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andrewwolfey
"Orin OrÃ*g" wrote:
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> August 31, 2005
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> The New Windows Update
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> The Zotob Worm struck right after Microsoft Corporation introduced its
> Windows Genuine Advantage, and created problems on my Windows 2000 Pro. My
> main concerned was the application error: event 407. This event removed most
> of the safe points or restore points on my Roxio Go Back 3.
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> Before the big corporations' computers were struck by the Zotob Worm,
> Microsoft issued critical updates. On these new critical updates, I noticed
> that the Internet Explorer 6 error reporting was removed and the automatic
> update reminder for KB823353 (an update for Outlook Express) kept on showing
> on my system tray, even when I was working offline. On the other hand, the
> new updates somehow slowed down the effect of the worm. However, it did not
> solve my computer's "event 407 error."
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> Upon subscribing to this newsgroup, I learned that I was not the only one
> who is having problems with the continuous appearance of the automatic
> update reminder for KB823353. I even wrote on one post that I turned off the
> automatic update reminder . . . but that was not really the solution to my
> problem on "event 407 error." Several persons have posted that KB823353 was
> not really installed . . . and the solution for that is to uninstall
> KB897715 first, then install KB823353 . . . and then reinstall KB897715.
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> Did I try this suggestion? No, not yet . . . because it sounded like a lot
> of work for me.
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> As the Zotob Worm continued to mutate, I watched the dramatic slowing down
> of my computer. It came to a point that I cannot access my ISP. And if I
> could access it, it would not give me my start page. Nevertheless, I could
> still read my e-mail. So, I thought, it cannot be Outlook Express and it
> could be the big thing, the biggest thorn on the side of Baby Bill . . .
> and that is <tada> Internet Explorer 6.
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> I went to my Internet Explorer 6 folder and clicked "ie6setup." And then I
> clicked "reinstall completely." After the installation, I was able to access
> my ISP again and began reading the new developments on this newsgroup. And
> then after two days, I began having the "event 407 error" again. And so I
> thought, I should check for new updates manually, just incase Microsoft has
> already conquered the mutating Zotob Worm. To my surprise, the Windows
> Update recommended reinstalling the following updates: KB897715, KB896727,
> KB823353, KB833989, 814078, Q329115 and Windows 2000 Roll-up 1,
> KB891861. It sounded like a lot of work, but like before, except for
> KB891961, I let the Windows Update to do the reinstallation. After that, I
> turned on my Windows Automatic Update. The reminder did not show up.
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> For two straight days, I encountered neither the "event 407 error" nor any
> update reminders. So, I thought, I should experiment. I reinstalled my
> Internet Explore 6 . . . I restarted my computer . . . and immediately the
> Windows Update icon appeared on the system tray while still offline. I
> checked its content and it was the same as above. It appears that every time
> Internet Explorer 6 is reinstalled the system is reset to the basic Internet
> Explorer 6. I did the installation of the updates one by one by myself,
> starting with Internet Explorer 6 cumulative updates. And because it is
> cumulative, I thought that the lowest number KB823353 should be installed
> first ( like what is recommended on this newsgroup.)
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> But why did the Windows Automatic Update icon appear while I was still
> offline?
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> The answer could be that the new Windows Automatic Update can scan your
> computer for the needed updates without going online. The good thing about
> it is that you know right away what update has been hijacked. On the other
> hand, the Zotob Worm works silently . . . it does not show any corrupted
> files . . . my Internet Explorer 6 was hijacked and I was not even aware of
> it.
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