peterk514
2008-06-01, 04:08
A couple of weeks ago I got the Smitfraud-c virus. A security expert on this site kindly walked me through the cleansing process, and then recommended a number of preventive measures which I implemented.
Last week my son discovered that we could not buy songs from Yahoo Music Jukebox anymore. I emailed them and asked for help. They suggested the following steps to change my browser settings.
Any opinions on whether these changes will leave me in a compromised state? If so, is it possible to easily toggle these changes on/off so my kids can buy songs?
Thanks in advance, PeterK
Yahoo Music Jukebox tech wrote:
I think your web browser configuration may
be interfering with the Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Let's try adjusting your
web browser configuration, which should solve the problem. This looks
like a lot of steps, but if you follow each one, it should be pretty
quick and trouble free:
1. Close all applications including your web browsers, or else the
settings may not take immediate effect
2. Click the "Start" button
3. Select "Control Panel"
4. Click on "Network and Internet" then "Internet Options." If Control
Panel is in classic mode, double-click "Internet Options"
5. Click the "Security" tab then select "Trusted Sites"
6. Click on the "Default Level" button then click the "Sites" button
7. Uncheck "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this
zone"
8. In the "Add this website to the zone" field, enter the following:
*.yahoo.com (please be sure to include the asterisk '*' in front of
'.yahoo.com')
9. Click "Add" then click "Close"
10. Select the "Privacy Tab" and click "Default" to ensure "Medium" is
selected
11. Click the "Advanced" tab (not the Advanced button)
12. Locate the "Browsing" category
a) Check the following options:
-Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)
-Disable Script Debugging (Other)
b) Uncheck the following options:
-Display a notification about every script error
-Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
13. Select the "General" tab
14. Click the "Settings" button in the section of "Browsing History"
15. Click the option marked "Every time I visit the web page" then Click
"OK"
16. Click the "Delete" button in the section of "Browsing History"
17. Click "Delete all..." to delete the Temporary Internet Files and
cookies from Internet Explorer (this clears your browser's "cache" of
stored files)
18. Check "Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons" and click
"Yes" to remove your Temporary Internet Files
19. Click "Apply" then Click "OK" to close the Internet Options window
Last week my son discovered that we could not buy songs from Yahoo Music Jukebox anymore. I emailed them and asked for help. They suggested the following steps to change my browser settings.
Any opinions on whether these changes will leave me in a compromised state? If so, is it possible to easily toggle these changes on/off so my kids can buy songs?
Thanks in advance, PeterK
Yahoo Music Jukebox tech wrote:
I think your web browser configuration may
be interfering with the Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Let's try adjusting your
web browser configuration, which should solve the problem. This looks
like a lot of steps, but if you follow each one, it should be pretty
quick and trouble free:
1. Close all applications including your web browsers, or else the
settings may not take immediate effect
2. Click the "Start" button
3. Select "Control Panel"
4. Click on "Network and Internet" then "Internet Options." If Control
Panel is in classic mode, double-click "Internet Options"
5. Click the "Security" tab then select "Trusted Sites"
6. Click on the "Default Level" button then click the "Sites" button
7. Uncheck "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this
zone"
8. In the "Add this website to the zone" field, enter the following:
*.yahoo.com (please be sure to include the asterisk '*' in front of
'.yahoo.com')
9. Click "Add" then click "Close"
10. Select the "Privacy Tab" and click "Default" to ensure "Medium" is
selected
11. Click the "Advanced" tab (not the Advanced button)
12. Locate the "Browsing" category
a) Check the following options:
-Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)
-Disable Script Debugging (Other)
b) Uncheck the following options:
-Display a notification about every script error
-Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
13. Select the "General" tab
14. Click the "Settings" button in the section of "Browsing History"
15. Click the option marked "Every time I visit the web page" then Click
"OK"
16. Click the "Delete" button in the section of "Browsing History"
17. Click "Delete all..." to delete the Temporary Internet Files and
cookies from Internet Explorer (this clears your browser's "cache" of
stored files)
18. Check "Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons" and click
"Yes" to remove your Temporary Internet Files
19. Click "Apply" then Click "OK" to close the Internet Options window