Another for the computer whizzes

[Peter R]

Spybot has detected DSO-EXPLOIT. On removal attempt it ticks the item as removed but after going to other programs DSO-EXPLOIT seems to be still there.
!. What is DSO-EXPLOIT?
2.How dangerous is it?
3.How do I remove it?
Peter R

PS: Don't write too fast, I am a slow reader. Had a good education, just didn't learn much. Went to night school, can't read in the day time. What a lot of rot, but that's me.

[ozwinner]

Stop going to the sites, then you wont get these messages.

How do I know?
I just do.

Al

[gemi_babe]

Hi Peter,

Google is a great way to find anything about something. I just typed in DSO-EXPLOIT and came up with heaps of info. Some of the sites are...


http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cgi-bin...num=1082096807

http://ask-leo.com/whats_a_dso_explo...rid_of_it.html

I have google as my home page

[Grunt]

Have a look at this page. Basically is says keep your Windows up to date.

http://ask-leo.com/whats_a_dso_explo...rid_of_it.html

[Sir Stinkalot]

Peter R .....

Mine shows the same thing ... I recall chasing it up once and I think it basically said that it was a security hole that microsoft should fix ..... other than that no real drama.

In Spybot you can click on the problem and it will give you links to find out further information.

This is what mine said about DSO

Company: Microsoft
Product: Internet Explorer
Threat: Security hole

Company URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/
Company product URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
Company privacy URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/info/privacy.htm

Description
There's a security hole in IE allowing websites to execute code without asking you first. You can find more information at http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/


Stinky

[Sir Stinkalot]

Al is spot on about the

[RETIRED]

and while I was at it ... water into wine


Now, now. Settle down Son.

[bitingmidge]

Would've been about 9.00 pm , just before the nurse came round with his medication!

P

[vsquizz]

Al is spot on about the

Snot true, SWMBO goes to a lot of Scrap Booking websites and her machine gets loaded with the crap and I go to sites allnight an....Oh ...bugger..

[Peter R]

I have never been to a site, I don't own a pornagraph, and I have never been to a brothel 'cause I don't own a....well I do but I haven't taken it to a brothel, and I have never been to the moon....So there!!!

I might add, I was asking about DSO for my daughter-in-law who is too proud to admit, after comprehensive Tafe training on computers, that she is stumped by a little bug.

But thank you to all those fine chaps out there that answered sensibly. It is good to know that there is some sanity in the world.

Peter R.

[ozwinner]

I might add, I was asking about DSO for my daughter-in-law who is too proud to admit, after comprehensive Tafe training on computers, that she is stumped by a little bug.

Peter R.

Sooooo your son goes to sites????????

Al

[vsquizz]

I actually don't go to sites. Its this BB what has corrupted me. I never would have found the wicked weasel website otherwise....and thats tasteful lingerie, not so there. I was just looking at it for the missus....

[Peter R]

What a terrible thing to say, Al, probably true, but terrible. I didn't bring 'im up like that, I brung 'im up proper, with proper manners and proper lingo and stuff.
Lernt 'im well.

Peter R.

[ozwinner]

I actually don't go to sites. Its this BB what has corrupted me. I never would have found the wicked weasel website otherwise....and thats tasteful lingerie, not so there. I was just looking at it for the missus....

Wicked weasel Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Al

[vsquizz]

Its all Cliff's Fault