popup blocker removal?

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Philo Hippo

Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
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Philo Hippo said:
Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm
afraid, and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and
warning me of active X's even though I am running my own web pages
from a local folder not even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could
through Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local
computer as well,, still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what
to prevent pop ups!!) and beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the
registry entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
Click to expand...

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
Thanks to you both Frank and Ramesh.

Frank I forgot to mention that I run spybot as resident.
Ramesh that solved it or I'm sure it will short of uninstalling sp2. the
problem is that I run the web pages from a local drive, ie:
c:\...\index.htm. What I do is test the web pages this way before testing
them within a broswer using IIS before uploading them (to
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/), and I find it a little stupid
that MS should consider web pages ran from a local drive to be dangerous as
opposed to from the internet say.
My point is that I have turned off the popup blocker for http addresses but
still get them for the locally run pages C:\..\index.htm?
Not very logical isn't

Thanks

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
Hi Phil,

It's not be the pop-up blocker, but the Information bar which appears for many other reasons. One of the common causes is that the HTML page containing javascript or initiates ActiveX control. Use the "Mark of the Web" workaround as said in my site. Adding the "Mark of the web" code will run the page as if it is under Internet Zone.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks to you both Frank and Ramesh.

Frank I forgot to mention that I run spybot as resident.
Ramesh that solved it or I'm sure it will short of uninstalling sp2. the
problem is that I run the web pages from a local drive, ie:
c:\...\index.htm. What I do is test the web pages this way before testing
them within a broswer using IIS before uploading them (to
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/), and I find it a little stupid
that MS should consider web pages ran from a local drive to be dangerous as
opposed to from the internet say.
My point is that I have turned off the popup blocker for http addresses but
still get them for the locally run pages C:\..\index.htm?
Not very logical isn't

Thanks

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
hi Ramesh,

Thanks for taking the tine to expalin things to me.

After setting all that I could thru Tools>options, etc,..., I do not egt the
warnings anymore, however after reading MS stuff on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/securebrowsing/lockdown_devimp.aspx I
an more comfused than before.

So now I have no popups which is fine, but at that cost does that mean that
I am (my pc) is vulnerable to attacks?
MS as usual is unhelpful but all being said thank you for your hindsight

--

Hope that helps,

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Phil,

It's not be the pop-up blocker, but the Information bar which appears for
many other reasons. One of the common causes is that the HTML page
containing javascript or initiates ActiveX control. Use the "Mark of the
Web" workaround as said in my site. Adding the "Mark of the web" code will
run the page as if it is under Internet Zone.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks to you both Frank and Ramesh.

Frank I forgot to mention that I run spybot as resident.
Ramesh that solved it or I'm sure it will short of uninstalling sp2. the
problem is that I run the web pages from a local drive, ie:
c:\...\index.htm. What I do is test the web pages this way before testing
them within a broswer using IIS before uploading them (to
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/), and I find it a little stupid
that MS should consider web pages ran from a local drive to be dangerous as
opposed to from the internet say.
My point is that I have turned off the popup blocker for http addresses but
still get them for the locally run pages C:\..\index.htm?
Not very logical isn't

Thanks

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
Hi Phil,

The "Mark of the Web" method is the recommended advice (as in the MS site) for Web designers. As you're testing the web pages locally, this workaround applies well in your case. Your system is vulnerable only if you enable the "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer" check box in Internet Options. http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


hi Ramesh,

Thanks for taking the tine to expalin things to me.

After setting all that I could thru Tools>options, etc,..., I do not egt the
warnings anymore, however after reading MS stuff on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/securebrowsing/lockdown_devimp.aspx I
an more comfused than before.

So now I have no popups which is fine, but at that cost does that mean that
I am (my pc) is vulnerable to attacks?
MS as usual is unhelpful but all being said thank you for your hindsight

--

Hope that helps,

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Phil,

It's not be the pop-up blocker, but the Information bar which appears for
many other reasons. One of the common causes is that the HTML page
containing javascript or initiates ActiveX control. Use the "Mark of the
Web" workaround as said in my site. Adding the "Mark of the web" code will
run the page as if it is under Internet Zone.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks to you both Frank and Ramesh.

Frank I forgot to mention that I run spybot as resident.
Ramesh that solved it or I'm sure it will short of uninstalling sp2. the
problem is that I run the web pages from a local drive, ie:
c:\...\index.htm. What I do is test the web pages this way before testing
them within a broswer using IIS before uploading them (to
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/), and I find it a little stupid
that MS should consider web pages ran from a local drive to be dangerous as
opposed to from the internet say.
My point is that I have turned off the popup blocker for http addresses but
still get them for the locally run pages C:\..\index.htm?
Not very logical isn't

Thanks

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
Thank you Ramesh for your time and explanations, I think I got the gist of
it now.


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Phil,

The "Mark of the Web" method is the recommended advice (as in the MS site)
for Web designers. As you're testing the web pages locally, this workaround
applies well in your case. Your system is vulnerable only if you enable the
"Allow active content to run in files on My Computer" check box in Internet
Options. http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


hi Ramesh,

Thanks for taking the tine to expalin things to me.

After setting all that I could thru Tools>options, etc,..., I do not egt the
warnings anymore, however after reading MS stuff on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/securebrowsing/lockdown_devimp.aspx I
an more comfused than before.

So now I have no popups which is fine, but at that cost does that mean that
I am (my pc) is vulnerable to attacks?
MS as usual is unhelpful but all being said thank you for your hindsight

--

Hope that helps,

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Phil,

It's not be the pop-up blocker, but the Information bar which appears for
many other reasons. One of the common causes is that the HTML page
containing javascript or initiates ActiveX control. Use the "Mark of the
Web" workaround as said in my site. Adding the "Mark of the web" code will
run the page as if it is under Internet Zone.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks to you both Frank and Ramesh.

Frank I forgot to mention that I run spybot as resident.
Ramesh that solved it or I'm sure it will short of uninstalling sp2. the
problem is that I run the web pages from a local drive, ie:
c:\...\index.htm. What I do is test the web pages this way before testing
them within a broswer using IIS before uploading them (to
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/), and I find it a little stupid
that MS should consider web pages ran from a local drive to be dangerous as
opposed to from the internet say.
My point is that I have turned off the popup blocker for http addresses but
still get them for the locally run pages C:\..\index.htm?
Not very logical isn't

Thanks

Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/

Hi Philo,

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi

Compag Deskpr0, pent II, 128MG RAM, XP Pro : SP2, IE 6

Recently I installed some updates, didn't really paid attention I'm afraid,
and now there is that rubbish in IE6, constantly beeping and warning me of
active X's even though I am running my own web pages from a local folder not
even using IIS or PWS.

I have tried reading the help file and disable all that I could through
Tool->Options and I even disabled popup for the local computer as well,,
still that stuff pops up (I though the idea what to prevent pop ups!!) and
beep and ennoys me a very big deal.

In short does any one know how I can remove that rubbish and the registry
entries etc..?

Thanks in advance


Phil

------------------------------------------

IT Analyst
SE1, London, UK,

http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget
philippeoget at yahoo dot com

Programming Excel: <a
href="http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/xl/InternetLinkOrganiser.zip"
target="_blank">The Excel A2Z Project: </a>
http://uk.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
 
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