Spyware Blaster 3.2 Update

Hello everyone, I am running win 95 OSR2, WITH PENT 2 , my browser is IE 5.5. I updated SPYWARE BLASTER 3.2 today and I got the usual message saying it was updated. I than , as usual, clicked the update button again and it dowloaded and updated again instead of telling me the program is already up to date. I checked again and it updated again.

Than everytime I rebooted my computer I kept getting a message saying: "an attempt to change my home page had been detected" but it said the home page was attempting to be changed to the already existing homepage.

SO I uninstalled it and reinstalled it in case it had become corrupted. than I updated it and checked it again. I am still having the same problem except I am not getting the attempt to change the home page message anymore.

The only other unusual thing that happened was when I first turned on my computer I got an error message saying : The start up file IPHLPAPI.DLL file could not be accessed. This only happened once and did not occur again on further reboots. I checked the file IPHLPAPI.DLL and it is in windows/system. Anyone know why this is happeneing?

 

Hello Chas, how r u, I'll try option 2 and see if that works and because I have never attempted option 1 without Geek supervision.

 

Hey Chas, that worked. But when I rebooted out of safe mode I got another error saying,
A required .dll file DHCPCSVC.DLL WAS NOT FOUND.
I noticed that my slipstream program did not load up on start up. I was able to log on but neither of my browsers would go to any url I entersed so I went back to safe mode and copied the old IPHLPAPI.DLL file back. This file was obviously created when I installed my slipstream software from my new ISP.

So I am assuming this has nothing to do with my spyware blaster problem. I update spyware blaster and it tells me the update was successful. But when I click on update again , instead of telling me the program is already up to date, it updates itself again. This happens everytime I hit the update button. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling spyware blaster a few times and the same thing happens. Maybe the latest update doesn't work with win 95?

 

Hello Chas, NO the IPHLPAPI.DLL error only happened once. I did a search for the DHCPCSVC.DLL file and it was not found.

The slipstream program is a small program, 933KB, that I downloaded from their website that speeds up the compression rate pages are downloaded. The speed is adjustable, and I have it cranked up as fast as possible.

The only other thing I did was about 2 weeks ago I downloaded and installed , from Microsoft, the DUN 1.3 UPGRADE (dial up networking upgrade). I may have copied 3 files older than the ones already on my computer while installing it.

The wording was a little confusing . It said:

A file being copied is older than an existing file. Do you want to keep this file? this means do I want to keep the file being copied? I should say no, correct? Because I may have said yes.

If I uninstall dun 1.3 that should restore my original files?

I can uninstall both DUN1.3 and the Slipstream program than copy the new version of IPHLPAPI.DLL . Than I can reinstall DUN 1.3 AND SLIPSTREAM and see if the DHCPCSVC.DLL file is there.

Right now my computer is working normally, no error messages. The only problem I am having is when I try to update Spyware Blaster. Everytime I click on update it downloads and installs the latest update. Instead of giving me the "PROGRAM IS ALREADY UP TO DATE" message after the first update attempt.

I can update Spybot with no problems. However after the last SPYBOT update, I ran a scan and had 4 or 5 problems come up, like Avenue A and some others. I had Spybot fix them all.This was about 5 days ago.

I have also updated SPYWARE BLASTER on a regular basis with no problems. I update them both about every 10 days.

What a tangled web... Thanks to these jerks with spyware, adware and browser hijackers.

 

Hello Chas, another day, another problem. We never really established Eacceleration was causing any problems. It just shows up in my Hijack log. LOL

This new accelerator seems to work quite well. The difference in speed is really outstanding. I have been using it since July.

Can I get any missing .dll file from that link?

I have no appparent problems or error messages. Except the Spyware Blaster update.

So when I am installing something new if I get the "A file being copied is older than an existing file. Do you want to keep this file? " question I should say no?

Well thanks again for helping me and my antique out. I see all of you are just about ovewhelmed with this spyware garbage.

No matter how great the invention, someone, somewhere, will find a way to screw it up for the rest of us.

WHAT A TANGLED WEB!

 

I found a way around the DUN 1.3 thing. Microsoft has a DUN1.4 UPGRADE "THAT CORRECTS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE 1.3 UPGRADE"

Ya gotta love Microsoft. They know how to keep you hungrey for more.

Maybe I should search for a DUN 1.5 upgrade and save myself some time.

WHAT A TANGLED WEB!

 

I was going to check with you before installing the DUN1.3, AND SHOULD HAVE, so I wrote the message down. It was worded:
A file being copied is older than an existing file. Do you want to keep this file. Yes or no are my choices.

sort of confusing the way they worded it. Anyway the way it reads, it looks like (to me anyway) they are asking if I want to keep the file being copied.

I downloaded the DUN1.4 upgrade but didn't attempt to install it yet. In case I get the same message installing this, I wanted to see if , going by the way the message is worded I should say no or yes.

At the time the new version of Spyware Blaster 3.2 came out, I emailed Javacool's tech support and asked if it was compatible with Win 95 and they replied that it was. They also stated that I should uninstall the previous version first than install the new one. I have updated it about 3 or 4 time's since I installed it with no problem's. After I update it I always check it again to verify that I get the Program is already up to date message. That, of course, doesn't mean that there might be something in the new update that doesn't work with Win 95. I'll e mail their tech support again and see if they have any idea's.

The reason I asked about the .dll files is because you said in a previous post (#10) that after I fix the DHCPCSVC.DLL problem I might get other .dll's missing. I was going to ask you if I could just extract the file's off my win 95 cd. That answers that question.

I noticed that with both error messages the Slipstream program didn't load up on normal boot. Could these files have been installed by the Slipstream program? I checked properties on the IPHLPAPI.DLL file and it said it was created on Aug 12, 2004. Which is around the time I switched ISP's and installed it.

 

Hello Chas,

So yes is the answer, Too bad they didn't word the question a little clearer.

My computer is working normally , no more errors, so far. Knock wood.

Thanks again for taking the time to help me out.