If you use Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP or Windows Vista, the following problems may occur. The exact cause for this behavior is not yet known.

• Suddenly desktop shortcuts do not work.
• Your saved Internet favorites are unavailable or broken.

Solution for

Windows XP
Create an exception for Anti-Virus Helix Guard to exclude shortcuts from scanning.

1. Open Anti-Virus Helix -> Extras ->

   Configuration and activate the Expert mode.

2. Select Guard -> Scan, click on File extensions and delete the .URL extension

   from the list.

3. Open Guard -> Scan -> Exception.
4. Under File objects to be omitted for the Guard, type .url and press Add.
5. Under File objects to be omitted for the Guard, press the browse button [...], select C:\Documents and Settings\\Favorites and press Add.
6. Save the configuration by pressing OK.

Solution for Windows Vista
Create an exception for Anti-Virus Helix Guard to

exclude shortcuts from scanning.

1. Open Anti-Virus Helix -> Extras -> Configuration and activate the Expert mode.
2. Select

   Guard -> Scan, click on File extensions and delete the .URL extension from the list.

3. Open Guard -> Scan -> Exception.
4. Under File objects to be omitted for the Guard, type .url and press Add.
5. Under File objects to be omitted for the Guard, press the browse

   button [...], select C:\Users\\Favorites and press Add.

6. Save the configuration by pressing OK.

Applies to: Lavasoft Anti-virus Helix

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