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 R2R NotPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-18
Long Beach, CA
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Re: WildCatBoy -- how did I do this? OK, first off here is where that message comes from. Essentially any page you go to on that site will generate that warning. To eliminate the warning, you must Enable "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" for the Zone that this site is in.
The site is trying to run a banner ad with motion. If you enable it, there will be an ad up top for "Cooler Guys" with the two fans turning. This ad is again a Macromedia Flash Player ad using ActiveX -- and it is NOT blocked by Martin's Hosts file. This is sounding very familiar, isn't it...
However, wheelert's page did NOT display this message. It had a different one -- and I will show it below. That message had a check box to allow you to "Always display" the message, or if unchecked, the message never displayed.
Why are these two similarly generated ActiveX controls or plug-ins both using Macromedia Flash (plug-in?) giving us two different warning screens? Where are these originating from?
When the warning message is on your screen, hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and notice that nothing out of the ordinary is running. My Process Viewer also shows nothing interesting. Where are they coming from?
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OZ, the box above the one you posted is simply empty (except the placecard) on that page -- what is it supposed to show?
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Firenz, welcome, yes I do have the "eyedog" patch installed. I am not sure I understand your opinion. If you only disable ActiveX in the Restricted Sites, then you WILL see someone else's ActiveX running on your computer for any site in the Internet zone.
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> Firenz, welcome, yes I do have the "eyedog" patch installed.
A logical assumption. If you were not security conscious you would not have posted 3000+ messages in this discussion group. 
> I am not sure I understand your opinion. If you only disable ActiveX in the Restricted Sites, then you WILL see someone else's ActiveX running on your computer for any site in the Internet zone.
Correct, but after installing the typelib patch, disabling scripting in IE Restricted Sites and setting your e-mail to the Restricted Sites Zone is ALL that is required to guard against KAK-type script worms. The instruction to disable scripting in ALL Internet Zones was overkill *for this purpose*.
However, I had ALL scripting disabled EVERYWHERE except Trusted Sites for years before the appearance of the first script worm. This is NOT overkill for me. I would not trust a total stranger to drive my car, so why would I trust a total stranger to drive my computer?
I am VERY security conscious, but as with all things in life, no matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn, and if you are prepared to listen there is always someone who knows more than you do to teach you.
Last month I disabled HTML e-mail, on the advice of the NOD32 Australia guys. This gaping security hole is obvious once you are made aware of it, but it is something I had not even considered: embedded self-executing script viruses like KAK cannot activate to their full potential if your browser is set to send only Plain Text e-mail. The worst that can happen is that the worm infects ONLY your own hard drive. Its mass-mailing payload cannot trigger, and the spread of the virus is halted at your PC.
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