CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Hi everyone, I know that I installed IE-Spyad a few months ago as it was recommended by Nellie2. I have since had to use a Drive Image 7 backup for another problem that is now resolved. However, how can I be sure if IE/Spyad is installed or not?I have downloaded the latest version now, but when I either try to uninstall the previous version (if it exists) or install the latest version, I get the following error message :( (See screenshot) Any idea what this missing file is that the error message is referring to? I want to install it on my PC as I am using Internet Explorer, and I want to be as safe as I possibly can! :1zhelp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Hi CW you can check out IE >tools >options >security >restricted sites, should give you some indication if IEspyad has installed.Can't help with the error message, what stage does it show up at in the install/uninstall process ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Thanks for replying mark2 I get the error message as soon as I get to the IE-SPYAD install/uninstall utility, which I get by running the icon install.bat (circled in my screenshot) I am then taken to a menu and when I press either option 1 or 2, that's when the error message comes up.Regarding Internet Explorer, I can't find the 'restricted sites' list, so I was wondering if it makes any difference that I am using AOL's custom browser and not Internet Explorer (proper) :unsure: Any help would be most welcome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest be@vis Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Can't help with IE-SPYAD but, as regards the AOL browser - it's based on IE and, apparently, "respects" IE security settings. As long as the sites are listed in the registry - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings\Zone Maps\Domains and the REG_DWORD value is 4 you're OK. Sorry it doesn't help with your original problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Have you tried a Fresh download of IEspyad ?, just in case your download has been corrupted.Do you have IE on your start menuif so r/click then internet propertiesthen to security tab >restricted sitesfinally sites button You should find a long list of sites there if spyad has installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Thanks again mark2, Yes the download I was referring to was from a link from a webpage that I recently read, namely, Click here. The downloads I am referring to are around a third of the way down the page.I downloaded the IE-Spyad (original) file, so perhaps I should have downloaded IE-Spyad2 instead?Finally, yes the long list of sites are there in the Restricted Zone. In my case it starts with 00hg.com and ends with www.v61.comSo I have now established that I probably do have it installed, now all I need to know is why I can't download the new version :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Can't help with IE-SPYAD but, as regards the AOL browser - it's based on IE and, apparently, "respects" IE security settings. As long as the sites are listed in the registry - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings\Zone Maps\Domains and the REG_DWORD value is 4 you're OK. Sorry it doesn't help with your original problem.Thanks for your help be@vis. After using Regedit, I couldn't find the REG_DWORD value of 4 that you were referring to. I wonder whether this could be part of my problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest be@vis Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Click on the Domains plus sign to expand the folder, in there you will find the restricted sites - when clicked, they should display a REG_DWORD value of 0x00000004 (4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Here's what you will see in regedit CW the DWord value 4 indicates they are restricted sitesperhaps the latest IESpyad list is not installed tho, just downloaded on my system and begins with 000info.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 be@vis & mark2Thanks again. Yes I have done what you both are advising me, and when I expand the Domains folder, I do see the REG_DWORD value set to 4. Unfortunately, this is only on the top section, as when I get around half way down the list, the entries no longer show the REG_DWORD entries only the (default) REG_SZ entries. Does this mean that IE-Spyad isn't installed after all?This is getting a bit long winded to say the least :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest be@vis Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 You've got me there, I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that one. I've always worked on the basis that any value less than 4, in the restricted sites zone, is not good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Just out of curiosity I will post what I see when I get quite a way down the list in the Domains folder. On the other good entries, I get another entry underneath, the default one, namely:* REG_DWORD 0x00000004 (4) Oh well, I will have to manage without it. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 perhaps the latest IESpyad list is not installed though, just downloaded on my system and begins with 000info.comYes, you are probably right. Oh well, I will have to manage without it but thanks for your help anyway :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 CW if you go to your C/IESpyad folder r/click on ie-ads.reg> edit and scroll down to ********************NOT FOR EVERYONE********************it's a long way down ! check that all references above this line retain "*"=dword:00000004 as the last line.It could be the .reg file has been corruptedOh well, I will have to manage without it but thanks for your help anywaydon't give up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest be@vis Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 If it's the only entry that's like that you could create a new D_WORD value for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I see what you mean by the list being long :o I haven't got the patience to read every entry but by doing a quick scroll, I am pretty confident that everything is in order! So where do we go from here, if anywhere please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 If it's the only entry that's like that you could create a new D_WORD value for it.Unfortunately, around half of the Domain folder has the D-WORD entry missing, meaning that editing them manually would take me a heck of a long time :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 In regedit do there appear to be many set just as default ?I've just done a quick check on my system and only appear to have 1 default, that being the tucows reference.edit ... CW you posted as I was typingyou could make random comparisons between the list in ie-ads.reg and the relevant section in regedit if any are missing/incorrect then follow the next step belowTo add this list of sites and domains to your Restricted sites zone, either ; double-click on this file (IE-ADS.REG) (from the top of the page in ie-ads.reg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest be@vis Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 My apologies if you've already been there but have you tried this site? https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm it gives the info you required for the AOL browser and it may provide a bit more info to help with your Spyad problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I have just checked and all of them are set to default. Even the entries with their D-WORD value set to 4 on the second line, still have their REG_SZ value not set on the top line along with the wording default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Don't worry about the default value not set CW I have that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 My apologies if you've already been there but have you tried this site? https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm it gives the info you required for the AOL browser and it may provide a bit more info to help with your Spyad problem.Thanks be@vis for that, no I didn't read that section as I must have gone past it. :blush: I think the best thing for me to do now is go and read that particular section :rolleyes: I may be back, depending on whether I make any progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Don't worry about the default value not set CW I have that tooOh well, that's one less problem for me to deal with :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 After reading the article, it appears that I may need to uninstall IE-Spyad and download IE-Spyad2 instead. What do you think?Windows XP (all versions)-------------------------Some Windows XP users have reported that the IE-SPYAD block list does not show up in the Internet Explorer Restricted sites list. If this happens to you, uninstall IE-SPYAD as you normally would, and then download and install IE-SPYAD2, which a custom version of IE-SPYAD that should resolve this problem. IE-SPYAD2 can be downloaded from the same web page as the original IE-SPYAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I think you're probably covered CW,you could make random comparisons between the list in ie-ads.reg and the relevant section in regedit as a check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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