Incomplete immunization - Internet Explorer 32 Bit Software Domains
I ran Spybot 2.4 immunization with administrator privileges and was able to immunize all categories except for Internet Explorer 32 bit software domains. Interestingly, Spybot was able to immunize the same software domains for Internet Explorer 64 bit. Please see the attached image of the immunization results.
I immunized a second time after disabling all my other antimalware protection software (Kaspersky Pure 3.0, Microsoft Security Essentials Version 4.5.216, and SpywareBlaster Version 5.0), but got the same result.
I have read the posts I found regarding the reasons for incomplete immunization and I don't have any of the blocking software mentioned installed on the computer. Could this be a problem with an Internet Explorer setting? If so I could not find the problem among the Internet Explorer settings.
I have Windows 7 professional 64 bit version with Service Pack 1 and numerous other updates
Internet Explorer version 11.0.9600.17239
Windows Defender is turned off
Internet options security is set to Medium-high with protected mode enabled
We have a second computer with the same software and same settings. Spybot was able to do a complete immunization on the second computer. I haven't been able to figure out what difference is between the 2 computers that prevents complete immunization on one of them.
Rightclick somewhere in the immunization window,select deselect all,then checkmark only \SOFTWARE (Domains),and click Apply Immunization.I've never had a problem immunizing Internet Explorer,but sometimes on Firefox one section is slow immunizing,so make sure you leave it for a bit,maybe 5 or 10 minutes.
If it doesn't work,did you get any messages/windows from Spybot saying it couldn't be immunized,or does it just sit there?
Hello.
I wonder if this might be a permissions issue on the registry key?That seems like that might be it.I'm not 100% sure on that,but it might be worth going for a look.
Have you ever been in the computer's registry before?And are you familiar with it?
If you are asking if I can search for a registry key and change a command line parameter or delete the key, yes I have done that a few times before, usually following instructions for a potential fix for a problem. I backed up the registry before making changes. So far I haven't made my computer unbootable or made a program unusable. Which registry edit program do you recommend I use?
It would just be opening regedit,and checking the permissions on the domains key,and perhaps changing permissions if it is incorrect.If you would like to do that,I'd give you instructions.
If you would rather not,then the websites listed in the registry as part of Spybot's immunization are usually the same ones Spybot puts into the Hosts file,making those bad websites unreachable,which also gives a form of protection.
The sites listed in the registry as part of Internet Explorer (32-bit) place those sites into Restricted Sites.
If you would prefer not to go into the registry,the unimmunized items could be left as is or perhaps put into Immunization's ignore.
It's completely up to you,whichever you are most comfortable with.
Incomplete immunization - Internet Explorer 32 Bit Software Domains
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