Can't get on google (and other sites) since last night's update

My computer downloaded the "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool -
November 2007 (KB890830)" and the "Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)"

Immediatly after restarting, Google.com will not open in IE anymore. It
opens fine on my other computer & I did not download any updates on that PC.
They are both Windows PCs with XP and IE 6.0.29...

A few other websites are either running very slow or not opening at all. I
uninstalled the security update and that had no effect. I can't seem to
uninstall the malicious software removal tool because there is nothing in my
programs list named that. Based on the description, I think that is just a
program that runs once and goes away. It must have run, screwed up my IE,
and then gone away... I'm guessing. I tried to reinstall IE 6.0 but it says
i have a newer version of IE on my PC and it will not let me. I do not want
to install 7.0 if possible (and I'm not sure that will solve the problem if
not create more) I deleted all of my offline files, cookies, etc...but still
cant see google or a few other websites.

There are some articles on the page "http://ezinearticles.com/" that now
take about 3 minutes to load on this computer. Yesterday, they loaded in
seconds. On my other computer, they also loaded in seconds.

If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

"Jack" <> schrieb:

> My computer downloaded the "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool -
> November 2007 (KB890830)" and the "Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)"
>
> Immediatly after restarting, Google.com will not open in IE anymore.

LOL, that's definitly not an issue related to KB890830 anyhow.
You may wanna talk back with your ISP ("provider") after having a look
into the "security" applications running in the background and the DNS
settings of your connection.

Bye,
Freudi

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Jack wrote:
> My computer downloaded the "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool -
> November 2007 (KB890830)" and the "Security Update for Windows XP
> (KB943460)"
>
> Immediatly after restarting, Google.com will not open in IE anymore. It
> opens fine on my other computer & I did not download any updates on that
> PC.
> They are both Windows PCs with XP and IE 6.0.29...
>
> A few other websites are either running very slow or not opening at all.
> I
> uninstalled the security update and that had no effect. I can't seem to
> uninstall the malicious software removal tool because there is nothing in
> my
> programs list named that. Based on the description, I think that is just
> a
> program that runs once and goes away. It must have run, screwed up my IE,
> and then gone away... I'm guessing. I tried to reinstall IE 6.0 but it
> says i have a newer version of IE on my PC and it will not let me. I do
> not want to install 7.0 if possible (and I'm not sure that will solve the
> problem if not create more) I deleted all of my offline files, cookies,
> etc...but still cant see google or a few other websites.
>
> There are some articles on the page "http://ezinearticles.com/" that now
> take about 3 minutes to load on this computer. Yesterday, they loaded in
> seconds. On my other computer, they also loaded in seconds.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

"PA Bear" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>
> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

PA Bear
It is not like you to make such an unfair comment to this poster.

Rgds
Antioch

"ender" <> schrieb:
> Ottmar Freudenberger;3309529 Wrote:
>>
>> LOL, that's definitly not an issue related to KB890830 anyhow.
>> You may wanna talk back with your ISP ("provider") after having a look
>> into the "security" applications running in the background and the DNS
>> settings of your connection.

> Ottmar, if you're working in networking, you're lost...

I do and I'm not.

> I just installed the update,

*Which* one? Ah, I see, you're talking about KB943460 while the thread
starter "Jack" stated he has installed the MSRT update only.

> IE7 stopped working.

Error message? Tried the very same starting IE7 without extensions -ehm-
AddOns (iexplore.exe -extoff)?

> In my case, uninstalling the security update from
> [drive]:\Windows\[$NtUninstallKB943460$] worked and IE7 is back on
> track now.

No repro here whatsoever. KB943460 contains a new shell32.dll *only*
and *nothing* correcting/influencing IE7 *directly* and nothing which
should/could prevent IE7 from connecting anyway. Once again: check your
IE AddOns.

> I would really really blow Microsoft offices for this one...

Well, do the same measures apply the other way around in case you are
on error? <eg>

Bye,
Freudi

In his identical thread in IE6 Browser newsgroup, Jack reports the issue was
resolved by rebooting his router.
--
~PA Bear


PA Bear wrote:
> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>
> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> Jack wrote:
>> My computer downloaded the "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool -
>> November 2007 (KB890830)" and the "Security Update for Windows XP
>> (KB943460)"
>>
>> Immediatly after restarting, Google.com will not open in IE anymore. It
>> opens fine on my other computer & I did not download any updates on that
>> PC.
>> They are both Windows PCs with XP and IE 6.0.29...
>>
>> A few other websites are either running very slow or not opening at all.
>> I
>> uninstalled the security update and that had no effect. I can't seem to
>> uninstall the malicious software removal tool because there is nothing in
>> my
>> programs list named that. Based on the description, I think that is
>> just
>> a
>> program that runs once and goes away. It must have run, screwed up my
>> IE,
>> and then gone away... I'm guessing. I tried to reinstall IE 6.0 but it
>> says i have a newer version of IE on my PC and it will not let me. I do
>> not want to install 7.0 if possible (and I'm not sure that will solve the
>> problem if not create more) I deleted all of my offline files, cookies,
>> etc...but still cant see google or a few other websites.
>>
>> There are some articles on the page "http://ezinearticles.com/" that now
>> take about 3 minutes to load on this computer. Yesterday, they loaded in
>> seconds. On my other computer, they also loaded in seconds.
>>
>> If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

"ender" <> schrieb:

> The following excerpt is from 'Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-061'
> (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS07-061.mspx),
> which is for _KB943460_: *Microsoft has only identified ways to exploit
> this vulnerability on systems using Internet Explorer 7. However, the
> vulnerability exists in a Windows file, Shell32.dll, which is included
> in all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

And now? Yes, I know the Bulletin text. What are you trying to say?
KB943460 does *not* influence IE7 directly.

> Also please note the start of this topic: My computer downloaded the
> "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool -
> November 2007 (KB890830)" *and the "Security Update for Windows XP
> (KB943460)"*

And none of these are causing the issues you're reporting.
In case you've "tuned" some TCP/IP settings (MTU and the like) and
are running 3rd party "firewall" software and/or using 3rd party
addons in IE, that's the direction you may want to look for, trust me.

Bye,
Freudi

"ender" <> schrieb:

> Sorry for saying that, but you're not worth it.

Thanks for slapping, love you too.

> Have it your way 'cos I'm not watching this thread again. I did my job,
> told you how. Id doesn't matter if it influence IE7 directly or not, I
> do not receive a paycheck from Micro[****]soft to troubleshoot this, so
> it is a waste of my time... kind of the same as you waste the air you
> breathe. Unfortunately I cannot do the same to you... as I did to the
> KB943460.

I'm so sorry for you that you're obviously not able to read nor under-
stand what has been written. And yes, there *are* killfiles for those
using a newsclient and not a more or lesse braindead webinterface for
the newsgroups (although there sometimes seems to be a relation with
the ones using a webinterface and the -ehm- capabilites of these web-
interfaces).

> P.S.: Just google "KB943460 +Explorer" and you'll see how many
> complains about IE7 working slow or not at all after KB943460.

And you may want to look for solutions to fix the *cause* for the issue
too. But keep on complaining and having a security hole wide open on your
system which will enable a bad guy to gain control of your system very
easy. This will be your personal choice until your system joins one of
those bot nets. If you prefer learning that the hard way, you will for
sure.

HAND,
Freudi