Browser Hijacking
Internet Explorer security configurations (one-time process) for Windows
- Open up a session of Internet Explorer.
- Click Tools —> Internet Options —>.
- Click the Security tab.
- Click the Internet icon —> Click the Custom Level... button.
- Choose Medium from the drop down menu at the bottom —> click the Reset button.
- Click Yes, if prompted. Then click OK.
- Click Custom Level again.
At this point you will see several headings. Set the following options as indicated in parenthesis
Under the .NET Framework-reliant components heading
- Run components not signed with Authenticode (Disable)
- Run components signed with Authenticode (Prompt)
Under the ActiveX controls and plug-ins heading
- Download signed ActiveX controls (Prompt)
- Download unsigned ActiveX controls (Disable)
- Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe (Disable)
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins (Enable)
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting (Prompt)
Under the Miscellaneous heading
- Access data sources across domains (Disable)
- Drag and drop or copy and paste files (Prompt)
- Installation of desktop items (Prompt)
- Launching programs and files in an IFRAME (Prompt)
- Navigate sub-frames across different domains (Prompt)
- Software channel permissions (High safety)
- Userdata persistence (Disable)
Under the Scripting heading
- Allow paste operations via script (prompt)
- Scripting of Java applets (Prompt)
After you set these options, keep clicking OK until you are back to the normal view of Internet Explorer.
