What's a 'DSO exploit' and how do I get rid of it?

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Hi Leo;

Tkx sooo much for your help with my question above - It gives me peace of mind to know that by doing the windows updates I don't have to worry about DSO Exploit - have a good one. )))))

Okay, probably I'm being an idiot, here, but... I'm using Firefox, but I still have IE on my machine because sometimes I have to use it since it has so many hooks into windows. I'm on crappy dialup and it takes forEVER to download patches, so I'd rather not if I don't have to. Must I do this if I never use IE unless I am forced and I have Zone Alarm running constantly? A further comment... I was going to remove DSO Exploit from my machine manually, but the location is so long that SpyBot doesn't display the whole thing. Am I missing some simple command to show the entire location?

many thanks

Is it just me or has Spybot not fixed??? I have version 1.3 of Spybot and have updated it several times so the definitions should be up to date - and the DSO exploit message keeps coming back! My IE updates are up to date so I am not worrying.

Thanks.

Read all the articles, I have noted experts comments and spent hours surfing, I do have all the patches updates sp2 etc however it took a manual edit to remove this pest, It is all very well saying keep updated or ignore it but why should we? microsoft has a patch i read, or its not a problem, as Im a gentleman I wont swear! I have spybot adaware spysweeper etc the list goes on and on, speaking as a relative necomer to xp It is no longer a pleasure to use my pc . sick of having to research and pay for software etc I do not really want a pc crammed with anti this and that! Im of two minds to pull the plug reinstall my system to its virgin state and not venture onto the net except via the public library , why cant some one write a simple program to automatically correct the registry error, I had to pay 20 pound to get mine done then I promptly backed up my pc so if it comes back i can sort it out, sp2 was supposed to be great solve most things NOT SO It should be made a criminal offence

i've run spy bot several times and it keeps finding dso exploit AND my internet doesn't work. iexplorer just goes to res:shdoclc.dll/dnserror.htm and doesn't find the page or reverts to wtn-eto.comhp.htm2id=632 and mozilla will allow me to access one page and then it stops trying to build new pages and outlook can't reach the server.
i've recently installed xp and installed updates so don't know what else to do.
plese help.

Is the new exploit going to be a problem.
Internet Explorer has become an even bigger security risk -- even on Windows XP SP2 -- with the publication of a new and extensive exploit. Security researchers have warned that the exploit -- which takes advantage of known loopholes in SP2 -- could allow an attacker to run script code on a user's system via a specially crafted Web page. The holes involved have been known publicly for more than two months, but previous exploit techniques required the user to take actions such as dragging an image from one part of a Web page to another. The new exploit is fully automated, requiring the user only to visit a Web page in Explorer. Other browsers and operating systems aren't affected. Microsoft has warned users to turn off IE's "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" option as a partial solution. The danger can also be lessened by setting security levels to high for the "Internet" zone or, as several security firms pointed out, using another browser. Researchers have identified three separate, but related issues in IE. The first problem can be avoided by disabling the "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" option, but the new exploit doesn't rely on this particular bug

I regularly check for and update (weekly) all Microsoft patches/updates along with any updates for spybot version 1.3. These products are right up to date. However, I continue to get the DSO Exploit in a number of registries when I run Search & Destroy. Thanks to all your information, I know I can safely ignore as I am up to date with all my updates etc. However,it is still very annoying. I thought the problem with the Spybot Search & Destroy program had been solved with a fix in one of its updates? Is this in fact, not the case? Am I missing something somewhere?

You can find the solution to your DSO Exploit problems here http://www.icervasoftware.ca/Home/DSOExploit.asp

I dont know what causes the DSO exploit. But if you go to Major Geeks downloads, there in the spyware section there is a download that will fix it. you must have the latest programme of spybot installed for it to work.

Leo, Thanks for the information. I have been trying to get this darn thing off of my registry for the past few days. Have done everything that I know of. Thanks for the information that it may in fact now not be a problem. Thanks again. Steve

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