Sometimes I get this random page loading whenever I log on to Windows, seemingly after I lose internet connection. This page will load up all by itself:
I've done Malware scans with Adaware and Malwarebytes and they say I'm clean. Am I infected??
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GeekDrop - WISPR Fix.7z | 348 bytes |
Olympus
Single & Not Looking
You're not infected. At least not pertaining to this.
Apparently Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, thought this was a good idea to bake into Windows. You can stop it by manually editing this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\EnableActiveProbing
and setting it's value from 1 to 0. To make it easier though, I've made the change and exported the key, and attached it to your post. You can download it, and double-click on it to take care of it for you.