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Win XP Pro Data Source Object Exploit

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by oasisdiver 1 view

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I have a problem,
After running my spyware software "spybot one day
it informed me that I had an D.S.O.E. problem
and I selected it to correct the problem. After it did so I ran the program again, I always like to double check these things, anyways it was still there.
So I contacted Microsoft Support and their support person guided me to a link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318178. This link explains how to repair and reinstall Windows Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. After trying both methods and other guidelines and many emails later. The Customer Support Tech. had stated that the issue was out of his boundry and would process a request for advance support from an Advance Microsoft Technical Support Professional to tender to my issue.
After submitting some information and Product ID
The Tech. emailed me back stating that I had an OEM Version of XP Pro and to refer to the Computer builder to whom I had purchased from.
In turn I had informed The Tech. that I was the OEM That I have been building systems for over 10 years and I purchase the OEM operating systems
to install on the machines. Other than a clean reinstall Microsoft could not support or render my problem.

My Question is, Has anyone else come across this problem and have they found a solution for it.

Thank-you for your time and tech. support.

Bob ( OasisDiver@hotmail.com )

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by joseph moore

There is a very detailed discussion on this problem with Spybot here:
http://tinyurl.com/yqvkd
It details what Spybot did, and what the error in Spybot is. Apparently, this is a change to the ActiveX security setting in IE that Spybot does, but it does it incorrectly. There is mentioned an OS patch that makes this change by Spybot irrelevant, so it sounds like you are missing a patch also.
Anyway, go to the link and read the thread for details. I think it will help you.

PS: when you posted the MS Support link, how did you do that? Did you just post the URL, or did you acutally type in A HREF tags, to get the URL to come up as a hyperlink, instead of just text like my link??? Normally, people can't post URLs that are active and clickable, only as text.

by joseph moore

Oops! Nevermind my question on the URL you posted and its clickability. Looks like TR went through some site updates recently to enable links.

by oasisdiver

Thanks Joe,

I have gone to the web URL that you have supplied
and have emailed Microsoft for a response to this problem.

Thank-you for your quick response, you earned the points.

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