"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.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>