Blocked Programmes

[Shutpa]

Sometimes when I try to connect to the internet, I get the message "Windows cant find any connections". I have discovered that if I go to an icon on the bottom task bar (Blocked programmes), click this, I get a window appearing (Run blocked programmes), click on this and up comes 'Adimon'. When I click on this I am required to enter user name, password etc. After doing all that I can then access the internet without further problem. I cannot understand why I have to do this only now and again. Any ideas as to cause and remedy?

 

[Shutpa]

Empip, Igorian, Spark123 (in alphabetical order) where are you guys? Please, can I call on you expertise yet again?

 

[Spark123]

Which icon in the taskbar are you clicking? Is it a firewall or something? How do you connect to the internet? Is it via a dialup connection or broadband? If it is broadband, how does this connect, via a network cable through a modem router? (I take it that it isn't a USB modem as you are using Vista?)

 

[Shutpa]

Which icon in the taskbar are you clicking? Is it a firewall or something? How do you connect to the internet? Is it via a dialup connection or broadband? If it is broadband, how does this connect, via a network cable through a modem router? (I take it that it isn't a USB modem as you are using Vista?)

Q1 Looks like an envelope with a red circle with a red bar running diagonally through it.
Q2 ?
Q3 Via broadband.
Q4 '' .
Q5 It is via a modem with a USB connection and yes, it is Vista.

Ta for your reply.

 

[empip]

No idea really.

But there exists a legitimate file, that is not saying yours, if you have it, is legit / safe :-

File Name: · ADIMON.DLL
Company: · Autodesk, Inc.
Description: · Heidi® OLE to ADI Port Monitor
Version(s): · 0.3.0.1760.3.0.1773,0,14,1763,0,14,177

Autodesk Inc are reputable Computer Aided Design peeps ... Are you /anyone at home, using/used their drawing progs .. for school - college- other ?

Have squint ADImon.dll

Beyond that, you describe a situation which I have no experience of, apart from - anyone been 'messing' with settings ?
Using malware removal progs? I have tried a few and mostly, on my machine, they point to some cookies, if there are any, and/or worst of all 'false positives' which, if I allowed the prog to 'clean up' without some research, may well have given me future grief...

 

[Shutpa]

Hi empip, thanks for your reply. I should have said that there are four users on this computer but the problem only exists on my user account. And no, I never 'tamper' on this computer. Will have a lok at the link you provided and see what I can discover there.

In may been a problem of Dells, or Windows or perhaps even McAfee. I'll keep my posting posted!

 

[Shutpa]

Tried the link empip but couldn't get past home page. Nothing would respond to clicking the mouse. Will try again later.

 

[empip]

Hi empip, thanks for your reply. I should have said that there are four users on this computer but the problem only exists on my user account. And no, I never 'tamper' on this computer. Will have a lok at the link you provided and see what I can discover there.

In may been a problem of Dells, or Windows or perhaps even McAfee. I'll keep my posting posted!

You may not tamper ! Beware of yoof !!
The link merely supports the fact that 'Autodesk' use the named ADImon.DLL file.

Unfortunately the usual cause of problems among us amateurs stems from - ourselves .. rapid button pressing- seeking simple answers to complex problems, messing, taking paths having closed doors behind us like deleting rather than renaming some files, using the 'big lever' to shut down !
The odd problem machine I have looked at has been laden with cookies, temp files, history and gawd knows what...

So what have you been up to that the other users haven't ?

 

[tim west]

Which user has admin rights?

 

[Shutpa]

Hi empip, thanks for your reply. I should have said that there are four users on this computer but the problem only exists on my user account. And no, I never 'tamper' on this computer. Will have a lok at the link you provided and see what I can discover there.

In may been a problem of Dells, or Windows or perhaps even McAfee. I'll keep my posting posted!

You may not tamper ! Beware of yoof !!
The link merely supports the fact that 'Autodesk' use the named ADImon.DLL file.

Unfortunately the usual cause of problems among us amateurs stems from - ourselves .. rapid button pressing- seeking simple answers to complex problems, messing, taking paths having closed doors behind us like deleting rather than renaming some files, using the 'big lever' to shut down !
The odd problem machine I have looked at has been laden with cookies, temp files, history and gawd knows what...

So what have you been up to that the other users haven't ?

DIYnot.com!!! I have absolutely no problem with what people access on their own computers but this one is squeaky clean.

 

[Shutpa]

Which user has admin rights?

Mrs B!