In IE what does res:// stand for?
 

Exactly what the title says. For example most webpages start with http:// well im getting this thing invading my start page and its coming from a res:// and referring to a .dll file.

Can anyone help me out.

Sounds like spy-ware or Ad-ware, I would suggest running Adaware and Spybot to clean your system.

res stands for resource.

res://mydll.dll/(other variables pointing to where the object being called upon in the .dll)

That is used to call upon objects in dll files. I don't know of any reason it would be doing this on purpose, so I also cast a vote for spyware and/or a virus.

did you try resetting your home page? but yeah, sounds like you need spybot and ad-aware.

is it shdoclc? Totally normal.

Ive run Ad Aware and Spybot and niether have been able to find correct this issue. Next time it comes up ill post the URL its referring to.

Try finding & running HiJKaack This! & CWShredder, They can catch some things that Adaware & Spybot can miss.

http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip

BTW, ifyou're running IE, install the following patches to prevent this from happeneing again:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/ms03-011.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/MS00-075.asp

Great, now I have to run even more anti-spyware software...here I thought I was being so through having SB and Ad-aware... :rolleyes:

Here is the exact link it gives me when it resets my homepage: res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213

Inside that DLL is the html to all the popup pages I get and the homepage it resets to. Ive tried deleting this dll but it keeps coming back.

it'll be in your registry then.. I had my homepage hijacked then.. and no matter what I did it kept coming back.. annoying it was... only the latest adware seemed to be able to find it, update your adware and then give it another shot :)