[thelist] Still getting hujacked

[Administrative HQ]

Thanks, all.

David


--- michael ensor <edc at wnc.quik.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John C Bullas"
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Still getting hujacked
> 
> 
> : At 19:08 22/11/2003, Administrative HQ wrote
> : >Hi.
> : >
> : >My home page is occasionally hijacked temporarily
> by
> :
> : #1 You may actually have asked the thing to do
> this? do you remember?
> :
> : Control Panel > Automatic Updates (in win 2k)
> :
> : one of these might launch an alert in the browser?
> :
> : Check the Windows Update settings (auto install /
> get ready and alert /
> : advise etc etc )
> :
> : AND..... They do it when an update is available
> :
> : OR
> :
> : #2 your machine is infected with the virus(es)
> that spoof
> : the MS security updates???? <not certain on this
> last one, since I have
> : never "been there" I believe
> : fake pages can be opened by these nasties?
> ######################################
> 
> Check for a registry entry like
> xxxxxrunoncexxxxxx.dll. It can be removed
> but next patch, lo and behold, it will be
> back.........
> 
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