Hi Diane,
I was just in the process of adding some info I omitted in my previous post
when I got your response.
IE has it's own Content Advisor. It may well be that a plays a role in this.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Internet-Explorer-Content-Advisor-frequently-asked-questions
I know this is for Win7 ,but the same applies to Vista.
You didn't indicate which version of IE you have ,but you can't uninstall IE
7 from Vista ,
it's part of the OS. What you can try is a Reset , just what you indicated.
Control panel > Internet Options >Advanced tab > Near the bottom you'll find
a Reset button.
Please be aware that it doesn't reset certain settings, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926717
Here's a nice tutorial that explains it with screenshots
http://www.malwarehelp.org/how-to-reset-internet-explorer-7-to-its-default-settings-ries.html
(including description of the other button - Restore Advanced Settings)
If it doesn't clear the the Content Advisor and still asks for password you
can clear this
by using Content Advisor Password Remover
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/conadvpass.html
If you have IE 8 ,you can uninstall and it will revert to IE7 ,but can also
do a re-install or repair or start
with the Reset procedure as mentioned above.
Also see an detailed description of How to reset Internet Explorer settings
, with an M$ FixIt solution as well
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
If you don't have enough privileges to uninstall, right-click the
uninstaller and elevate your privilege
by selecting Run As Administrator.
Since you did have some suspicious files ,do run a full AV scan and in
addition run another anti-malware scan
using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
Peter E.
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From: "Katz" <
Sent: Friday, 20 May, 2011 4:34 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Internet Explorer
*I use AVG. Chrome and Firefox run fine. But some sites will only work
with IE. I wish I could uninstall IE and reinstall it, I figure that would
fix it. Like a reset type of thing.
Diane
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