Tech Tips From a NYC System Administrator
Problem: In IE8, when you click to Tools –> Manage Add-Ons, Internet Explorer crashes with a Data Execution Prevention error. Symptoms: Application Event Logs show Event ID 1000 – Faulting Application iexplore.exe I tried reinstalling IE8, but that did not help Solution: For me, the problem was due to a faulty ActiveX control or Java…
Problem: Internet Explorer 8 won’t remember the user’s password information for a website Symptoms: User starts IE8, types in “salesforce” in the address bar, which automatically brings him to to Salesforce.com. He clicks on the Login link, enters his Username and Password, checks off the box that says “Remember User Name”, and goes about his…
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Make sure your IE has the up-to-date patches (or switch to Firefox) and update to the latest Adobe Flash Potent malware link infects almost 300,000 webpages • The Register. A security researcher has identified a new attack that has infected almost 300,000 webpages with links that direct visitors to a potent cocktail of malicious exploits….
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Problem: User has Trojan/Adware BHO Symptoms: Internet Explorer crashes Performance degradation. Took more than 10 minutes to log into the computer At bootup/startup, the “C:\Program Files\Common” folder opens up automatically and contains helper.dll and _helper.dll Popups/Ads indicating viruses are present How to remove helper.dll and _helper.dll 1. Download and run HijackThis 2. You will probably…