regedit/set permissions

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Dick

Hi and thanks for your time;
I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can set permissions
in my registry so that certain data miners cannot place
themselves in my registry anymore?
thanks again
Dick
 
Dick said:
Hi and thanks for your time;
I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can set permissions
in my registry so that certain data miners cannot place
themselves in my registry anymore?
thanks again
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Get Spybot Search and Destroy.. Run it and use it to install some of these
settings.
Get Spyware Blaster.. Use it to install many more.

Turn on that firewall...
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/home/using/howto/homenet/icf.asp
(It has been reported that it now works with AOL 9.0+)


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well.


And Assortment of Others:
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html


After you cleanup your PC somewhat of spy/ad/mal-ware, verify your antivirus
software is updated and run a full scan of your computer. If you have no
antivirus software - get one NOW! Grisoft AntiVirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)
- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
 
Hi and thanks agin;
I am using ad-aware and it is good, but the question I
was asking is if after ad-aware identifies the files for
me can I use the set premissions options in regedit to
manualy set permissions for a given type of file?
Thanks again
Dick
 
Dick said:
Hi and thanks agin;
I am using ad-aware and it is good, but the question I
was asking is if after ad-aware identifies the files for
me can I use the set premissions options in regedit to
manualy set permissions for a given type of file?
Thanks again
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As I said.. Get:

SpywareBlaster
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

This program will prevent you from getting many of the most common types
like you want. Manually you will never keep up. I know SpywareBlaster
helps prevent over 900 types now..
 
It all depends on how the "data miner" is being executed. You can set permissions in the Registry, but you need to be careful as well.

In Regedit, right click the key/sub-key in question and select Permissions. You'll see a list of users/groups that are currently assigned permissions. Some will have write permissions, some will have read permissions and some will have both. Your best bet is to uncheck the Allow box, rather than checking the Deny box, because, if you're not careful, you can lock yourself out of making changes in the future.

But your best bet is to use the Spyware removal tools.
 
Also remember that any "data-miner" (??) program that you are concerned
about would probably be running under YOUR account. So how do you plan to
block it out? It's better not to install these in the first place.
Contrary to popular belief, "spyware" and "adware" programs don't appear out
of nowhere.
 
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