Content Advisor - blank entry

[Guest]

Hi,
I have Windows98 and IE6 on my Kids PC. I turned the content advisor on and
approved some sites that the kids can surf safely. After a while I noticed
that the system allows any site to be visited, even if the site is blocked in
the list.

The content advisor approved list had got a blank entry, which probably
causes this behaviour. I have tried to delete the blank entry, but it keeps
coming back instantly. I have run all the latest spyware & virus software and
the machine should be clean. When I deleted the ratings.pol -file and created
the approved list from scratch, the system started to work properly and the
blank entry stayed away for a few days, but now the problem has come back.
Anyone know how to get rid of this blank entry in the content advisors
approved list?

Regards,
Miikka

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Hi,
I have Windows98 and IE6 on my Kids PC. I turned the content advisor
on and approved some sites that the kids can surf safely. After a
while I noticed that the system allows any site to be visited, even
if the site is blocked in the list.

The content advisor approved list had got a blank entry, which
probably causes this behaviour. I have tried to delete the blank
entry, but it keeps coming back instantly. I have run all the latest
spyware & virus software and the machine should be clean. When I
deleted the ratings.pol -file and created the approved list from
scratch, the system started to work properly and the blank entry
stayed away for a few days, but now the problem has come back. Anyone
know how to get rid of this blank entry in the content advisors
approved list?

Regards,
Miikka

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of these programs ,
download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

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.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 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.

See also:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en
for the new Microsoft program which was previously released by Giant
Software.

See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

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
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx

 

[Guest]

I ran through Ad-Aware, Spybot, CWShredder, Symantec- and AVG Virus scanners,
but nothing suspicious was found. The problem was still there. It seems like
the ratings.pol -file just get corrupted at some point. I deleted the faulty
file once again and now it seems to work again. I will start to take regular
backups on the file, so I an replace it inte furure if the problem comes
back... I will post back here if I find some other solution to this problem.
Miikka