The Page cannot be displayed error often misleading - how can false Restricted Sites be cleaned from

I have noticed that ever more often IE 6 has given me a page cannot be
displayed error because some part of the site has been located in the
Restricted Zone. If I check the site with Firefox it is one I recognize as
OK for Internet level security.
Is there a tool to review the sites in the Restricted Zone - the numbers in
"Sites" is enormous and often just a DNS is given?

I know I could just delete all the zone from the registry and then start
afresh with IE SpyAdd or similar but I would prefer a elective approach

 

Are you using IE-SpyAd now? SpywareBlaster?

 

My main defences are a wireless router with the MAC locked down and
ZoneAlarm Security Suite which combines Firewall, A-V and A-S. I use
Lavasoft for adware protection.

I did have IE-SpyAd but recently I removed it, pending consultation with the
Author, because I was afraid it was a source of problems. I do not have
Spyware Blaster. I run Spybot search and Destroy once a week

 

I did have IE-SpyAd but recently I removed it

Did you run the IE-SpyAd file 'ie-ads-uninst.reg' to "remove" it? If not,
the restrictions put in place by 'ie-ads.reg' when you installed IE-SpyAd
are still present in the Registry.

 

PA Bear

Yes, I used the batch uninstaller and ran both the batch files the simple
and type 2 versions to be sure that everything was cleaned out (success
reported)

 

Then check your ZA Internet Security settings (Anti-Spyware and SmartDefense
modules, probably). Also Ad-aware's settings, if it's Ad-aware Pro version.

 

PA Bear

Thanks.

The ZA anti-spyware modules seem only to operate in a post facto mode as
far as internet access is concerned, that it is they do not block access to
sites but scan for trouble at intervals. They do show and offer to block,
with excess zeal when an update is first installed, files within the system
accessing sensitive areas. Ad-Aware similarly does post facto scanning and
Ad-Watch is operates like the ZA anti-spyware so I have turned it off.

Because IE6's "The Page cannot be displayed error" is so uninformative I
am not in favour of extensive site blocking in IE6. For instance I got that
error message when a site is being repaired temporarily where Firefox will
display a message e.g. that maintenance is being displayed.

With regard to the Restricted sites I am experimenting with a tool to review
what has been put in the Restricted Zones for Administrator, All users and
Current User. I feel that I need more hands on Control than is given by the
IE6 blunderbuss approach
Uncle John

 

Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup,
John.

Can you expand on that statement, citing some specific pages (URLs) where
this happens? For example. are you moving from an https:// page to an
http:// page or vice versa?

No domains are located in Restrict Sites by default. You or one of your
many utilities (Ad-Watch, IE-SpyAd, ZA) may have done so.

May we assume you've tried:

- opening Restricted Sites applet > Sites > and

(1) Removed any sites you don't want to be in that zone?

(2) Reset the zone to Default level?

- Tools > Reset web settings?

 

PA Bear

Next time I get an instance I will post here. [My last instance was
attempting on Sunday to access
http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/lro/landing.htm]. I am faintly hopeful
that the cleaning of Restricted Sites i have undertaken will prvent it
happening again, hmm, hmm!

IE6 said the page could not be displayed Firefox informed that the page was
not open for transactions on Sundays. [don't misundrstand me, I always use
IE6 if I can.

You ask if I have
(1) Removed any sites you don't want to be in that zone? There are too many
with only cryptic data to safely use manual removal
(2) Reset the zone to Default level? Yes

 

You ask if I have

Did *you* put the sites in Restricted Sites zone?
--
~PA Bear