ieew32.dll

I have it seems like hundreds of files in windows, many created at like 4am
when the teenager was on. Can anyone tell me what these are and if I can
somehow get rid of them. Is there another way to tell if they are needed
other than one at a time. An example of one of the files is in the subject
box.
Thanks lac

Thank you for your question. While this is not really a Windows Update
question, let me suggest a few things for situations like this one. While
Microsoft has its own firewall software for Windows XP SP2, there are
additional third party tools that are very helpful. Microsoft has posted a
new update called the Malicious Software tool and should work with antivirus
programs to combat spam.

OFFICIAL NOTICE: The following suggestions are not the official policy of
Microsoft Corporation, and are the personal opinion of the author. No
association between Microsoft Corporation and any other companies,
affiliates, partners, groups, individuals, or their products or any
endorsement of their products is intended nor should be inferred.

Websites have been visited by your computer and have very likely had
unintended software loaded onto it in the background. Some of this software
is called Ad-ware, or Advertising software. Some is called malware, or
Malicious software, and some are tracking software, designed to track every
web location you visit and develop a profile to target more advertising to
you. This is all unwanted and can be fixed. Here are some free remedies
for a personal computer (notice here I did not say for business use):

1. Ad Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
This program scans your entire hard drive much like an antivirus does, only
it also scans your registry and allows you to quarantine programs and
objects you do not want on your system.

2. Zone Alarm -
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...reezaspyfreeza
This program allows the user to lock down processes that are "unexpected" by
the user, including services on your personal PC that start performing like
a Server. You are given the option along the way of allowing or denying
this behavior, and the choice between one time, or remembering this choice.
While annoying at first to anyone used to roaming freely on the web, this is
invaluable to stop hidden software on websites from installing on your
system without your permission.

3. An antivirus program. There are many on the market, and it would be
unfair here to list the set of them.

With this set of software, many of the current problems on websites can be
reasonably eliminated, as long as everyone that uses the computer clearly
understands they are not to download or run software that they did not
purposely choose to run. What is nice about this situation is that there is
a log, and they are warned immediately before installing software such as
this.

Please let me know if this was helpful.

Sincerely,


Pat Walters [MSFT]

"lac" <> wrote in message
news:BC631FDD-38F1-4CE1-87E2-...
> I have it seems like hundreds of files in windows, many created at like
4am
> when the teenager was on. Can anyone tell me what these are and if I can
> somehow get rid of them. Is there another way to tell if they are needed
> other than one at a time. An example of one of the files is in the subject
> box.
> Thanks lac

Thank you Pat...
I am new to this site and found it a week or so ago through updates. I
looked for a place to ask these question and am not sure where to go. Do all
you experts (MVP<MSFT) work for microsoft or is this a hobby for you all??? I
have gotten helped everytime and it is a great place for a beginner like
myself.
About my question, I had spybot, cw shredder,aboutbuster and the new ms
tool. It took all 3 of the above to remove the aboutblank hijacker I had for
months. I took your advice and downloaded ad aware and found over 5000 more
items after running all of the aforementioned ones. After removing these I
still had all of thoise files in windows. I began scanning individually with
norton and saw that they were adware. I manually deleted hundreds of them and
then had application files that when clicked on were not valid windows
extensions. I took them out as well and this computer is running good so far.
It is frustrating that I have norton antivirus/firewall,
spybot,cwshredder,aboutbuster, and the new ms tool and still had over 5000
items in my pc.
Thanks again for the help and what catagory should I go to for these kinds
of problems??// What is a msft pat?
lac

"Pat Walters [MSFT]" wrote:

> Thank you for your question. While this is not really a Windows Update
> question, let me suggest a few things for situations like this one. While
> Microsoft has its own firewall software for Windows XP SP2, there are
> additional third party tools that are very helpful. Microsoft has posted a
> new update called the Malicious Software tool and should work with antivirus
> programs to combat spam.
>
> OFFICIAL NOTICE: The following suggestions are not the official policy of
> Microsoft Corporation, and are the personal opinion of the author. No
> association between Microsoft Corporation and any other companies,
> affiliates, partners, groups, individuals, or their products or any
> endorsement of their products is intended nor should be inferred.
>
> Websites have been visited by your computer and have very likely had
> unintended software loaded onto it in the background. Some of this software
> is called Ad-ware, or Advertising software. Some is called malware, or
> Malicious software, and some are tracking software, designed to track every
> web location you visit and develop a profile to target more advertising to
> you. This is all unwanted and can be fixed. Here are some free remedies
> for a personal computer (notice here I did not say for business use):
>
> 1. Ad Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
> This program scans your entire hard drive much like an antivirus does, only
> it also scans your registry and allows you to quarantine programs and
> objects you do not want on your system.
>
> 2. Zone Alarm -
> http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...reezaspyfreeza
> This program allows the user to lock down processes that are "unexpected" by
> the user, including services on your personal PC that start performing like
> a Server. You are given the option along the way of allowing or denying
> this behavior, and the choice between one time, or remembering this choice.
> While annoying at first to anyone used to roaming freely on the web, this is
> invaluable to stop hidden software on websites from installing on your
> system without your permission.
>
> 3. An antivirus program. There are many on the market, and it would be
> unfair here to list the set of them.
>
> With this set of software, many of the current problems on websites can be
> reasonably eliminated, as long as everyone that uses the computer clearly
> understands they are not to download or run software that they did not
> purposely choose to run. What is nice about this situation is that there is
> a log, and they are warned immediately before installing software such as
> this.
>
> Please let me know if this was helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Pat Walters [MSFT]
>
> "lac" <> wrote in message
> news:BC631FDD-38F1-4CE1-87E2-...
> > I have it seems like hundreds of files in windows, many created at like
> 4am
> > when the teenager was on. Can anyone tell me what these are and if I can
> > somehow get rid of them. Is there another way to tell if they are needed
> > other than one at a time. An example of one of the files is in the subject
> > box.
> > Thanks lac
>
>
>