How to stop HTML link from updating computer

[John]

Sometimes I will click on a hypertext link while using
Internet Explorer and this causes a new link to be added
to my Favorites menu and sometimes even a registry entry
will be added to my computer. How can I prevent this? I
already am running a virus checker but it doesn't stop it.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

An antivirus program will not prevent security breeches or the
perilous addition of spyware to your PC.

How to Delete Cookie Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;278835

How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260897&Product=ie600

Stop the Invasion of Adware and Intrusive Spybot Spyware - Restore Your Privacy
http://spybot-spyware.com/

To secure your computer and prevent future security breeches,
consider installing a first-rate internet security program:

Norton Internet Security 2004
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2004
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install package

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Sometimes I will click on a hypertext link while using
| Internet Explorer and this causes a new link to be added
| to my Favorites menu and sometimes even a registry entry
| will be added to my computer. How can I prevent this? I
| already am running a virus checker but it doesn't stop it.

 

[John]

Thanks for the reply but I am more interested in
preventing files and registry changes being added to my
computer rather than removing them after they occur. I
already use Spybot and Adware and a firewall. But none of
these applications stop a web site from making the changes
I described which is what I really want. Is there a
security setting for Internet Explorer I can use to
prevent these things?