[thelist] Still getting hujacked

[michael ensor]

----- 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?
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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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