Re: Computer has been hacked

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:37:38 -0700

I don't see any relevance in your reply. Perhaps this is a new spamming
ploy? 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"James Arrow" <netw0rk@rol.ru> wrote in message
news:1b8dea73.0309142342.4ad64edd@posting.google.com...
> LanTalk XP
> http://www.lantalk.net
>
> "Gunilla" <Gun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<efRP7MyeDHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > Thank you Kent. I didn't know about this utility, just what I have
been
> > wishing for IE!
> >
> > Cheers / Gunilla.
> >
> > "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:ewUr0vxeDHA.2464@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Yes, I think that is mostly correct. What I recommend is that you
leave
> > > the Internet zone settings at medium or higher and put web sites
that
> > > you trust in the Trusted Zone where you can allow javascripts and
> > > activex to run without prompting. I recommend IE5 PowerTweaks for
IE5/6
> > > including XP for the added toolbar commands to make putting sites
in the
> > > Trusted zone easy.
> > >
> > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Power Tweaks Web Accessories:
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/previous/webaccess/pwrtwks.asp
> > >
> > > This pack of Web Accessories adds:
> > >
> > > 1) an Offline/Online button to your toolbar
> > > 2) new commands in the tools menu to add sites to Trusted or
Restricted
> > > zones
> > > 3) a mouse right-click item to copy a URL onto the clipboard
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Gunilla" <Gun@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message news:%23FvLL6veDHA.460@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > So if we disable javascript in our IE options we
> > > > should have very difficult to load any website then?
> > > >
> > > > "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > > news:uC5iW%23ueDHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > You're right on track. The popups are caused by javascript
that is
> > > > > embedded in the HTML that the firewall lets through on TCP
port 80
> >  (and
> > > > > 8080 or 3128 or 443). If an ad blocker is blocking certain
pages
> >  from
> > > > > loading, IE complains with all it knows, which is 404, page
not
> > > found.
> > >
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