "Sam Hobbs" <samuel@social.rr.com_change_social_to_socal> said:
You don't explain why you suspect it is Automatic Updates. Do you know
for sure it is Automatic Updates or do you have an indication it is or
is that a total guess?
I didn't say I suspected anything. I merely tried to get ahead of someone
telling me I should check automatic updates.
If you suspect it is Automatic Updates then why
do you say "Some website tried to run it recently and I refused it.?"
I said, "Some website tried to run it recently and I refused it.?",
because it happened and was about the same software.
What is "it"?
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Wrong question to ask. You failed to tell us which website it was.
Donald L.McDaniel
Please reply to original thread and newsgroup.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Explorer activated |
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Donald L McDaniel <orthocrossATcomcastDOTnet> said:
| Quote: | Wrong question to ask. You failed to tell us which website it was.
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No clue. Either that one or something else put a spyware trojan on my
computer. I removed it and no more internet attempts.
Unfortunately I lost the post of the first guy to suggest that, so I can't
thank him specifically.
JimL
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