Problem with Trusted Sites

[Trish]

Today, for the first time, *.0.0.0.0 appeared in my Internet Explorer 6
Trusted Sites list - without my having added it. Even after I remove it
from the trusted sites list, it reappears the next time I invoke the trusted
site dialog.

My questions are: 1) Is this spyware; how else could be happening? 2) How
volunerable does it make me? 3) How can I remove this address from my
trusted sites permanently?

TIA.

Trish

[mto]

"Trish" <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:bjgikp$i2cjk$1@ID-71925.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Today, for the first time, *.0.0.0.0 appeared in my Internet Explorer 6
> Trusted Sites list - without my having added it. Even after I remove it
> from the trusted sites list, it reappears the next time I invoke the
trusted
> site dialog.
>
> My questions are: 1) Is this spyware; how else could be happening? 2)
How
> volunerable does it make me? 3) How can I remove this address from my
> trusted sites permanently?
>
> TIA.
>
> Trish

Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times - even in
IE

Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free) Update
both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware to
ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a total
scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.

[Trish]

Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below), I
found my trusted sites in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can tell, my
problem is gone. Thanks again.

Trish
"reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
news:bjj4pl$3vu$1@news.grc.com...
> Trish wrote...
>
.. . . .
> IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges
>

"mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
news:9uWdndLP4NMs68GiXTWJhA@seg.net...
>
> Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times - even in
> IE
>
> Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
> Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free) Update
> both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware to
> ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a total
> scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.

[mto]

"Trish" <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:bjjfuq$jkgm2$1@ID-71925.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
> conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below), I
> found my trusted sites in the
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can tell, my
> problem is gone. Thanks again.
>
> Trish
> "reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
> news:bjj4pl$3vu$1@news.grc.com...
> > Trish wrote...
> >
> . . . .
> > IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
> >
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges

My issue with this solution, however, would be exactly what caused a change
in your registry settings in the first place? Thus my recommendations to
find the problem before you cured it.


> "mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:9uWdndLP4NMs68GiXTWJhA@seg.net...
> >
> > Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times - even
in
> > IE
> >
> > Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
> > Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free) Update
> > both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware to
> > ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a total
> > scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.
>
>

[Trish]

Good advice. But that means maximum security (all but shut down) 'til I
found the problem; and since before my security was as tight as I could
comfortably stand it (including a firewall), I'm hoping the vulnerability is
IE itself, and I'm changing over to Opera.

Thanks for your input.

Trish

"mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
news:T9OdnfbtYPlDVMCiXTWJjA@seg.net...
>
> "Trish" <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:bjjfuq$jkgm2$1@ID-71925.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
> > conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below), I
> > found my trusted sites in the
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> > Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can tell,
my
> > problem is gone. Thanks again.
> >
> > Trish
> > "reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
> > news:bjj4pl$3vu$1@news.grc.com...
> > > Trish wrote...
> > >
> > . . . .
> > > IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
> > >
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> > Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges
>
> My issue with this solution, however, would be exactly what caused a
change
> in your registry settings in the first place? Thus my recommendations to
> find the problem before you cured it.
>
>
> > "mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
> > news:9uWdndLP4NMs68GiXTWJhA@seg.net...
> > >
> > > Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times -
even
> in
> > > IE
> > >
> > > Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
> > > Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free)
Update
> > > both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware
to
> > > ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a
total
> > > scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.
> >
> >
>
>

[mto]

"Trish" <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:bjkq8p$k6s85$1@ID-71925.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Good advice. But that means maximum security (all but shut down) 'til I
> found the problem; and since before my security was as tight as I could
> comfortably stand it (including a firewall), I'm hoping the vulnerability
is
> IE itself, and I'm changing over to Opera.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Trish

Switching to Opera will not remove the already existing problem, just
camouflage it.

You aren't talking extended downtime here I don't think. My bet is that
either AdAware or Spybot will find it straight off. Those two are 10 minute
or less downloads even on a dial up and a couple minutes top to update.
Full scan of my 40Gig machine takes well under 1/2 hour.




> "mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:T9OdnfbtYPlDVMCiXTWJjA@seg.net...
> >
> > "Trish" <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote in message
> > news:bjjfuq$jkgm2$1@ID-71925.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
> > > conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below),
I
> > > found my trusted sites in the
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> > > Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can
tell,
> my
> > > problem is gone. Thanks again.
> > >
> > > Trish
> > > "reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bjj4pl$3vu$1@news.grc.com...
> > > > Trish wrote...
> > > >
> > > . . . .
> > > > IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
> > > >
> > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
> > > Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges
> >
> > My issue with this solution, however, would be exactly what caused a
> change
> > in your registry settings in the first place? Thus my recommendations
to
> > find the problem before you cured it.
> >
> >
> > > "mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
> > > news:9uWdndLP4NMs68GiXTWJhA@seg.net...
> > > >
> > > > Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times -
> even
> > in
> > > > IE
> > > >
> > > > Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and
Spybot
> > > > Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free)
> Update
> > > > both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set
AdAware
> to
> > > > ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a
> total
> > > > scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Trish]

Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below), I
found my trusted sites in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can tell, my
problem is gone. Thanks again.

Trish
"reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
news:bjj4pl$3vu$1@news.grc.com...
> Trish wrote...
>
.. . . .
> IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges
>

"mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
news:9uWdndLP4NMs68GiXTWJhA@seg.net...
>
> Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times - even in
> IE
>
> Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
> Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free) Update
> both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware to
> ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a total
> scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.