root certificates

i seem tah have alot of certificates in windows 98se,that need updating. am not familiar in this area,could someone please send me thah link or tell me how tah update these...ty

 

Expired certificates usually still function fine. Are you seeing errors?

Depending on the IE version you run, somewhere in tools~internet options~content you should find a button to update certificates.

 

If an error message, click here
Or if you want to update the Root Certificates, go to windows update and look under the Recommend Updates, after you have it scan for updates.

 

ok...heres thah error..(The security certificate was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust,view the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority)....am also geting the error (page cannot be displayed)..but when i click on detect network settings,it goes to the page fine...also in my (internet options) it shows the root certificates,but underneath it it shows only (import and export) and an advanced option which really doesnt seem to be of any use. so can i still update them from here?..if so,how?..i downloaded everything in windows update as far as recommended updates and critical updates go. and my time and date in control panel is set right???? HELP!!

 

If you originally opted not to trust the issuing authority for a certificate, I really don't see how trying to get an updated version of a certificate from a company you don't trust would help.

 

I think you have an entirely different problem, due to an attempted install of some sort of software which you apparently stopped, and I believe something else did a drive by install.
I recommmend getting Spybot, the link is below, and install it. Update it first, then have it Check for Problems, and remove everything already checked off.
Then download HijackThis, the link is below. Go into Windows Explorer and left click on C:\Programs Files, then go to then to the toolbar at File, then New\Folder, name it Hijack, and unzip Hijackthis into that folder. Have it do a scan, then when it is done, the Scan button changes into Save Log. It will then open in Notepad, copy and paste the entire thing on here.

 

results from hijack this

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 9:16:10 PM, on 5/19/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE
C:\MY DOCUMENTS\AVATARSOFT\BACK2ZIP\BACK2ZIP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\ZLCLIENT.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\05UF4D2F\HIJACKTHIS[1]\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 6.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: AlxTB BHO - {F1FABE79-25FC-46de-8C5A-2C6DB9D64333} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ALXTB1.DLL (file missing)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHELPER.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: MSN Toolbar - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MSN TOOLBAR\01.01.1629.0\EN-US\MSNTB.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CriticalUpdate] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe
O4 - Startup: Back2zip.lnk = C:\My Documents\AvatarSoft\Back2zip\Back2zip.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Mail to a Friend... - http://client.alexa.com/holiday/script/actions/mailto.htm
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?38122.5312037037
O16 - DPF: {AE1C01E3-0283-11D3-9B3F-00C04F8EF466} (HeartbeatCtl Class) - http://fdl.msn.com/zone/datafiles/heartbeat.cab

 

Put HijackThis into it's own folder, do a new scan, and put a check in the box next to these, then click fix selected.

O2 - BHO: AlxTB BHO - {F1FABE79-25FC-46de-8C5A-2C6DB9D64333} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ALXTB1.DLL (file missing)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Mail to a Friend... - http://client.alexa.com/holiday/scr...ions/mailto.htm

Restart in Dos Mode, and do these commands, pressing Enter at the end of each line.
smartdrv
deltree c:\windows\applog\*.*
deltree c:\windows\cookies
deltree c:\windows\history
deltree c:\windows\temp
deltree c:\windows\tempor~1
scanreg /opt
scanreg /fix
Type a Y that you want to delete, check your spelling at this time. When you get the message 'windows has repaired you registry' after the last command, reboot.
Everything deleted will be rebuilt, fresh and clean, and your system will be running better.

 

A Thnk You Note

would just like to say thankyou very much for all thah help. i did everything you said to do,and it fixed thah problem,and now muh computer works great!!!..i really appreciate all thah help and i would recommend anyone too visit this sight for help..thankyou so much

 

Cool, glad to hear all is well. I should have mentioned this, but now is a great time to defrag the drive, and it should do just a tiny bit better.

 

oh no!!! its back

i geuss it didnt get rid of it after all. thah same message is popping up again. it only seems too pop up when im in the *MSN GAMING ZONE*. and it doesnt pop up all the time. it seems like every other time that i get into it,it pops up. i have downloaded the root certificate a couple times into the trusted root section. but it isnt showing that i did it. for some reason its only in this area.
what am i doing wrong here?

 

This sounds like something coming from an ActiveX control, the beginning process of the install. An ActiveX control is a method for a webpage to install and run a program on your computer when you visit it. This ActiveX program does not run any other time.
When this control installs, you have a window appear asking if you want to install some program, and there is a check box to Always Trust this providor, along with a Yes and No button to click on. Is this what you are getting?
I do not think the problem is on your end at all. The root certificate on the website is expired. The certificate only means that the program has not been changed since it has been submitted to obtain the certificate, and they just never renewed it.
Just because an program has a certificate does not mean it is to be a trustworthy program, the Security/Virus/Spyware forum of this site is busy with some of this.
Just where abouts at the MSN Gaming Zone is this? As I went there, and the few games I tried to get this were Java based programs, not ActiveX so I did not get a prompt such as this.