RegEdit Domains

RegEdit Domains

by brakewell Feb 17, 2009 5:11AM PST

Hi There
To all you people who are familiar with editing the registry.

My friend has just done a repair on his Windows XP pro the firewall he has keeps coming up with domains trying to access the internet there is about 50+ different dubious domains he has been on that was probably the source of his problem in the first place.
He does not want to do a fresh install for one reason or another so my question is can he delete the keys that are listed under Domains in the Registry without a problem. I would assume that when Windows is first installed there is very few in there so I can?t see that there would be a problem, but not having done so before I thought I would ask you chaps for your advice.
Many Thanks to all who answer this message.
Kindest Regards Tony B.

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reply to: RegEdit Domains

by caktus Feb 17, 2009 9:25AM PST

Not sure what you mean be "RegEdit Domains." Are you referring to Registry folders, Files, Data Names, Values? First and foremost, unless a user knows exactly what he is doing or is willing to accept the possible worst consequences, it is best to leave the Registry files alone. It is kind of like performing a brake repair on your car when you know nothing about how the breaks work, which obviously would lead to certain Cotastrophy.

Always, prior to making any change to the Registry it is good practice to make a reliable Registry backup. This alone in some cases can be problematic. Therefore, in most cases it is best to just leave the Registry alone unless you don't mind the risk of damaging part of all of your system.

If your friend is lucky, he may be able to repair the system by performing a simple System Restore. Another possible fix may be restoring the computer to The Last Known Good Configuration, see How to load last known good configuration.

Another option may be to perform a non-destructive System Restoration. Go to Start > All Programs > System Recovery > System Recovery and follow the prompts to perform a non-destructive system recovery. If that is unsuccessful, perform the Destructive system recovery and chalk it up to a good learning experience.

Good luck.

Charlie

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Bit Clearer

by brakewell Feb 17, 2009 5:59PM PST

Hi There I have had some dealing with the regedit but limited. He has done a system repair with the windows CD ?so a system restore is out of the question? but a system repair with the CD will not clear out the registry of domain folders that you have previously visited, this being the case they try to access the internet and his firewall stops them. But unless these folders are removed some how the problem keeps recurring on a very very regular basis.

If you look in your regedit in

"HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-790525478-854245398-839522115-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains"

Your No key will be different to the one in my computer you will find all the domains folders you have visited.
In my friends there is hundreds and hundreds.
He has visited some dubious sites as I said previously which keep trying to access the internet and the firewall keeps blocking them by informing us that it has blocked access to the internet from the following site as the site is potentially dangerous.
A very short list of domains that have come up is as follows.
CLEANCODEC.COM
CODE.IGNFRASES.COM
CODECSOFT.NET
COMMONNAME.COM
CONTRA-VIRUS.COM
CORE.PSYCHE-EVELUTION.COM
COMMAND.ADSERVS.COM
COSTRIKE.COM
CSX.ADSERVS.COM
DE.DRIVECLEANER.COM
WWW.DEFENDER-REVIEW.COM
DESKBAR.WORLDTOSTART.COM
DL6SPYWARE
DNSPROBLEM.COM
DOWNLOAD9.SPYQUAKE.COM
DOWNLOADMAX.NET
DUMPSERV.COM
DRIVECLENER.COM
DYNAMIQUE.DRIVECLEANER.COM
DOWNLOAD.CDN.WINSOFTWARWE.COM

To name but a few this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I was wondering if there was a quick way of clearing this lot out without deleting each one individually or if this would totally mess up the computer.
Hope I?ve made myself a bit clearer. Kindest Regards Tony B

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Re: Clearer

by Kees Bakker Feb 17, 2009 6:05PM PST

Sites don't try to access the internet. Only people or programs do. I would start with a thorough malware cleaner so they won't pop up anymore.
Once that is done, you can edit the contents of the Internet zones from Internet Options>Tools>Security>Sites.

Kees

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Must be a big iceberg!

by caktus Feb 18, 2009 2:22AM PST

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