Registry Hacks Through Internet Explorer

Did you know that the registry is one of the most common targets and malicious software will attack through Internet Explorer?  Once these malicious programs gain access to your registry they can do whatever they want – from planting Spyware to watch your moves to leaving your PC unbootable.  Thankfully there are a few things you can do in Internet Explorer to keep your PC safer.

The first line of defense needs to be is to make sure your internet explorer security is set high enough to protect your computer.  Here’s a few changes that will help make your computer secure.

Open Internet Explorer, then go to tools – internet options – click security tab.  Start by making sure that the internet zone is selected, click default, and then slide the slider to medium.  Now you need to make a few changes to make sure you are totally safe.  Click the custom level button and then scroll down to the navigate sub-frames and set to prompt. 

Now click the advanced tab, scroll down to “enable install on demand,” and make sure that it is unchecked.  You also need to disable remote registry access to prevent malicious users from gaining access to your PC. 

Next click on the advanced tab and scroll down towards the bottom of the list where you’ll find disable remote registry access.  You need to right mouse button click and disable it. This will prevent malicious users who have managed to access an administrator account from changing the registry from a remote location.

By default, there are some reg files that automatically open and they contain information about your registry.  That means a malicious reg file on a website or email attachment could gain access to your registry if you accidentally allow them.  To make sure this doesn’t happen you can remove the direct association between your registry and the reg file type. Got to start – control panel – appearances and themes – folder options – click file types tab and then scroll down to the reg entry – highlight and click change and then associate it to notepad.

Internet Explorer is like a broken window that the bad guy can get in but by making a few simple security changes you can ensure that your registry remains safely out of the reach of hacks.

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