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    Default InternetExplorer: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)

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    Hi,
    Anyone know if this is anything to worry about?

    Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
    HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1579139565-534010669-2603711333-1006\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN\iexplore.exe!=W=1

    Thanks
    Last edited by sputnik365; 2007-03-24 at 10:03.

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    Default solved?

    sry I hadn't searched thoroughly enough.
    Found this.
    http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=6749
    Why would it have just shown up now?
    Thanks

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    Did you checkmark either of these recently?:
    http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...11&postcount=9
    (from this thread
    http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=6560
    Go into Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab > scroll down to Security (near the bottom). Uncheck these two (2) items unless you intentionally set them:

    * Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer
    * Allow active content to run in files on My Computer
    More info here,though it looks like msdn took the linked article down:
    http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...79&postcount=4
    Last edited by Zenobia; 2007-03-24 at 11:32.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zenobia View Post
    Did you checkmark either of these recently?:
    http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...11&postcount=9
    (from this thread
    http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=6560


    More info here,though it looks like msdn took the linked article down:
    http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...79&postcount=4

    Yes, did it, thanks ,as in thread I linked.
    It fixed it but I am puzzled as to why it should show up now when I haven't knowingly changed any settings:
    Microsoft!!
    Last edited by sputnik365; 2007-03-24 at 12:25.

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    Are you having any malware-type problems with your computer?

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    Not really, just one program that is trying to access the wrong IP adresses.
    But after above, I wonder. Spybot, icesword and blbeta all clean.

    Thanks
    Last edited by sputnik365; 2007-03-25 at 09:27.

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    Which program is trying to access the wrong ip addresses,if you don't mind me asking(sorry,curiosity got the best of me,lol)?

    Not sure why Spybot would just all of a sudden detect that if you didn't change any settings yourself.If you hadn't updated Spybot since before it began detecting Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer,and then just recently updated,that would be one explanation for Spybot finding it now.But,l see Spybot's been detecting Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer since sometime last Summer,so that's not likely.

    If you are concerned something malicious may have changed that .reg entry,and did suspect you had malware,you could probably get checked out in the malware removal section.If so,let me know,and I'd put the links for the instructions,etc. up for you.
    Last edited by Zenobia; 2007-03-25 at 11:17.

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    Thanks,

    LadbrokesPoker

    Done all the preliminary and all showed clean.

    OnLine Panda ActiveScan ok
    OnLine Ewido ok
    OnLine trendMicro ok
    Avast FalsePositive Win32:CTX pskavs.dll
    AVGAS ok
    Spybot-S&D ok

    I will post a HJT log if you think I should

    Thanks again
    Last edited by sputnik365; 2007-03-26 at 11:50.

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    If that were me and all those came up clean,I'd probably think everything was okay,but it's up to you.

    Spybot detects Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer: Settings because sometimes malware sets it to zero,but it's not always something malicious that sets that.

    You yourself would be the best judge,and it should be your decision.If everything seems okay with your computer,then you're probably good.If things just don't seem quite right,or you are feeling very uncertain as to why Spybot detected that,then these are the things to follow:
    http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

    And then,hijackthis logs get posted in this forum:
    http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
    hth.

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