Anonymous
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http://ffextensionguru.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/how-to-remove-microsoft-net-spyware-extension/
How To Remove Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension
Back around the end of January there was a Microsoft Windows Update (KB951847) that installed the SpyWare (done without user consent/knowledge and can not be removed easily) Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 extension into Firefox.
if you got firefox 3.6 you be ok
Anonymous
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delete fist go to Driver Cache then system,it say you like to keep bad files pick that,or you can stop it by control Panel > System > Advanced > startup and Recovery > writh debugging info Pick none,this is the best way as Dr Watson take time off if need back a click to fix.
try getting to it by Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > etc.
you're welcome...
but thanks to you & HD, i turned the damned thing off, too!...lol...
watcher13
Member
I might be able to help, Suki. If you're way ahead of me, I apologize. I think HD was also saying that the actual Dr. Watson file is hiding in your Driver Cache folder. Can't test that assumption because 1. don't have Dr. Watson and 2. the names of the driver folders are different in Vista.
"The story you are reading is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty at Microsoft. This is the city. I'm a cop. My name's Friday." Sorry, couldn't resist. (For those of you wonder what I'm babbling about, go here:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Dragnet%20AND%20mediatype%3Aaudio
and listen to an "old time radio" episode of Dragnet.)
Yeah, you'd think Microsoft would just offer the stripped down .net framework seperately from the bloated developer's pack that has all the extra crap in it. But that would make too much sense to Darth Bill.
sukibabe
Games Junkie
LMAO watcher, I liked that show.....and Colonel Potter was his sidekick(at least I thought he was, but they don't list him on your link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_T._Potter)!
I don't remember the radio show, but the Shadow knows!
Suki
pavid
gamer extraordinaire & knowledgeable computer nerd who likes to argue, but is still a very nice guy
Ummmm, Suki, I hate to point this out but Sherman T. Potter is a M.A.S.H. character. The Dragnet radio program was from the 40's and 50's and was turned in a TV program in the late 50's I think. I think Sargent Joe Friday was responsible for the phrase "Just the facts Ma'am. Just the facts."
Oh dear, I think my age is showing. :)
sukibabe
Games Junkie
I think that Harry Morgan played Joe's sidekick in the TV series, will have to dig further....
If I remember "The Shadow" then mine is blatant, %-)
http://www.tv.com/dragnet/show/644/summary.html
He did indeed play in the show with Jack Webb...albeit at a different time! I was just a wee one at the time that the radio was the only thing, then we got a big clunky black and white console from sears, complete with radio and record player!
Suki
I am getting to like hulu...
watcher13
Member
Glad when I can provide a smile, Suki. And I'm always happy when I can say "you're both right". As a big a blowhard as I am, I actually don't like to argue. As someone with a degree in broadcasting and an amateur historian, here's a little 411. As you likely know, many TV classics started out as radio hits. Gunsmoke is another example, and I Love Lucy came about because Lucy's first big success was a radio sitcom called My Favorite Husband. In fact, Gail Gordon - Mr. Mooney from the Lucy Show - was one of the supporting actors in that show.
Jack Webb's Joe Friday had more than one partner. The original radio partner was Ben Romero - played by Barton Yarbrough. The series, though still on radio, started on TV for 8 years in '51. Yarbrough died right at the beginning so they gave Friday a new partner. First, Ed Jacobs - Barney Phillips - then Frank Smith, played by Ben Alexander. Webb and Alexander clicked and Smith became the most well known partner.
And, of course, your already know you're right about Harry Morgan playing Bill Gannon in the color revival of the series. For my money, Morgan was the best sidekick. He was the best in playing low key yet quirky at the same time.
If you haven't already seen it, here's the Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(series)
Yeah, a lot of neat stuff on Hulu. You like sexy and suave guys? Check out Robert Wagner in "It Takes a Thief". That'll make your hubby jealous! LOL
watcher13
Member
Here's another one I'll bet you get a laugh out of:
A classic Johnny Carson sketch with Jack Webb making fun of the famous Dragnet dialogue style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCNTz72o4s
Anonymous
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How To Remove Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension you only find if you got NET Framework 1.0 & Firefox 2 you be OK with firefox 3 & newer I all set in Tools>Add-ons>Plugins (Disable) Npdsplay.dll > & Microsoft DRM 2 of Disable as I not need WMP on the NET or WEB.
Anonymous
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http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=24100
Remember that Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant add-on that Microsoft sneaked into Firefox without explicit permission from end users? Well, the code in that add-on has a serious code execution vulnerability that exposes Firefox users to the "browse and you're owned" attacks that are typically used in drive-by malware downloads.
The flaw was addressed in the MS09-054 bulletin that covered "critical" holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
but, as Redmond's Security Research & Defense team explains, the drive-by download risk extends beyond Microsoft's browser.
While the vulnerability is in an IE component, there is an attack vector for Firefox users as well. The reason is
that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installs a "Windows Presentation Foundation" plug-in in Firefox.
Now, Microsoft's security folks are actually recommending that Firefox users uninstall the buggy add-on:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4614%22%20target=%22_blank
For Firefox users with .NET Framework 3.5 installed, you may use “Tools”-> “Add-ons” -> “Plugins”, select
“Windows Presentation Foundation”, and click “Disable”.
as for NET.Framework auto up date you will get 3.5, I set up date on manual & say no to net Framework 3 & 3.5
Robert
StrayCat
Thanks hotdoge.
Funny enough minutes after reading your post I got a message in Firefox that some addons were blocked automatically,because they interfered with FF.
(Dotnet framework assistant,Windows Presentation Foundation and Google advanced toolbar)
Here's an interesting link to the Mozilla blocklist
Anonymous
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http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoft-add-on-832309.html
Firefox blocks, then unblocks, Microsoft add-on
On Friday, Mozilla announced it had placed the "Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant" add-on for Firefox on its list of blocked modules (blocklist).
watcher13
Member
Terri, have you seen this thread:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6361#post-65993
The new update badly messed up Copmom's system and others, too. I'd do the updates in manual, so I could pick and choose if I were you. She found on the web that this update has been crashing some XP systems and a system restore is blocked:
KB971486
I'd be cautious before installing that one!
Of course, you could avoid the Firefox killer that way, too. But you'd have to not get the .net fixes. Good ol' MS!
watcher13
Member
Just occurred to me, too, that you could used that suggestion that I posted in the other thread. Use something like Returnil or Windows Steady State when you apply the updates. Then, if there's damage, you can easily wipe it away. If they're good, you can make the changes permanent.
Anonymous
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Terri218 you not safe with IE 7 or IE as the same up date for All,There’s a fair bit of confusion circulating about what happened,
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-054.mspx
Remote Code Execution Critical Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-054 - Critical
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455) & Firefox
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522777
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_plug_in_puts_Firefox_users_at_ris
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Removal instructions for the first part are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707
This article describes how to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox from your computer.
This article also describes how to update the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for the .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 so that the component can be disabled.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707
The second part can be removed by deleting the folder:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707
How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation, all versions, for all applications. Reason: remote code execution vulnerability (see bug 522777).(or similar)
If you got Net Framework 1.1 or 2 you are ok but if you got 3 & 3.5 and firefox no good to check go to Tools options Applications & allso add-ons & look for (Windows Markup File) (XAML Browser Application) (Windows Presentation Foundation) if the up date fix you not see it's Critical so do check may come back so keep checking.
Anonymous
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http://clubhouse.microsoft.com/public/post/97bd9ec6-702c-4998-a34f-c22954c91ad0
MS09-054: IE and Firefox Attack Surface (Info & settings) IE & Firefox
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cecc62dc-96a7-4657-af91-6383ba034eab
IMPORTANT: After installing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 package (either the bootstrapper or the full package) you should immediately install the update KB959209 to address a set of known application compatibility issues.
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