Those 'in the know' will not click on an embedded link in a news post
(or in an email.) It's a matter of security. Can you provide the exact
wording of the error message? That should be enough to get our
intellectual salivary glands working sufficiently to spit out an answer.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

CellarDoor wrote:
> greetings
>
> whenever i log into windows (xp/pro/sp2), an error dialog box pops up
> and i am unable to click on desktop icons or use internet explorer to
> connect to the internet. attached is a screen shot of the error. when i
> click "yes" or "no" on it, nothing happens. any ideas on how to resolve
> this issue?
>
> i've tried deleting browsing history, checking and unchecking script
> debugging options, but neither solved the problem.
>
> regards,
> jps

of course... the dialog box says the following:


-----------------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Script Error
/!\ An error has occurred in the script on this page.

Line:
Char:
Error:
Code:
URL:

Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
[Yes][No]
-----------------------------------------------------



Leonard Grey wrote:
> Those 'in the know' will not click on an embedded link in a news post
> (or in an email.) It's a matter of security. Can you provide the exact
> wording of the error message? That should be enough to get our
> intellectual salivary glands working sufficiently to spit out an answer.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> CellarDoor wrote:
>> greetings
>>
>> whenever i log into windows (xp/pro/sp2), an error dialog box pops up
>> and i am unable to click on desktop icons or use internet explorer to
>> connect to the internet. attached is a screen shot of the error. when
>> i click "yes" or "no" on it, nothing happens. any ideas on how to
>> resolve this issue?
>>
>> i've tried deleting browsing history, checking and unchecking script
>> debugging options, but neither solved the problem.
>>
>> regards,
>> jps

If you see this message as soon as the desktop appears after you log in,
you've got an infected computer.

The error message is from Internet Explorer, telling you that it has
detected a script error on the page to which it has connected. What's
that, you say, I didn't tell Internet Explorer to launch at startup. The
infection is doing it.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

CellarDoor wrote:
> of course... the dialog box says the following:
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Internet Explorer Script Error
> /!\ An error has occurred in the script on this page.
>
> Line:
> Char:
> Error:
> Code:
> URL:
>
> Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
> [Yes][No]
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> Those 'in the know' will not click on an embedded link in a news post
>> (or in an email.) It's a matter of security. Can you provide the exact
>> wording of the error message? That should be enough to get our
>> intellectual salivary glands working sufficiently to spit out an answer.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> CellarDoor wrote:
>>> greetings
>>>
>>> whenever i log into windows (xp/pro/sp2), an error dialog box pops up
>>> and i am unable to click on desktop icons or use internet explorer to
>>> connect to the internet. attached is a screen shot of the error. when
>>> i click "yes" or "no" on it, nothing happens. any ideas on how to
>>> resolve this issue?
>>>
>>> i've tried deleting browsing history, checking and unchecking script
>>> debugging options, but neither solved the problem.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> jps

What are my options to deal with this infection?


Leonard Grey wrote:
> If you see this message as soon as the desktop appears after you log in,
> you've got an infected computer.
>
> The error message is from Internet Explorer, telling you that it has
> detected a script error on the page to which it has connected. What's
> that, you say, I didn't tell Internet Explorer to launch at startup. The
> infection is doing it.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> CellarDoor wrote:
>> of course... the dialog box says the following:
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Internet Explorer Script Error
>> /!\ An error has occurred in the script on this page.
>>
>> Line:
>> Char:
>> Error:
>> Code:
>> URL:
>>
>> Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
>> [Yes][No]
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>> Those 'in the know' will not click on an embedded link in a news post
>>> (or in an email.) It's a matter of security. Can you provide the
>>> exact wording of the error message? That should be enough to get our
>>> intellectual salivary glands working sufficiently to spit out an answer.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> CellarDoor wrote:
>>>> greetings
>>>>
>>>> whenever i log into windows (xp/pro/sp2), an error dialog box pops
>>>> up and i am unable to click on desktop icons or use internet
>>>> explorer to connect to the internet. attached is a screen shot of
>>>> the error. when i click "yes" or "no" on it, nothing happens. any
>>>> ideas on how to resolve this issue?
>>>>
>>>> i've tried deleting browsing history, checking and unchecking script
>>>> debugging options, but neither solved the problem.
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>> jps

You have only one option: Remove the infection.

1- If you have anti-virus and anti-spyware programs already installed on
your computer, update the programs and scan your computer. With luck,
the programs will detect and remove the problem.

2- If the scan doesn't produce results, contact the program's technical
support. Most of the major anti-virus/spyware programs will help you to
remove an infection that their software did not detect.

3- Scan your system with /several/ of the better free online scanners,
such as (no order implied):

Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
NOD32 (http://www.eset.com/download/index.php) - free 30-day trial
Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com)
Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)
Sophos
(http://www.sophos.com/products/free-...ection-test.ht
ml)
Avast! (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html)
GrisSoft AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/34/ww/crp/0)

4- HijackThis is a hijacker detector and remover, but expanded with a
lot of other checks against hijacker tricks. It is continually updated
to detect and remove new hijacks. More information here:

http://www.whatthetech.com/hijackthis_v2/

You can post your HiJack This logs in several forums (NOT here), such as
this one:

http://forums.whatthetech.com/Hijack..._Removal_f27.h
tml

If none of the above remove the malware, you may want to show the
computer to a professional.

There may be nothing you can do to remove an infection, no matter what
you try. That's because some infections compromise your computer to the
point where you can no longer rely on what the operating system is
telling you. Rootkits are an example of this kind of infection. In that
case, your only way out is to erase your hard disk and reinstall
everything from scratch.


---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

CellarDoor wrote:
> What are my options to deal with this infection?
>
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> If you see this message as soon as the desktop appears after you log
>> in, you've got an infected computer.
>>
>> The error message is from Internet Explorer, telling you that it has
>> detected a script error on the page to which it has connected. What's
>> that, you say, I didn't tell Internet Explorer to launch at startup.
>> The infection is doing it.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> CellarDoor wrote:
>>> of course... the dialog box says the following:
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>> Internet Explorer Script Error
>>> /!\ An error has occurred in the script on this page.
>>>
>>> Line:
>>> Char:
>>> Error:
>>> Code:
>>> URL:
>>>
>>> Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
>>> [Yes][No]
>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>>> Those 'in the know' will not click on an embedded link in a news
>>>> post (or in an email.) It's a matter of security. Can you provide
>>>> the exact wording of the error message? That should be enough to get
>>>> our intellectual salivary glands working sufficiently to spit out an
>>>> answer.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Leonard Grey
>>>> Errare humanum est
>>>>
>>>> CellarDoor wrote:
>>>>> greetings
>>>>>
>>>>> whenever i log into windows (xp/pro/sp2), an error dialog box pops
>>>>> up and i am unable to click on desktop icons or use internet
>>>>> explorer to connect to the internet. attached is a screen shot of
>>>>> the error. when i click "yes" or "no" on it, nothing happens. any
>>>>> ideas on how to resolve this issue?
>>>>>
>>>>> i've tried deleting browsing history, checking and unchecking
>>>>> script debugging options, but neither solved the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> regards,
>>>>> jps