I have never installed IE7, yet since KB905915 has been installed, one of my
machines sometimes pops up tons of blank IE windows. (I've scanned for
spyware/virii - and it only started around the time the patch was installed).

Ideas? Thanks

Windows version?

The problem might not be due to 905915 but rather leftover problems after
Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) cleaning infections from your
machine.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


dzr wrote:
> I have never installed IE7, yet since KB905915 has been installed, one of
> my machines sometimes pops up tons of blank IE windows. (I've scanned for
> spyware/virii - and it only started around the time the patch was
> installed).
>
> Ideas? Thanks

Is there a way to see if the MSRT actually cleaned anything?

I update/scan using MS' Antispyware and Spybot Search and Destroy regularly.

Thanks.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Windows version?
>
> The problem might not be due to 905915 but rather leftover problems after
> Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) cleaning infections from your
> machine.
>
> Checking for/Help with Hijackware
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
> When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
> (http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
> your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
> analysis, not here.**
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
>
> dzr wrote:
> > I have never installed IE7, yet since KB905915 has been installed, one of
> > my machines sometimes pops up tons of blank IE windows. (I've scanned for
> > spyware/virii - and it only started around the time the patch was
> > installed).
> >
> > Ideas? Thanks
>
>

> Is there a way to see if the MSRT actually cleaned anything?

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=8...22120121120120

> I update/scan using MS' Antispyware and Spybot Search and Destroy
> regularly.

Sometimes (very often, in fact) that's not enough. See "When all else
fails" below.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

dzr wrote:
> Is there a way to see if the MSRT actually cleaned anything?
>
> I update/scan using MS' Antispyware and Spybot Search and Destroy
> regularly.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Windows version?
> >
> > The problem might not be due to 905915 but rather leftover problems
> > after Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) cleaning infections from
> > your machine.
> >
> > Checking for/Help with Hijackware
> > http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> > http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> > http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
> > http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
> > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> > http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
> > http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
> > http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
> >
> > When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
> > (http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
> > use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
> > hijackware/spyware. **Post your log to
> > http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
> > http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> > http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
> > http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for
> > expert analysis, not here.** --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> >
> > dzr wrote:
> > > I have never installed IE7, yet since KB905915 has been installed,
> > > one of my machines sometimes pops up tons of blank IE windows. (I've
> > > scanned for spyware/virii - and it only started around the time the
> > > patch was installed).
> > >
> > > Ideas? Thanks