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| Thread ID: 98754 | 2009-04-05 23:58:00 | server program internet explorer wants to accept connections from the internet | iammcb (14488) | Press F1 |
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| 762596 | 2009-04-05 23:58:00 | hi there im a newbee advice its needed please I have windows xp home edition (stand alone not domain joined) i have IE8, SP3 I have just downloaded zone alarm free 8.0.298.000 its great btw and ive just realised something important about the alerts i was receiving for iexplorer.exe server program internet explorer wants to accept connections from the internet which i must admit in the old version of zone alarm i have allowed however today i did a search in the forums it said that it could be a trojan and to deny it so i denied this alert and selected remember this setting fully expecting to lose my connection or internet access then to get errors like page cannot be displayed etc but i havent infact my pc is working better and my dial up internet connection has not disconnected itself (so far) touch wood...lol... but heres my question if this is infact a trojan and if FFEXTINSTALLPATH.EXE and GENERATECONFIG.EXE and LSA Shell (export edition) could also be malicious then why did spybot 1.6.2 free or avast 4.8 home free or adaware anniversary edition free pick any thing up? i have also done a trojan remover scan, malwarebytes scan, cc cleaner scan, hijack this scan, glary utilities scan all the results of these scans were posted at pressf1.pcworld.co.nz the nice guy helping me out noticed that in one of my log results it said that it could not verify what version of internet explorer i was using i told him it was definetly IE7 (at the time it was) ive recently updated it from microsoft to IE8 So does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks so much in advance |
iammcb (14488) | ||
| 762597 | 2009-04-06 00:43:00 | I highly doubt you have a virus. You have nothing to be scared about. People are too paranoid about this stuff, just keep Avast! up to date and scan with MBAM/Spyware Terminator once a month. And ZA is overkill, Windows FW+route hardware firewall is sufficient. if you really need one get Comodo Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 762598 | 2009-04-06 00:49:00 | ive got another question to ask java is giving me problems what is java js2 runtime enviroment? what is java Java Quick Starter? java(tm) do i need it? can i uninstall it safely without breaking anything? i think it came preinstalled with the pc??? |
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| 762599 | 2009-04-06 01:16:00 | okay so ive disabled all the java ad ons and all the adobe ad ons only because i think i dont need them no one has convinced me otherwise and im considering now uninstalling java and adobe |
iammcb (14488) | ||
| 762600 | 2009-04-06 01:19:00 | You need Java for many online web applications. Adobe is required for flash video(i.e for youtube etc) DO NOT remove either of them You can remove Javaquickstarter from startup using msconfig or HijackThis Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 762601 | 2009-04-06 01:20:00 | the reason behind this is because event viewer tells me there is problems with these 2 programs (my quess is they probably need updateing). but hey if they can be so easily exploited why the hell are they so nessary in the first place. after all when you get the information bar telling you not to download and install active x then why should i ignore it? | iammcb (14488) | ||
| 762602 | 2009-04-06 01:34:00 | cool thanks for that blam6 i appreciate that just enabled flash (cant have the youtube videos not play)...lol... ive just checked the version in manage add ons and this seems current to me doesnt need updating by the looks of things but heres all the info in add/remove/programs do i need all of these??? acobat.com version 1.1.377 and adobe air 1.0.4990 adobe reader 9 version 9.0.0 then i see i also have macromedia flash player 8.0.22.0 macromedia shockwave player 10.1.1.016 adobe flash player 10 active x Name: Shockwave Flash Object Publisher: Adobe Systems Incorporated Type: ActiveX Control Version: 10.0.22.87 File date: Date last accessed: Today, April 06, 2009, 2 minutes ago Class ID: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} Use count: 6765 Block count: 46 File: Flash10b.ocx Folder: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash |
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| 762603 | 2009-04-06 01:39:00 | i have left java disabled and so far so good cant see any problems so far |
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| 762604 | 2009-04-06 02:25:00 | just want to look at my signature so ignore this post please | iammcb (14488) | ||
| 762605 | 2009-04-06 04:05:00 | Keep them all, they are required for online web apps. You could uninstall Adobe Reader and install foxit reader, which is much less bloated... |
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