Re: Software Registry: is "Advanced INF" legit Explorer?

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 10/07/05 

Date: 7 Oct 2005 08:40:13 +0200

Michelle <michelle775@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Lately I've been having a lot of adware entering the system, trying to
> install the common round of searchbars, popups and the like. There's
> been a number of attempts to hijack the Internet Explorer startpage,
> and I know at some points the msiexec.exe process has been used for
> this ( i haven't modified the browser myself or installed any MS
> updates for some time).

Don't use Internet Explorer. And keep you software up to date.

> I try to keep the malware at bay with Norton
> Firewall /Antivirus, Adaware and so far I've avoided really grave
> attacks.

Oh my dear.

> The other day I had a look at the registry and deleted some keys that
> were obvious adware

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx

> but registry is a place where you need to know
> exactly what you're doing and I'm not a software pro...

Then this will be futile, what you're trying.

> Now, next I found dozens of keys under the line HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> Software\Microsoft\Advanced INF Setup

This key stores information of Internet Explorer Setup. But it's not very
good documented; you find more about Internet Explorer Setup in the IEAK.

To solve your problem, better don't use Internet Explorer in the Internet,
and keep your software up to date. Use the Windows-Firewall.

After you flattened and reinstalled...

Yours,
VB. 

-- 
If class libraries are compared to animals, MFC is the slime-warts toad.

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