An example , I was in my e-mail in-box %26amp; decided to check my bids on ebay. So I entered the ebay site into the web search bar at the top of the page and clicked search. A blank page comes up with a new tab showing connecting. At the same time the cursor turns into what appears to be a very miniature Internet Explorer page with a smaller yellow box inset at the bottom right of the IE page. The smaller yellow box that's inside the miniature IE box has a red bar across the top and bottom of it and is marked with a large red X. The cursor only changes to this for a few seconds..hardly long enough to see what it is. It moves when I move the mouse. The blank page continues to say connecting but it never comes up. I've tried to right click and left click on the little box but it disappears as soon as I click the mouse. ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS IS AND HOW IN THE WORLD I CAN GET RID OF IT???PLEASE HELP!!
What is this? Cursor turns into miniture IE pg w/yellow box inset w/big red X on it %26amp; pg doesn't come up.?microsoft exchange
Your computer has been hijacked. While it may look like it is doing nothing, while that computer is connected to the Internet, it is up to a lot.
You have Spyware or viruses, at least these are the most likely culprits.
You may need to take the computer to a competent technician and have it repaired.
You can try these steps on your own.
Click on "Start"
Click on "Run"
type in "msconfig". DO NOT USE THE QUOTES
Press the ENTER key on the Keyboard
A box will pop up
Look for the tab along the top of the box that is labeled "Startup"
Click on this tab and a box will become visible
In the lower right corner of this box, right above the "help" button is a button called "Disable All".
Click on the "Disable All Button"
Click on the Boot.ini tab.
Select Safe mode and also select "network".
Click on the "Apply" Button
Click on the "OK" Button
When the computer asks to be allowed to reboot, tell it OK.
The computer will boot into safe mode but you will still be able to get on the Internet.
Run Spybot and update it. Download all the updates and wait for spybot to shut down and restart.
When spybot restarts and gives you the interface, click on the immunize button to the left. If is tells you to immunize, click on the green plus sign beside the word "immunize". After it immunizes, click on the "Search %26amp; Destroy" button in the column on the left. Next, click on the "check for problems" button and start the scan.
When the scan finishes, choose the "Fix Selected Problems" and wait for it to finish.
What this does is:
The scan cleans out a large amount of the common spyware, and is a good first strike. Always scan in safe mode.
Immunize sets up Internet Explorer to block known spyware sites from gaining access to your computer. Even if you go to a website that wants to load spyware, your computer will refuse the connection, helping to keep it clean.
Unlike some of the posts here say, Spybot gets along with all antivirus software. Leave it on your system and run it once a week. Be sure to immunize each time.
So much for a first strike, now on to the heavy hitters: Viruses.
Forget Norton and Mcafee, they are awful.
Go to this page, and fill it out, choose the product "eScan Anti Virus (AV) for Windows"
http://www.mwti.com/feedback/form.asp?ur...
Load this up (it will load in safe mode), update it, and scan the computer. This program is free for a two week trial, and you can uninstall it when you finish using it. Or buy it for $25, the best computer money you will ever spend. If you buy it, set up the scheduler to update and scan each night.
RUN THE E-SCAN OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT RUNS CLEAN 2 TIMES IN A ROW.
After you finish go back and choose a normal boot
(Start%26gt;Run%26gt;type in "msconfig" without the quotes, go to Boot.ini. tab and deselect "Safe Boot", then go to the startup and click the "Enable all" button.
Let you computer reboot and have at it.
What is this? Cursor turns into miniture IE pg w/yellow box inset w/big red X on it %26amp; pg doesn't come up.?windows vista ultimate internet explorer
Say What? Huh? Quit confusing me....
Sounds like you got a spyware anti-blocker. Basically a spyware blocker is supposed to block spyware from getting onto your computer. This does the reverse by blocking normal stuff... most annoying.
Get yourself a copy of Mozilla Firefox (an alternate browser program). Use that to download Ad Aware or Spybot Search %26amp; Destroy (both are excellent spyware removers). Update whichever one you installed and have it scan your system. Follow the prompts and let it remove all suspicious files. Once it is done, try your internet explorer again. If it happens again, just use the Firefox as your main browser. It will actually work better!
