[dba-Tech] MS anti-spyware

John W. Colby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Feb 22 06:11:50 CST 2005


Or just use Firefox for the day to day browser.  

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:03 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] MS anti-spyware


Hi John

When in this mood, also go to this key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search

and remove Bill's idea of always looking up the MSN Search page when you
type in a not found URL.

/gustav


>>> john at winhaven.net 22-02-2005 03:21:34 >>>
It just gets better and better.
 
I just downloaded the latest iteration of MS anti-spyware and ran a scan to
see if its any better. (So far its lived up to about 1/10 of the media
hype.)
 
Oh my gosh! It found a browser highjack attempt (How exasperating! I have
Pest Patrol running 24/7 in order to keep those buggers out!)
 
Oops, never mind, it was just me --- deciding that my homepage shouldn't be
MSN.com (or whatever irritating homepage IE ships with). (I had changed it
to my own website's homepage.)
 
System scan:
1 item found
1 item ignored

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