XP is still a viable operating system.
My XP is fully up-to-date.
Firefox is 18.0.2 (the latest)
IE is 8.0.6001.18702 (the latest)
If you don't know that there is a "Browser issue" test in ASC then let someone else deal with this issue.
Here are some details which may help:
In Expert Mode there are several test which can be checked, such as:
Malware threats
Registry errors
Privacy Issues
Browser issues
After the scan finishes the test you have selected, the number or errors is shown for each.
If there are errors you want to examine the topic can be clicked and details about that topic are shown. For Browser issues the following details are shown
Item Status
Websites (a/b Protected) Comment: hopefully a = b eg 4321/4321
BHOs (c/d Protected) Comment: hopefully c=d eg 5432/5432
IE Cookies (e/f) Comment: hopefully e=f eg 213/213
Firefix Cookies(g/h) Comment: hopefully g=h eg 0/213 !!!!!!
doubleclick.net Blocked
newasp.net Blocked
: :
: :
xxxcounter.com Blocked
In XP and all version of windows that I have seen (Vista,Windows 7,8) there is a file called Host which allows web sites to be blocked by assigning their IP address to 127.0.0.1. Some malware programs like Sybot Search & Destroy populate the hosts file assigning 127.0.0.1 to numerous known malicious sites such as xxxcounter.com. I was wondering if the Browser issue test was trying to modify the Hosts file. It would seem unlikely since the Hosts file is common to all browsers.
So my questions are:
1) How is ASC detecting and fixing to make e=f and g=h?
2) Why does Firefox show fixed (213/213) and then revert back to (0/213)
Hopefully, someone who understands ASC Expert Mode can shed some light on this issue. It would be greatly appreciated.