REGFILE for greyed out Trusted Sites

**Curio** · February 24th, 2005, 11:32 AM

Some spyware is greying out Trusted sites access in IE security settings - this will correct it

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2]

"Flags"=dword:00000047

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**Big Booger** · February 26th, 2005, 07:15 AM

That is odd.. where did you find the fix?

**Curio** · February 26th, 2005, 13:53 PM

Find?

**Curio** · February 26th, 2005, 14:27 PM

I had a couple of PCs with some variant of CWS which adds a load of sites to the trusted sites zone. One site which caught my eye was crazywinnings.com. Once they are added to the TS zone the sites button on the TS zone becomes greyed out so you cannot alter or remove them. Originally I fixed them by finding the sites in the registry and then moving them to the restricted sites by altering the zone value from 2 to 4 under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\%unwanted-zone.com%] which is where the sites are stored. This wasn't a full fix though so I researched a bit into the zones themselves and by comparison found the right value - although on mine it is actually 67(dec), it changes depending on any selected values. As I am sure you are aware all of these dialog boxes are controlled by settings somewhere in the registry. The zone values are
0=My Computer
1=Local Intranet
2=Trusted Sites
3=Internet
4=Restricted sites

**egghead** · February 26th, 2005, 14:28 PM

Nice work Curio!

You are making some wonderful contributions to the forum

cheers!

**MSNwar** · February 26th, 2005, 15:11 PM

Curio, thanks for the tip. I realize this nextquestion is OT but it is bugging me.

I wonder, can the same or similar be done to remove or disable the new Google AutoLink and Yahoo Y!Q Toolbar Features?

Thanks,

Jeffery

**Curio** · February 26th, 2005, 21:46 PM

Whether those dialogs are controlled by registry settings I don't know, I don't use any toolbars myself. For google searches I have added this registry patch -
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
"provider"=""
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\ggl]
@="www.google.com/search?q=%s"
" "="+"
"+"="%2B"
"%"="%25"
"&"="%26"

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Once applied I just type 'ggl' followed by the query string in the address bar and it will open a google search i.e.
ggl password shadow intitle:"index of"
but then most of the time I would be using FireFox anyway. If you can find a 'flags' setting in the registry entries for the software it will be a control for something but messing around with it when you don't know what it does could have undesirable side effects. Third party addons often don't have registry settings that control them - it is down to the programmers.

**Curio** · February 26th, 2005, 22:00 PM

Should have stated you are not limited to searching google this way you can add any search engine or multiple engines if you get the syntax correct. Its pretty obvious how to do it.

**MSNwar** · February 27th, 2005, 01:13 AM

Thanks again for the tip. I have a project at scriptlance.com that better describes the process, http://www.scriptlance.com/projects/1108916558.shtml

February 24th, 2005, 11:32 AM	#1
Curio Triple Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 907	REGFILE for greyed out Trusted Sites Some spyware is greying out Trusted sites access in IE security settings - this will correct it ____________________________________cut Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2] "Flags"=dword:00000047 ____________________________________ cut

February 26th, 2005, 07:15 AM	#2
Big Booger Happy New Year! Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: JAPAN Posts: 11,909	That is odd.. where did you find the fix? __________________ Map yourself with TZ Frappr \| Booger's Blog

February 26th, 2005, 14:28 PM	#5
egghead Precision Processor Super Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: In Your Monitor Posts: 3,861	Nice work Curio! You are making some wonderful contributions to the forum cheers! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------

February 26th, 2005, 15:11 PM	#6
MSNwar FatPipez TZ Veteran Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 643	Curio, thanks for the tip. I realize this nextquestion is OT but it is bugging me. I wonder, can the same or similar be done to remove or disable the new Google AutoLink and Yahoo Y!Q Toolbar Features? Thanks, Jeffery __________________ Avatar by Brudda EggHead Your Host For Internet Marketing

February 27th, 2005, 01:13 AM	#9
MSNwar FatPipez TZ Veteran Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 643	Thanks again for the tip. I have a project at scriptlance.com that better describes the process, http://www.scriptlance.com/projects/1108916558.shtml __________________ Avatar by Brudda EggHead Your Host For Internet Marketing

February 26th, 2005, 13:53 PM	#3
Curio Triple Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 907	Find?

February 26th, 2005, 14:27 PM	#4
Curio Triple Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 907	I had a couple of PCs with some variant of CWS which adds a load of sites to the trusted sites zone. One site which caught my eye was crazywinnings.com. Once they are added to the TS zone the sites button on the TS zone becomes greyed out so you cannot alter or remove them. Originally I fixed them by finding the sites in the registry and then moving them to the restricted sites by altering the zone value from 2 to 4 under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\%unwanted-zone.com%] which is where the sites are stored. This wasn't a full fix though so I researched a bit into the zones themselves and by comparison found the right value - although on mine it is actually 67(dec), it changes depending on any selected values. As I am sure you are aware all of these dialog boxes are controlled by settings somewhere in the registry. The zone values are 0=My Computer 1=Local Intranet 2=Trusted Sites 3=Internet 4=Restricted sites

February 26th, 2005, 21:46 PM	#7
Curio Triple Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 907	Whether those dialogs are controlled by registry settings I don't know, I don't use any toolbars myself. For google searches I have added this registry patch - _________________________________________________________________ REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl] "provider"="" @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\ggl] @="www.google.com/search?q=%s" " "="+" "+"="%2B" "%"="%25" "&"="%26" ____________________________________________________________________ Once applied I just type 'ggl' followed by the query string in the address bar and it will open a google search i.e. ggl password shadow intitle:"index of" but then most of the time I would be using FireFox anyway. If you can find a 'flags' setting in the registry entries for the software it will be a control for something but messing around with it when you don't know what it does could have undesirable side effects. Third party addons often don't have registry settings that control them - it is down to the programmers.

February 26th, 2005, 22:00 PM	#8
Curio Triple Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 907	Should have stated you are not limited to searching google this way you can add any search engine or multiple engines if you get the syntax correct. Its pretty obvious how to do it.

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