Hi all.
I have McAfee VirusScan installed, Windows XP SP2
The past few days the VirusScan Alert window has been popping up every few seconds, logging this error:
Pathname: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe::GetProcAddress
or
Pathname: C:\Windows\explorer.exe::GetProcAddress
Detected as: bo:stack
Detection Type: buffer overflow
Status: Blocked by buffer overflow protection
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I get one at least once a minute while actively using windows or the internet.
The problem is that (besides it's really annoying) I can't figure out how to stop the problem. I googled this and found several articles about vulnerabilities in windows and IE, but did not give any course of action. It does not appear to be a virus, but an application that exploits IE and Windows :GetProcAddress. McAfee's website offers no further help on the matter. Symantec (Norton) mentioned a trojan named CodeRed I and II and had a download to detect and clean, but I ran it and it said I was virus-free. McAfee finds no virus either.
Apparently buffer overflow protection prevents the overflow but basically, I just want it to stop popping up. I've looked at all the processes running but nothing looks out of the ordinary.
Anybody else have similar experience? Is there a non-reformat my hard drive solution?
Thanks
Wengang




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