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Join Date: Oct 2008
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OS: winxp
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Is this spyware or not?!
It's a new thing that is happening, and slowing my system substantially. Nearly every site I try to go to, this security window is popping up:
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
"xpsp3res.dll (Service Pack 3 Messages) is a component from the software Microsoft� Windows� Operating System version 5.1.2586 by Microsoft Corporation. xpsp3res.dll version 5.1.2586 has a file size of 2,048 bytes, and is most commonly found under the directory "$NtUninstallKB890046$" with a creation date of September 7, 2005. This is not a known spyware, adware, or trojan component. Microsoft Windows is the most widely used PC operating system."
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
Yes, but why do I keep getting the security warning that "the current web page is trying to open a site in your Trusted Sites list"? I realize that xpsp3res.dll is not in itself a spyware program. Why is every other web page trying to open it?
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Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Posts: 35,158
OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
Sounds to me like an issue with your Trusted Sites settings.
Ex Brit at McAfee support forums offered this to a user with a similar issue. It worked for that user. http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/showpos...12&postcount=2 Quote:
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 14
OS: Windows xp sp 3+Red Hat Linux 6.2E
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
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According to my Aviri yahoo.com is back-doored lol. So i uninstalled it. False positives can occure when heuristic pick up patterns in scripts patterns that it sees as suspicious. Like funky javascript. Anyway.... Code:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp3res.dll Last edited by koala; 11-11-2008 at 08:24 AM. Reason: fixed quote tags |
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Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
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I have several instances of this file on my machines, including one in system32
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 14
OS: Windows xp sp 3+Red Hat Linux 6.2E
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Re: Is this spyware or not?!
Well of cource i have it to lol
but OMG Quote:
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