[Ham-Computers] DSO Exploit Spyware ??

Jim Hill hro5-2 at cox.net
Wed Nov 24 01:31:40 EST 2004


Hi: I'm running two Dell computers, one a Dimension 4100 P3 1 GHz using Win 
Me, and the other an OptiPlex P3 930 MHz using XP Professional.  I run 
Spybot Search and Destroy (http://security.kolla.de/) on both to find and 
eliminate spyware.  Each time I run Spybot, DSO Exploit is listed.  It's 
identified as a data source object exploit, and lists the following 
registry 
entry: 
HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet 
Settings\Zones\0\1004!\=W=3

The description says:
There's a security hole in IE allowing websites to execute code without 
asking you first. You can find more information at 
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/   That site lists some fixes, 
but I don't have the knowledge to try them.

I checked my registry for
HKEY_USERS_DEFAULT\software\microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\Zones\0\1004, 
and the value in the data field is just two double quotes  ""  .  The value 
never changes.  So, maybe I don't have the problem even though Spybot finds 
them.

Has anyone else seen this entry?
Jim
    




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