domain removal

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Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here goes. I'm not a
prude, by any stretch of the imagination, but it bugs me that my reg. ed. is
full of porno sites under domains in HKEY USER section. It's fine for most
folks but I'm not interested-too old.
I hit delete for all domains (keys, values, data) but I think I did this
once before. It's under MS software. Any permanent solutions? Yes, I'm
bored!

--
Thanks-Alan

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There has been no one else on this PC-I even installed XP PRO myself & I live
alone. There are no values attached to any of the sites. Does that help?
--
Thanks-Alan


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If you are seeing lists of porn site domains in the KEY_USER section of the
> registry, it's because the system was used to visit those sites, not because
> they were placed there by Microsoft. The permanent solution would be to have
> a discussion with the offending user.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "odeek9" <odeek9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49F78AA2-A1AC-441F-B34C-2075C57E6553@microsoft.com...
> > Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here goes. I'm not a
> > prude, by any stretch of the imagination, but it bugs me that my reg. ed.
> > is
> > full of porno sites under domains in HKEY USER section. It's fine for
> > most
> > folks but I'm not interested-too old.
> > I hit delete for all domains (keys, values, data) but I think I did
> > this
> > once before. It's under MS software. Any permanent solutions? Yes, I'm
> > bored!
> >
> > --
> > Thanks-Alan
>
>
>

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Download, install, update and run all of the following.

Ad-Aware
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/aawsepersonal.exe

Spybot search and destroy
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Ewido Security Suite Trial version
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Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en

If none of the above fixes the issue then download Hijack this, run it, save
a copy of the log file and cut and paste it back here to this group so that
I can analyze it. Ignore anyone who tells you to post it elsewhere. I need
to see it not them.


HijackThis
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/HijackThis.zip

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"odeek9" <odeek9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:90B840BB-27CF-4300-A4AC-9C795EB5038A@microsoft.com...
> There has been no one else on this PC-I even installed XP PRO myself & I
> live
> alone. There are no values attached to any of the sites. Does that help?
> --
> Thanks-Alan
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you are seeing lists of porn site domains in the KEY_USER section of
>> the
>> registry, it's because the system was used to visit those sites, not
>> because
>> they were placed there by Microsoft. The permanent solution would be to
>> have
>> a discussion with the offending user.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "odeek9" <odeek9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:49F78AA2-A1AC-441F-B34C-2075C57E6553@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here goes. I'm not
>> > a
>> > prude, by any stretch of the imagination, but it bugs me that my reg.
>> > ed.
>> > is
>> > full of porno sites under domains in HKEY USER section. It's fine for
>> > most
>> > folks but I'm not interested-too old.
>> > I hit delete for all domains (keys, values, data) but I think I did
>> > this
>> > once before. It's under MS software. Any permanent solutions? Yes,
>> > I'm
>> > bored!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks-Alan
>>
>>
>>

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odeek9 wrote:
> Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here
> goes. I'm not a prude, by any stretch of the imagination,
> but it bugs me that my reg. ed. is full of porno sites under
> domains in HKEY USER section. It's fine for most folks but
> I'm not interested-too old. I hit delete for all domains
> (keys, values, data) but I think I did this once before.
> It's under MS software. Any permanent solutions? Yes, I'm
> bored!
>
> --
> Thanks-Alan

Since you didn't provide a specific location within the
registry, I'm going to offer an alternative possibility.

Are you running Spyware Blaster on your computer? Have you run
Spybot S & D and used the immunize feature? Have you used some
other security application that is designed to prevent access
from certain web sites? If you have, then those entries in your
registry might be benign.

I have Spyware Blaster installed on my main computer. It adds a
number of entries to the Restriced Sites zone within Internet
Explorer's security settings. Those sites are then listed in
the following locations on my system's registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1801674531-651377827-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains

Of course, if you're finding these sites listed in other
locations within the registry then follow the advice Malke gave
you.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

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Why did you delete anything from the registry?

If you deleted any of the registry entries I listed in my
earlier response then you totally misunderstood the point I was
trying to make. The porn sites you saw listed in the registry
were put there by SpywareBlaster so that Internet Explorer
cannot open those web sites. In other words, seeing those sites
listed was a good thing. It meant that SpywareBlaster was
preventing your PC from accessing those sites.

Go back and check SpywareBlaster. See if the restricted sites
are checked. Also go to Start -> Control Panel and double click
Internet Options. Click on the Security tab. On the Security
page, click on "Restricted Sites" and hit the Sites button. You
should see all the sites that SpywareBlaster is blocking listed
there.

If you need to restore the registry settings you deleted, you
should use XP's System Restore feature as a first option before
resorting to a clean install.

Nepatsfan

odeek9 wrote:
> Nepatsfan, hi- You hit it right on the head! I've done
> everything all have suggested and there are no threats of
> any kind anywhere. But then I went to Spyblaster's
> restricted sites and guess what? All of the porn sites are
> there and not checked and/or protected. I think we fixed
> it! Thanks, so much, to all.
> P.S. I also removed zone map from registry and no sites now
> show up-we will see if that's a problem down the line. But
> I own XP PRO disc so a clean install is always an option
> --
> Thanks-Alan
>
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> odeek9 wrote:
>>> Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here
>>> goes. I'm not a prude, by any stretch of the imagination,
>>> but it bugs me that my reg. ed. is full of porno sites
>>> under domains in HKEY USER section. It's fine for most
>>> folks but I'm not interested-too old. I hit delete for
>>> all domains (keys, values, data) but I think I did this
>>> once before. It's under MS software. Any permanent
>>> solutions? Yes, I'm bored!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks-Alan
>>
>> Since you didn't provide a specific location within the
>> registry, I'm going to offer an alternative possibility.
>>
>> Are you running Spyware Blaster on your computer? Have you
>> run Spybot S & D and used the immunize feature? Have you
>> used some other security application that is designed to
>> prevent access from certain web sites? If you have, then
>> those entries in your registry might be benign.
>>
>> I have Spyware Blaster installed on my main computer. It
>> adds a number of entries to the Restricted Sites zone within
>> Internet Explorer's security settings. Those sites are then
>> listed in the following locations on my system's registry:
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1801674531-651377827-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>
>> Of course, if you're finding these sites listed in other
>> locations within the registry then follow the advice Malke
>> gave you.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan

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OK. Thanks for the clarification. Glad to hear everything's
running fine.

Nepatsfan

odeek9 wrote:
> Hi Nepatsfan-I didn't misunderstand you, although I very
> often do things with the PC I should not since I usually
> have little idea of what I'm doing. But fiddling with
> various features is what is fun for me. I bought the XP
> disc, & joined this group to help protect me from me. And
> it's all a great learning process. I had removed those
> entries from the registry prior to reading from
> you, but I had exported the registry xpriorn and then,
> later, imported. All is fine now. Be patient with those
> like me, my friend. --
> Thanks-Alan
>
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> Why did you delete anything from the registry?
>>
>> If you deleted any of the registry entries I listed in my
>> earlier response then you totally misunderstood the point I
>> was trying to make. The porn sites you saw listed in the
>> registry were put there by SpywareBlaster so that Internet
>> Explorer cannot open those web sites. In other words,
>> seeing those sites listed was a good thing. It meant that
>> SpywareBlaster was preventing your PC from accessing those
>> sites.
>>
>> Go back and check SpywareBlaster. See if the restricted
>> sites are checked. Also go to Start -> Control Panel and
>> double click Internet Options. Click on the Security tab.
>> On the Security page, click on "Restricted Sites" and hit
>> the Sites button. You should see all the sites that
>> SpywareBlaster is blocking listed there.
>>
>> If you need to restore the registry settings you deleted,
>> you should use XP's System Restore feature as a first
>> option before resorting to a clean install.
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>> odeek9 wrote:
>>> Nepatsfan, hi- You hit it right on the head! I've done
>>> everything all have suggested and there are no threats of
>>> any kind anywhere. But then I went to Spyblaster's
>>> restricted sites and guess what? All of the porn sites are
>>> there and not checked and/or protected. I think we fixed
>>> it! Thanks, so much, to all.
>>> P.S. I also removed zone map from registry and no sites now
>>> show up-we will see if that's a problem down the line. But
>>> I own XP PRO disc so a clean install is always an option
>>> --
>>> Thanks-Alan
>>>
>>>
>>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>>>
>>>> odeek9 wrote:
>>>>> Hi-I'm sure this will get some weird responses-but here
>>>>> goes. I'm not a prude, by any stretch of the
>>>>> imagination, but it bugs me that my reg. ed. is full of
>>>>> porno sites under domains in HKEY USER section. It's
>>>>> fine for most folks but I'm not interested-too old. I
>>>>> hit delete for all domains (keys, values, data) but I
>>>>> think I did this once before. It's under MS software.
>>>>> Any permanent solutions? Yes, I'm bored!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Thanks-Alan
>>>>
>>>> Since you didn't provide a specific location within the
>>>> registry, I'm going to offer an alternative possibility.
>>>>
>>>> Are you running Spyware Blaster on your computer? Have you
>>>> run Spybot S & D and used the immunize feature? Have you
>>>> used some other security application that is designed to
>>>> prevent access from certain web sites? If you have, then
>>>> those entries in your registry might be benign.
>>>>
>>>> I have Spyware Blaster installed on my main computer. It
>>>> adds a number of entries to the Restricted Sites zone
>>>> within Internet Explorer's security settings. Those sites
>>>> are then listed in the following locations on my system's
>>>> registry:
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1801674531-651377827-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
>>>> Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
>>>>
>>>> Of course, if you're finding these sites listed in other
>>>> locations within the registry then follow the advice Malke
>>>> gave you.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck
>>>>
>>>> Nepatsfan