My Privacy setting on my internet explorer properties always changes from my
setting of Medium to Accept All Cookies. Is this caused by some virus,
spyware or adware? What can I do to prevent this from occurring? I am
updating and running Webroot Spyware, Norton AntiVirus and Window Defender
but they offer no help to this problem.

Can any one offer me any solution?

Thanks,
HL Cousin

"HL Cousin" <HL Cousin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My Privacy setting on my internet explorer properties always changes from
> my
> setting of Medium to Accept All Cookies. Is this caused by some virus,
> spyware or adware? What can I do to prevent this from occurring? I am
> updating and running Webroot Spyware, Norton AntiVirus and Window Defender
> but they offer no help to this problem.


That setting is stored in the Registry. It might be a security program
blocking the Registry change it needs to make. A few, but not all, of the
programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
Kaspersky
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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