restrictanomymous

[MBennett]

This may or may not be related to other topic. One of three computers in my workgroup will not let me change the registry "restrictanonymous' from one to 0.

I have changed it but it changes right back within a minute or two. I have read that it may be related to a virus or worm but I have run several scans and upon any attempt to change it back to 0 it automatically reverts to 1 within a few minutes.

The computer in question has win xp pro with sp2 installed. I installed sp2 hoping it would respolve the issue.. it has not.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks a lot!

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Want a program to unlock the registery?

Im at school so i have to upload it to my server

 

[MBennett]

If this would work I would greatly appreciate it!

Any idea why it keeps changing?? I've been searching google for hours with no related results..

THANKS AGAIN!!

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Here it is, like always scan programs over the internet for virus's

s94970138.onlinehome.us/unlock.exe

EDIT: Unlock it to change it, than click the lock button. Spyware should not be able to work around this.

I have a feeling it is spyware origionally causing this problems because the registery setting looks like it would be able to open up a hole for the spyware to operate. I suggest finding microsoft antispyware beta and scanning

 

[MBennett]

Forgive my stupidity, how do I access it??

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Ascess the program? Just download it and doubble click. It's a nice little ugly .exe that simply locks and unlocks the registery. The origional purpose was to unlock the registery on school PC's to gain ascess to more than I should.

For the registery if you forgot
start > run > regedit
Than navigate to the approperiate registery key

 

[MBennett]

Actually, I just installed Microsoft's anti-spyware beta last night and ran a scan.

The program warned me when I changed 'restrictanonymous' manually but I never saw another warning before it was automatically changed back..

Thanks again!

 

[MBennett]

One more quick question, even though I access Local Security Policies through the control panel they are still a part of the registry.. Is that right??

In other words, I could modify these settings through start >> run >> regedit if I knew how??

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

I believe so, but I am not sure.