Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer?False-positive?

[MacPeter]

Hi,

One of the French-speaking users asked a question about this:

"Microsoft.Windows.Security.InternetExplorer"

He would like to know what he should do about this.


Thanks for your anwers.

[md usa spybot fan]

I'm sorry but that is only the name of the detection. It would be helpful to see the entire detection including the registry entry being examined. Please post a log of the actual detection the user is getting.

To do that:

• Run another scan.
• When the scan completes, right click on the results list and select "Copy results to clipboard".
• Then paste (Ctrl+V) those results to a new post in this thread.

Thanks

[MacPeter]

Thanks for your answer.

Here:

[md usa spybot fan]

The default setting for the following registry entry became "iexplore.exe"=dword:00000001 with the introduction of Windows XP Service Pack 2.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN]
"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000001

Spybot's detection indicates that the registry entry "!=W=1" (where "!=" is not equal and "W=1" is dword:00000001). In other words the value not set to the default value.

There is an explanation (relatively technical) of FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN in the following:

• Compatibility in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...psp2compat.asp

The bottom line is, if you did not intentionally change the default for some reason such as the following, I suggest that fix the problem:

• Pictures do not appear as expected, or you receive an error message when you open an HTML file on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/878461

[MacPeter]

Thanks for your answer.

If the user has more questions I'll come back to you.