Dial-a-fix public update 4 and bonus: TheNotifier
- June 22nd, 2006
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Download: Dial-a-fix 2006-06-22 (md5sum: 6cad3d43cfc69f99d6b702b596aec31b) (and secedit.exe, if you need the repair permissions tool)
Edit: Oops, I had forgotten to give 'Auto-scroll' anchors, so it was floating around when you resize the log pane. This has been fixed and I re-uploaded the file. Please re-download :)
This is unofficially Release Candidate 1. Are there any problems left that I should address before releasing it, or any quick tools I should create at the last minute? I'm about read to start re-writing the wiki entries and prepping for release!
Changelog:
* Added new policies: DoNotAllowXPSP2, UpdatesDisableNotify
* Added Auto-scroll capability to log pane
* Made the text of the "Flush SoftwareDistribution" confirmation dialog clearer
* Fixed some typos
* Cleaned up some internal code structures
Here's a bonus program: TheNotifier. I need everyone who uses Windows 2000 Professional, XP, Server 2003, or Vista to run this program. All it does (for now) is:
* Lists all Winlogon/Notify entries
* Lets you jump to a Winlogon/Notify registry entry
* Allows you to filter out the "known-good" entries
What I need people to do is:
1) Checkmark "Hide known".
2) Comment on this post and let me know the Key and the DLLName of anything that still shows up after hiding known (unless someone already posted yours, or unless it's blank – blank is good).
That's pretty much it. This is going to help me with a future spyware-removal application. Thanks!
Edit: forgot to mention – there is now a DjLizard.net software forum over at Lunarsoft.net.
TheNotifier changelog:
2006-06-23: v0.0.0.22
* Added macdriveitunespatch.dll, mcpstub.dll, lmiinit.dll, navlogon.dll
Nothing was left after I checked it. Hooray. I think.
I updated the post to reflect that blank is good (not that finding stuff is bad, unless you're infected…)
:)
Key = MacDrive-iTunes compatibility
DLL = c:\program files\common files\mediafour\macdriveitunespatch.dll
New Notifier Entry for Stardock apps: Key is MCPClient , dll is mcpstub.dll at c:\program files\common files\stardock\
Cool program and it will be very helpful
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\LMIinit
C:\windows\system32\lmiinit.dll
LogMeIn Remote Control Helper
LogMeIn, Inc. (3am Labs, Inc.)
thought of inclusing some of the stuff from the repair section in tweakui?
a reset all security zones in IE to default values would be cool and etc (also perhaps a clear everything from all of the sites secion too?)
also for policies
NoLogoff should be removed? up to you
NoRecentDocsMenu should be removed imo
the control panel section in tweakui would be cool to be implemented, as i have seen certain cpl's get hidden
could you also improve the flushdns by adding or something:
nbtstat -R (Purges and reloads the remote cache name table for netbios)
nbtstat -RR (Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refresh for netbios)
arp -d * (clears arp)
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew (last 3 are obvious)
oh i forgot, can you add a hosts file resetter that recomplies it from scratch ? (hasnt changed since nt4)
I've re-uploaded TheNotifier with all of the above Notify entries supported. Re-download it and double-check that they get hidden when you click Hide known.
spud: I will look into most of that, thanks!
On a system that I do lots of virus scans, spyware scans, and other work (at work):
NavLogon, c:\windows\system32\navlogon.dll (Part of Symantec Antivirus)
WgaLogon, [null]
With this DaF, when I clicked Fix SSL/HTTPS, upon reaching the Register DLLs step, the DaF window hung (blank white window, "not responding"), while Windows endlessly prompted me to add a .NET passport (that is, the window continued to reappear after canceling it) until I killed the process tree.
I've never seen that happen before. Are you able to duplicate this problem if you run DAF again?
Does it begin immediately upon registering cryptdlg.dll ?
If you cancel the .NET passport dialog 18 times does it stop? (that's how many DLLs Dial-a-fix registers in this section).
I've never seen this happen before and I don't understand how it could be related to SSL DLL registrations ;)
edit: also, several of the larger DLLs (like initpki.dll) appear to lock DAF but are just working hard. I'm going to try to put registrations in a separate thread or something so that the GUI remains responsive.
secedit-sfx.exe ? I have downloaded this as your wonderful Dial-a-fix told me to do and then I ran it again but secedit-sfx.exe is still missing.
I must be doing something wrong?
This is an old post. The Dial-a-fix page is here: http://wiki.DjLizard.net/Dial-a-fix
secedit.exe comes with Dial-a-fix in the .zip file now, so you don't need to download anything separately.
Thank you
You solved my WindowsUpdate problems.
You're good !
Best regards
O.B.