Getting Bogus Error Message When loading web pages

Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
following script:
â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
and then click search.â??
About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??

I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?

Thanks,
pinger

Ms
Wed Jul 02 13:55:33 PDT 2008

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"pinger" <pinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> following script:
> â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the
> name
> Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> and then click search.â??
> About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
>
> I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make
> this
> pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
>
> Thanks,
> pinger
>

Big_Al
Wed Jul 02 13:54:11 PDT 2008

pinger wrote:
> Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> following script:
> â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
> Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> and then click search.â??
> About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
>
> I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
> pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
>
> Thanks,
> pinger
>
Is that a typo above. http:: ?? Should be only one :
If its not a type just correct the URL in the shortcut.

nass
Wed Jul 02 14:04:01 PDT 2008



"pinger" wrote:

> Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> following script:
> â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
> Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> and then click search.â??
> About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
>
> I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
> pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
>
> Thanks,
> pinger

Just a guess, you may have a trojan on your system, you mentioned you
scanned for Malware but not for viruses?
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2007-062007-0946-99


Try to make another shortcut before we go for more assumptions to see if the
other shortcuts may corrupted!

Unexplained computer behaviour may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2.... And also for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
Run disk clean up and then this command:
sfc /scannow get the XP CD handy it may ask you to insert it in to repair
what it will find.

Download the Hijackthis and run a scan then please send me the log at the
address below:
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php)
your log to:
http://www.spywareinfo.com
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
Reboot when it finishes.
HTH.
nass
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Nightowl
Wed Jul 02 14:15:39 PDT 2008

pinger <pinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Wed, 2 Jul 2008:

>Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
>Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
>following script:
>â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed
>the name
>Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
>and then click search.â??
>About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
>dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
>
>I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
>pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
>

If you use Firefox, see here:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=523670
and scroll down to the post by "jscher2000", > which explains how to fix
it, with helpful screenshots.

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pinger
Wed Jul 02 14:49:19 PDT 2008

Big Al: Sorry, yes, typo

"Big_Al" wrote:

> pinger wrote:
> > Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> > Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> > following script:
> > â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
> > Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> > and then click search.â??
> > About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> > dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
> >
> > I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
> > pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > pinger
> >
> Is that a typo above. http:: ?? Should be only one :
> If its not a type just correct the URL in the shortcut.
>

Elmo
Wed Jul 02 14:55:30 PDT 2008

pinger wrote:
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> Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and th=
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> following script:
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> Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start but=
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> I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make =
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> pesty thing stop doing what it=E2=80=99s doing?
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> Thanks,
> pinger

Use the URL, and HTM fixes shown here:

Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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pinger
Wed Jul 02 15:02:16 PDT 2008

Nass: Thanks for the reply. Before I go through all that, let me give you
just a little more info. I've used these sames shortcuts "forever.", but
just re-saved them on a new computer. I get the same warning with a site
specific message on any and all of the shortcuts I click on. When I began to
operate on the new system, before I connected to the outside world the first
thing I loaded was Norton 360 which always runs. I haven't gotten any
warning from that program regarding any issues....fyi. Also, my browser
is......er....ah.....Fffffffirefox, which is the same one I ran on my old
machine. I'll be happy to do all the things you mention, but wanted to
proffer the above information beforehand.

pinger

"nass" wrote:

>
>
> "pinger" wrote:
>
> > Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> > Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> > following script:
> > â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
> > Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> > and then click search.â??
> > About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> > dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
> >
> > I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
> > pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > pinger
>
> Just a guess, you may have a trojan on your system, you mentioned you
> scanned for Malware but not for viruses?
> http://www.symantec.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2007-062007-0946-99
>
>
> Try to make another shortcut before we go for more assumptions to see if the
> other shortcuts may corrupted!
>
> Unexplained computer behaviour may be caused by deceptive software
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>
> Go through these Cleaning steps:
> 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
> by doing this:
> Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
> Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
> On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
> General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
> Advanced
> Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
> Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> [&] Browsing
> [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
> Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
> culprit and update it or remove it.
> How to manage Add-Ons:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
>
> 2.... And also for malware from here:
> SuperAntispyware - Free
> http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
> http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
> http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
>
> Run a scan from here on-line:
> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
> Download Avast Cleaner from here:
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
> Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
> http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
>
> =How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
> interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
> Run disk clean up and then this command:
> sfc /scannow get the XP CD handy it may ask you to insert it in to repair
> what it will find.
>
> Download the Hijackthis and run a scan then please send me the log at the
> address below:
> (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php)
> your log to:
> http://www.spywareinfo.com
> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
> Reboot when it finishes.
> HTH.
> nass
> ---
> http://www.nasstec.co.uk
>

pinger
Wed Jul 02 18:33:01 PDT 2008

Nightowl: Bingo. That like nailed it. I reinstalled the version I had on
my old machine and, viola, the issue is gone. I can live with the older
version. I think I'll report the issued to Mozilla so if they want hey can
work on a fix, but for now I'll gladly work with the older version to have
the annoyance of that issue subside.

Thank you to all who offered assistance/ideas to solve.

pinger

"Nightowl" wrote:

> pinger <pinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Wed, 2 Jul 2008:
>
> >Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
> >Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
> >following script:
> >â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed
> >the name
> >Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
> >and then click search.â??
> >About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
> >dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
> >
> >I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
> >pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
> >
>
> If you use Firefox, see here:
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=523670
> and scroll down to the post by "jscher2000", > which explains how to fix
> it, with helpful screenshots.
>
> --
> Nightowl
>

Big_Al
Wed Jul 02 19:26:28 PDT 2008

pinger wrote:
> Big Al: Sorry, yes, typo
>
Dang! Thought this was going to be an easy fix. :-)


> "Big_Al" wrote:
>
>> pinger wrote:
>>> Iâ??ve got several shortcut icons on my desktop for websites I frequent.
>>> Which I click on them I get a dropdown with the name of the site and the
>>> following script:
>>> â??Windows can not find â??http:://www.xxxxxx.com. Make sure you typed the name
>>> Correctly and then try again. To search for a file click the start button
>>> and then click search.â??
>>> About a half second later, the web site opens without a problem, so the
>>> dropdown is bogus. It require manual closure, so is a nuisanceâ??
>>>
>>> I ran a malware search and the system was clean. Any ideas how I make this
>>> pesty thing stop doing what itâ??s doing?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> pinger
>>>
>> Is that a typo above. http:: ?? Should be only one :
>> If its not a type just correct the URL in the shortcut.
>>

HeyBub
Thu Jul 03 05:01:59 PDT 2008

pinger wrote:
> Nass: Thanks for the reply. Before I go through all that, let me
> give you just a little more info. I've used these sames shortcuts
> "forever.", but just re-saved them on a new computer. I get the same
> warning with a site specific message on any and all of the shortcuts
> I click on. When I began to operate on the new system, before I
> connected to the outside world the first thing I loaded was Norton
> 360 which always runs. I haven't gotten any warning from that
> program regarding any issues....fyi. Also, my browser
> is......er....ah.....Fffffffirefox, which is the same one I ran on my
> old machine. I'll be happy to do all the things you mention, but
> wanted to proffer the above information beforehand.
>

You know, of course, that Firefox calls home every day and rats you out?

Nightowl
Thu Jul 03 09:12:29 PDT 2008

pinger <pinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Wed, 2 Jul 2008:

>Nightowl: Bingo. That like nailed it. I reinstalled the version I had on
>my old machine and, viola, the issue is gone. I can live with the older
>version. I think I'll report the issued to Mozilla so if they want hey can
>work on a fix, but for now I'll gladly work with the older version to have
>the annoyance of that issue subside.
>
>Thank you to all who offered assistance/ideas to solve.

Glad you've got FF working again, pinger :-)

This bug has been around for a while now but peculiarly doesn't seem to
affect everyone. If you do upgrade and run into the same problem, it's
an easy five-minute fix though.

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Nightowl