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Brandon;
You have scumware!
BrowserAid
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/BrowserAid.html
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First.
Right click the IE icon | Properties | Advanced tab |
Make sure both of these are NOT checked.
Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Internet Explorer
components if a Web page needs them
in order to display the page properly or perform a particular task.]]
Enable Install On Demand (Other)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Web components if a Web
page needs them in order todisplay the page properly or perform a particular
task.]]
Apply | OK
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Second.
It is known as Scumware. Visit these sites. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are really good.
Download, install, run, update
and run again; one or all. They are all good, FREE utilities.
The first site gives some recommendations.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p
1) Spybot S & D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
2) SpywareBlaster
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever
being installed.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
3) HijackThis (some other stuff that may be of interest also)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/index.html
4) CWShredder direct download:
http://216.180.233.163/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
4½) CWShredder
http://majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit
6) ToolbarCop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
7) AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
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Additional information & instructions.
A wealth of information here, boys and girls.
THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315#appliesto
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In news:1b4ce01c4208b$a3ee4160$a301280a@phx.gbl,
Brandon K. <mrb@coslink.net> hunted and pecked:
> When I turn my computer on and windows loads up, it gives
> me the wonderful error of
> "Error loading C:\windows\system32\stlbdist.DLL
> The specified module could not be found."
> I've had this error in the past on older machines, but
> its been so long I don't remember how to get rid of it.
> Anybody's help would be greatly apprectiated!
>
> Thanks-
> Brandon K.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In news:1b49301c42089$3cf082e0$a501280a@phx.gbl,
Brandon K. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> When I turn my computer on it gives me the wonderful
> error of "Error loading C:\windows\system32\stlbdist.DLL
> The specified module could not be found." I've had this
> error in the past on older machines, but its been so long
> I don't remember how to get rid of it. Anybody's help
> would be greatly apprectiated!
>
> Thanks-
> Brandon K.