Re: Weird IE6 behaviors

From: Gino (lets_at_have.org)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:59:19 -0700

PS
When I stated that the homepage on IE6 changes everytime, this doesn't
happen until some websites have been visited. I mean, if I set the Homepage
as blank, it will stay that way. It's just that some websites, which I
believe there are some with bad scripts, are changing them without my
permission. I'd like to apply a patch that is, perhaps, not yet available on
windows updates sites.
Thank you
Gino.

" Gino" <lets@have.org> wrote in message
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> I have WinXP Pro SP1 with Norton AV 2004 installed on a fresh system.
> No applications have been installed as of yet.
> Both the system and NAV have been updated with latest patches and updates.
>
> I assumed NAV was supposed to catch bad behavior while surfing the net.
>
> However upon surfing some websites, my system seems to behave as if there
is
> a security hole which hasn't been patched.
> IE6 has been automatically getting the Homepage changed. Even when I
choose
> a blank homepage, it changes when surfing some websites.
> I was unable to cut down which websites these are, but am I not the one
> choosing the Homepage?
> Shouldn't NAV catch some of these system attacks? (I have enabled for NAV
to
> catch spyware, joke and dial programs, scripts, etc).
> I have recently installed Ad-Aware 6 Pro, which, when run, hasn't gotten
any
> suspicious files that ran in the background.
> The only items it catches all the time is in the cookies, which are titled
> "Data Miner" cookies.
> I don't know what causes my system to collect these cookies. I havn't
found
> any help on the net, either.
>
> So what can I do so my IE6 can behave normally and secure?
>
> Please advise.
> Gino
>
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