[lit-ideas] Re: Programoplasty

Well! A load off my mind. Thanks greatly -

Lloyd Mitchell

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From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:40 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Programoplasty


> Lloyd asks: Well, now that you've mentioned SpyBot -
> 
> What is DSO Exploit, and why can't my SpyBot Search and Destroy get rid 
> of it? Even when I manually remove it from my directory it automatically
> immediately reappears. What is it doing to me or my system?
> 
> _____
> 
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=37139
> 
>  From the Spybot Web Site:
> Why does DSO Exploit return?
> 
> DSO-Exploit is a security gap in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook 
> Express. Microsoft did already close this gap with security updates, so 
> with current Windows updates and patches installed, it will no longer be 
> a threat to your system.
> 
> Spybot-S&D will still detect the DSO-Exploit, but instead of fixing it 
> for good, it will unfortunately again set an invalid value. Therefore it 
> will again be found with every scan.
> 
> This little bug in Spybot-S&D has already been repaired and the 
> respective fix will soon be available as a program update.
> 
> Re: what is a dso exploit?
> 
> The DSO Exploit finding in Spybot 1.3 has been a problem since that 
> version was first released. Spybot keeps finding the same items over and 
> over, even when you tell it to fix them because of a bug. The fix 
> doesn't apply because of a small error in the program. The Spybot team 
> is fully aware of it and have even coded a fix, but they just haven't 
> released it yet.
> 
> You may want to read this rather long thread over on the Spybot forum at 
> Net-Integration. (Note that NI has been on and offline a few times 
> today, but appears to be up at the moment):
> 
> http://forums.net-integration.net/i...showtopic=15308
> 
> Basically, anyone who has their system patched via Windows Update can 
> ignore this Spybot finding. All it's trying to do is set an IE security 
> setting to "disabled", but the bug is preventing that registry change 
> from being applied. That thread explains various work-arounds for anyone 
> who wants to do something about it themselves rather than waiting for a 
> Spybot fix.
> 
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