Re: xp ad virus?

From: adam lennard (ajl_is_at_HOtmail.com)
Date: 09/14/03 

Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 04:01:28 -0700

oh ok thanks so much ill go try that now you were very
helpful
thanks again
adam lennard
>-----Original Message-----
>> "adam lennard" <ajl_is@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:051901c37aa0$54c92410$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> Hey, Currently our windows xp computer has been getting
>> ads every 30 seconds and they keep coming up all day and
>> minus all your programs. I put all the firewalls on and
it
>> still doesn't fix it. The computer is networked
through a
>> other computer which has norten antivirus but lately the
>> network isnt connected and we cant share files between
the
>> 2 computers but the internet still works upstairs for
some
>> weird reason. Also on the upstairs computer i found all
>> these programs in programs files which are called like
>> adblocker and all this stuff and we deleted and removed
>> them in the trash bin but they come back in like 30
>> minutes. Sometimes a screen comes up saying some program
>> has detected a virus and would you like to update your
>> computer so it would delete the virus but this program
is
>> absolute false because we never installed it on our
>> computer. Is this the blaster worm thats been going
around
>> lately or not? Please help me
>> Thanx so much
>
>
>
>OK, first things first. You need antivirus software on
ALL
>your computers. If you cannot afford antivirus, get AVG 6
>free from http://www.grisoft.com
>
>Second, you should use a firewall on any computer
connected
>to the internet. Again, this can be obtained free. Try
>ZoneAlarm basic, free from http://www.zonelabs.om
>
>Third, you need to keep your computers up to date with all
>relevant security patches. If you visit the WindowsUpdate
>website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and ask it
to
>scan your computer, it can apply all Critical and
Recommended
>patches for you.
>
>Fourthly, it sounds like some nasty things are already in
your
>computers. To deal with the adverts, try a combination of
>AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy, both available free
from
>http://www.lavasoft.de and http://security.kolla.de
respectively.
>Download them, install them, update them, and give your
computers
>a thorough scanning. Remove anything they find.
>
>All the above is advice I post on a daily basis in
my 'Answers
>to frequently asked questions'.
>
>--
>AZC
>
>
>
>
>---
>
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date:
01/09/2003
>
>
>.
>

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