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Spybot patch will eliminate false report of Explorer bug
By JOHN TORRO
Published February 14, 2005
DSO Exploit seems to be haunting many of our readers, and our item Jan. 31 raised more questions. So here is some additional information:
DSO Exploit is an Internet Explorer bug that was corrected in previous patches/service packs. However, it still shows as present by spyware removers such as Spybot. The fact that it still shows up as a problem is, in fact, a bug with Spybot. There is a new beta patch for Spybot that will remove the DSO Exploit information from reporting as a problem once and for all. My recommendation is to wait for the released version.
But if this is something you would prefer to do now, download the beta Spybot from www.majorgeeks.com/download4392.html To fix the exploit on your own without the beta Spybot patch, follow these steps to edit your Windows Registry. Please be careful, however. Incorrect changes to the Windows Registry can cause Windows to not boot. Again, my recommendation is to wait for the general release Spybot patch.
1. Make a note of the location of the exploit shown in Spybot, something similar to: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1614895754-73586283-725345543-500\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\Zones\0\1004!=W=3
2. Click on Start and Run, type REGEDIT and press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.
3. Find the location of the exploit above in the registry by clicking on the pluses (+) next to each title.
4. After opening the Zones section and clicking on "0," look to the right window. Under "name" is the key 1004 and the type is REG_SZ. Right-click and delete this REG_SZ value. Then right-click and create new>DWORD Value, name it 1004, then right-click on that and go to modify, give it the Hex Value of 3 and click OK.
If there is only a DWORD Value for the key (in this case 1004), then double-click on the key and change the HEX value to 3 and click OK.
5. Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer.
6. The DSO Exploit should be removed and no longer appear in the Spybot Search and Destroy log.
Rebuilding datastore gives access to Windows updates
Q. When I attempt to open Windows Update file (Windows XP Home) to view contents, I get a message that says: "We're sorry. Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page." The error code given is ox800B0001. This error code cannot be located in the section Windows Update Troubling Shooting.
A. Try one of the following: Clear the Internet Explorer cache by clicking (through Internet Explorer) Tools, Internet Options, then the General tab. In the Temporary Internet files section, click Delete Cookies, then Delete Files. Select the Delete all offline content check box in the Delete Files dialogue box. Click OK. In the History section, click the Clear History button, answer yes and then click OK.
If this doesn't work, try the following to delete the datastore and allow it to rebuild itself. Stop the Automatic Update Service (click Start, Run, type services.msc and click OK). Right-click the Automatic Updates Service and select Stop. After stopping the service, rename the folder c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution by opening Windows Explorer and navigating to that folder. Right-click on the SoftwareDistribution folder and select rename from the Menu. Rename the folder to SoftwareDistribution.old and click Enter. Restart the Automatic Update Service (click Start, Run, type services.msc and click OK). Right-click the Automatic Updates Service and select Start. Now retry the Windows Automatic Update.
Try downloading patch directly to hard disc
Q. I have an older Gateway 400 system (Windows 98 SE), and we try to keep it running cheaply. Random access memory at 512 megabytes is the only real change (from 64) since we bought it. I keep up with the updates from Microsoft and other vendors. I have not been able to get the 823559 patch to take on my computer. Any other update I download sticks like glue, not this one. Is my antivirus or firewall a problem? Or is this patch for a different version of the operating software? We are running IE 6.0.
A. Some people who have experienced trouble with this particular patch had success when they downloaded it to their hard disc and then installed it, rather than directly installing it from Windows Update.
[Last modified February 14, 2005, 13:02:23]
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