Gary, do you have any idea how common it is for users to get sites placed
into their trusted zones thus allowing a hacker more access to a user's pc?
I have seen things like this happen before.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
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: If something like eBay doesn't work without enabling Cookies (as will
: happen with many sites, especially sites where purchasing is involved,
: or where you want to personalize it or set up an account) then I put a
: check mark in the appropriate box and allow the cookie to be set. You
: will see no more prompts for that site. Ditto, for sites where you
: *know* you never want cookies set, check the box and then refuse it. A
: list is kept in the settings that lists domains and whether to Always
: Allow or Always Block. Over a relatively short period of time, your
: machine will have "learned" when to set cookies and when not to--though,
: of course, any new site will prompt if it wants to set a cookie. Just
: remember--When in doubt, do not check the "Remember" box before allowing
: or blocking cookies. And look at the name of the domain that is trying
: to set the cookie. Quite often, it's not from the main page, but rather
: from an advertising inset.
:
: Other sites require other permissions, such as for Active-X. These
: permissions are based upon Zones, with most sites outside your local
: machine or LAN set to the Internet Zone where permissions are relatively
: strict. Super-restrictive permissions (block *everything*) are applied
: to the Restricted Zone, and some Spyware Blockers use that method in
: addition to others. A HOSTS file absolutely blocks a site by not even
: allowing access, period.
:
: For a long time, I was in the habit of declaring the more complicated
: sites that use a lot of Active-X, for instance, as Trusted Sites.
: Trusted Zone settings are more lax. However, it has occurred lately that
: even well maintained and trustworthy sites have been shown as capable of
: being invaded by hackers, which then can do pretty much anything they
: want based upon accessing your machine from a Trusted Zone.
:
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: Gary S. Terhune
: MS MVP Shell/User
:
: "Moonraker" wrote in message
: ...
: Hi Gary,
:
: The cookie blocking - Now I am on the settings you suggested obviously
: we
: keep getting prompts (which can be a bit of a pain) and we could not
: log on
: to ebay at all, haven't tried ebuyer yet where we buy computer stuff.
: Do you
: adjust the settings as you need to or is there a "cunning plan"
:
: Again thanks for your help Steve.
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