November, 2005 | MyAntiSpyware - Part 3

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What is “Internet Zone” ? How to use “Internet Zone Settings” ?

Myantispyware team November 21, 2005 No Comment FAQ, Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

Most of the Internet Explorer settings that we’ll be configuring apply to the Internet zone. The Internet zone is the default zone that all web sites fall into unless the user explicitly adds them to another zone (e.g., the Trusted sites zone or the Restricted sites zone). It’s important to lock down the Internet zone

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Online Security Scanner from Microsoft – Windows Live Safety Center

Myantispyware team November 21, 2005 3 Comments Online Scanners

Microsoft revealed a beta version of its free on-line security scanning tool Windows Live Safety Center. The scanner, which currently requires the use of Internet Explorer, uses an ActiveX control to scan the visitor’s system for malicious software, open ports, as well as for non-security performance issues. Windows Live Safety Center is reminiscent of Microsoft’s

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Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 DoS vulnerability

Myantispyware team November 21, 2005 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

A potential vulnerability in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 has been publicly revealed by the French Security Incident Response Team. The organisation has drawn the ire of Microsoft by publishing details of a proof-of-concept exploit that targets the vulnerability. According to the author, a specially crafted request to upnp_getdevicelist

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Malicious .biz site and browser vulnerabilities

Myantispyware team November 20, 2005 2 Comments Exploits & Vulnerabilities

A user visited a webpage and got redirected to hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443.php (tt changed to xx to protect anyone from getting there…) Among other things… the page was obfuscated and many malicious bits of software loaded through javascript…. such as hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443/sploit.anr and hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/loadadv443.exe and hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443.hta and some sort of loaderadv443.jar and… http://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443/x.chm It looks like a bunch

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Protecting kids from spyware, adware and malware

Myantispyware team November 20, 2005 No Comment Malware removal, Tips

If your kids surf the Internet, chances are they’re going to want to download games, music, and other programs that may expose your computer to spyware or other unwanted software. Spyware is a general term used for software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer,

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How to show hidden files in Windows

Myantispyware team November 20, 2005 2 Comments Tutorials - HowTo

By default Windows hides certain files from being seen with Windows Explorer or My Computer. This is done to protect these files, which are usually system files, from accidentally being modified or deleted by the user. Unfortunately viruses, spyware, and hijackers often hide there files in this way making it hard to find them and

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Lock down your browser

Myantispyware team November 19, 2005 No Comment Tips

One of the most prevalent means for spyware and adware to be installed is through Internet Explorer. To prevent spyware and adware from installing without your knowledge and permission, you need to “lock down” Internet Explorer. There is a simple way to do this.

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IE-SPYAD: Restricted Sites List for Internet Explorer

Myantispyware team November 19, 2005 No Comment Free Software

IE-SPYAD adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once you merge this list of sites and domains into the Registry, the web sites for these companies will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or

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Here’s how to use the HOST file to block ads

Myantispyware team November 19, 2005 No Comment Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

1. Determine the location of your HOST file: Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Windows 98, Me = C :windows\hosts Macintosh: Mac System Folder or Preferences folder. (eg., Macintosh HD:System Folder:Preferences:Hosts) 2. Backup your HOST file – It’s a good idea to save your original HOST file in a safe location on your

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Immunize Yourself Against Sony’s Dangerous Uninstaller

Myantispyware team November 19, 2005 No Comment Critical patch, Malware removal

Jeff Dwoskin and Alex Halderman have developed a simple tool that can immunize a Windows system against the dangerous CodeSupport ActiveX control that we have written about over the past few days. The immunization tool should disable CodeSupport if it is already on your system, and it should prevent any future reinstallation or reactivation of

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