Problems with Browsers in Win98SE OS

Start here:

Download Ad-Aware from here:
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
Install, UPDATE and run.
You may need to reboot and run again to clean all the nasties that cannot be deleted at once (“in use”).

Also excellent is SpyBot Search & Destroy available here:
http://www.spychecker.com/download/download_spybot.html
Install, UPDATE and run.
You may need to reboot and run again to clean all the nasties that cannot be deleted at once (“in use”).
You should also apply the "immunize" function, since it blocks roughly 1900 known 'bad' runs/apis/apps.

Even if Ad-Aware and SpyBot S&D are similar, they do clean different things. You should have both of them and use REGULARLY.

You can also install “preventive” software that will help you control these nasties:

SpywareBlaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Avoids malicious Active X installs.
Advantage: no system resources used!!!
Just download, install and UPDATE.

All of them extremely useful but you must keep them UPDATED.

Suggestion: Make sure you can see all files and folders and run Ad-aware and Spybot S&D in Safe Mode.

Download also CoolWebShredder, version 2.0:

http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Install and run it, with ALL browser windows closed.

Good luck,

Zee

Sounds like spyware!

Next we need to download and run some spyware cleaning software.  There are many different programs in this category, and below are listed the three that I feel are the most user-friendly.

Spyware cleaning is never perfect, and it is not unusual for one package to find items that another package missed.  Because of this I recommend running at least two different programs; preferably all three.

Explanations and instructions for each package can be found on their relevant sites.  Just make sure that, before you run the software, you have the latest library/definition file.

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/#free

Spybot-S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

If, after all of the above effort, the problem still appears to be there, try using HijackThis to assess your system.  You can find the latest download and some good instructions here:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

Once you have a copy of your log file visit here to have it analysed:
http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english

You will be told if you have any potential problems.

Regards,
Dave

Okay.  Will have to copy them from my XP comp and put them onto the 98.

Did something that maybe I shouldn't have to the 98 comp.

Went into Add/Remove and removed "SIDEBAR". (thinking it was something to do with one of those Lycos sidebar search things you get sometimes)

Now nothing will open.

When I restarted the comp it came up with a reinstall of the OS and I had to key in the Microsoft KeyCode for 98SE.

Did that and now it comes up with a box saying that EXPLORER has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
Looked at details of this say that there is an Invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31.

All I can say is  OOOOPS, what have I done?????

Perfect solution.

Everything works, browsers open, files open.

thank you.

my son especially thanks you as it is his comp and he plays his games on it.


cheers,
jazdrew

Great!

Glad it worked.
:)

Zee