HTA stop new vesion

Hi

Can read about it here:
SpywareInfo

for those that already use HTA stop there is a new version
To date only available from symtel, so far
http://www.simtel.net/product.php?url_fb_product_page=53731


Lonny

 

Any one know how this differs in protection compared to noscript.exe?
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/win.script.hosting.html

 

Thanks for the heads up lonny.

A preventative for this sort of malware http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/scriptsentry.asp

ScriptSentry throws up a warning if a script is about to be executed and asks whether to allow it or not.

Regards - Charles

 

Well Ive got to say I'm confused.
Yes script trap or script sentry would stop it locally, But I think not
when embedded within a web-page.
I'm waiting for the pro's at spyware info to continue with the thread, I don't just believe whatever is said by people that don't even bother to sign in,

Charles script sentry is what I had till someone here suggested
script trap,(maybe it was Mike?) it will also warn and ask but will keep tract of what you allow, if I remember correctly script sentry once you allow, it allows all of that type.
Script trap aslo when warning lets us scan with an av program, right there and then.

Lonny

 

Hey Lonny,

I run sript trap as well on a 9X OS. The link for script trap http://keir.net/scriptrap.html Don't know whether it runs on XP though, the program is dated August 2000.

Went into the sript sentry site to make sure of the types of sripts it flags:

quote
Script Sentry prevents against malicious scripts hidden in ShellScrap (hidden SHS and SHB extensions) files, Word/Excel macro viruses, malicious HTA files, and accidentally run REG files.
end quote

True, it will run a type of scipt once allowed, but you have to allow it.

I'm following the thread at Spyinfo as well.

Regards - Charles

 

New version??? According to the link, HTAStop 1.0 is over 2 years old. I've had 1.0.003 for a long time.

 

Last time I looked all the sites didnt offer the new version and only symtel did
But the info about it said it was the old one
check again youl see its realy the new one

Regards
Lonny
====================edited======================
Let me be clearer once downloaded it will say
created july 31,2003, 7:48,28
r/click properties
file version 4.0.1.0
Build 003
prduct version 1

 

Charles
Yes it is old so is out other choice script sentry
read the about link>
"All of the utilities here are 32 bit Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP based programs written in straight Win32 API using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and released as freeware. "

Lonny

 

***? Just tried to download the program. The d/l link doesn't work in Opera, Firebird, or IE. I click on it and exactly nothing happens.

 

I jusr tried it and just symtel they must be down

Lonny

 

Hi

Ive about given up worrying about this if ever i did,, I hadnt used hta stop but notice the new version so that is why I posted.
Welshjim there is one more message at spyware info, in case you handt picked it up.



I did notice at SpyBots forum someone mentioned that with hta stop new vesion enabled he couldnt use IE's repair
IT said such and such file was greater that such&such , and couldnt be repaired.
They dont know yet if this would effect windows update.I suppose it would for certian updates.
(I would quote but there forum right now is having problems

Regards
Lonny

 

Lonny Jones --Thanks for alerting me to the latest post at the spywareinfo. com forum. What worries me about using HTAStop is that it will prevent other programs from running, as you have mentioned, without giving any message about the reason.