Proxy server settings

[Lil' Abner]

I've noticed lately (as I'm sure some of you others have) that some of
these rogue antivirus/antispyware installations are setting up a proxy
server entry in Internet Explorer which blocks or redirects internet
traffic. I don't remember how I first stumbled on to it but it is one of
the first things I check now. Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware are my
first tools to use and so far (as of today) neither of them detect or
repair that setting.

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[David Kaye]

"Lil' Abner" <blvstk@dogpatch.com> wrote:

>I've noticed lately (as I'm sure some of you others have) that some of
>these rogue antivirus/antispyware installations are setting up a proxy
>server entry in Internet Explorer which blocks or redirects internet
>traffic.

Happens all the time. This is why I launch IE after very malware removal
session. If it works then chances are everything is fine. If it doesn't load
a page, I check the connections and sure enough the proxy is turned on. On
the other hand, Mozilla will load pages, proxy or no.

[William Baldwin]

"Lil' Abner" <blvstk@dogpatch.com> wrote in
news:Xns9DC2C63D195A5butter@wefb973cbe498:

> Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware are my first tools to use and so
> far (as of today) neither of them detect or repair that setting.

Having a proxy enabled isn't a bad thing per se, so having an anti-
malware program simply remove a proxy would not always be the right
behavior.

[smurf]

William Baldwin wrote:
> "Lil' Abner" <blvstk@dogpatch.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9DC2C63D195A5butter@wefb973cbe498:
>
>> Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware are my first tools to use and so
>> far (as of today) neither of them detect or repair that setting.
>
> Having a proxy enabled isn't a bad thing per se, so having an anti-
> malware program simply remove a proxy would not always be the right
> behavior.

On every occasion i have come across this, the proxy box is actually has no
entry other then the tick, if the anit malware programme can detect that,
then it shouldnt be a problem.