Just tell Racktracker and do whatever he tells you to do - maybe you can re-download those files from Microsoft?
Oh, I hope so. I really hope it’s not a big fucked up mess.
I have been following this thread with interest, and I attempted to do this (I use Firefox). I created a js file containing only the line “user_pref(“network.enableIDN”, false);” and saved it as user.js in the same directory the pref.js file is in, yet I still get the spoof message when I test it at Secunia. Can you tell me what I missed?
Oh, and in case anyone cares, the files I deleted were cnetcfg.dll and hlink.dll. I was supposed to delete cnetcfg.exe and hlink.exe, but they weren’t there, and I thought they were the same thing.
See if they are in the recycle bin.
Nope, I emptied it after doing the clean up, and I’ve emptied it a couple of times since then.
I can’t vouch for the safety of these sites - I just found them in a google search but apparently you can download hlink.dll from here and cnetcfg.dll from here
Someone with your operating system should be able to send you the files if need be.
That is a totally cool site, and I’ve added it to my computer troubleshooting bookmarks.
I love this board.
Hmmmm…I’ll take a look at that site and see how trustworthy it is.
Thanks!
WeirdDave:
First off, do yourself a favor and never implement software modifications until you’re absolutely sure you know you’re doing it correctly. I’d hate to be even partially responsible for crashing your computer or fucking up your browser or whatever. As it is the fix in Firefox is rather different from the fix in Mozilla, but luckily I don’t think your modification of the user.js file has much of an impact. I would delete it anyway if I were you, just in case. Then:
Go into your Firefox profiles directory. This should be the same directory that contains prefs.js and user.js.
Use WordPad to open the file entitled “compreg.dat.”
Place a “#” symbol (without the quotation marks, of course) in front of any line in that file which contains the initials IDN. It should look something like this:
I don’t know how many such lines of code might be found in that file, but be sure to put a “#” symbol in front of each one.
Save the file, close and reopen your browser.
Retake the Secunia test to make sure it’s working.
Note that you must repeat this process after downloading and installing any new extension or theme, as the installation process always completely rewrites the “compreg.dat” file.
An alternative is to install the Firefox Adblock extension. Open the Adblock preferences and go to “Adblock Options.” Select “Site Blocking” and add the following filter.
This reportedly works like a charm as well.
In case anyone out there is curious, I’m not some kind of Mozilla wunderkind. All of this information can be found on the Mozilla forums, and I’m simply transcribing it here for the convenience of our patrons.
And, of course, because I’m such a nice guy.
Mr. Svinlesha,
Thanks for your advice. I was fairly confident I could undo anything that I did, and such was the case. I added the adblock filter and it seems to work fine. When I click on the test link, nothing happens, no new tab or anything. Thanks!
Maybe we could ask the mods for this to be a sticky?
Weirddave:
Nice to discover that us drooling lefties are good for at least something, eh, Dave?
Guin:
Have you finally managed to fix your problem?
Not yet, but I’ve got some of it done. I downloaded the files I needed, from Jojo’s link.