Re: help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: dan (dan_at_dan.com)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:36:41 +0100

"Andrew Z Carpenter [now with added MVP!]" <azc@FILTERcirencester.ac.uk>
wrote in message news:OrH4joyiDHA.2504@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > "danandmarie" <danandmarie@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:u3yrQRyiDHA.2728@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >
> > According to MS, the blaster worm doesn't affect Windows
> > ME. However, I'm a little concerned that my home PC may
> > be affected. I have an NTL dial-up account and for a
> > while now it has been very poor (I know, it's NTL, no
> > change there then). The connection sometimes only lasts
> > about 20 seconds and then it is dropped, however on other
> > occasions it lasts for upto 20 minutes. Okay, that might
> > not sound unusal so far. However, I installed ZoneAlarm
> > on my ME PC today and I noticed that it was blocking
> > requests from youhavetheblasterworm.ntli.net - amongst
> > several others. Furthermore, since installing ZoneAlarm, I have
> > been unable to log on to the internet unless I turn off
> > the firewall. So now I'm a bit concerned that I have this
> > worm and not a firewall.
> >
> > Any advice??? Why can't I log onto the internet with
> > zonealarm's firewall on medium setting? And, more
> > importantly, do I have the virus on my ME machine? If so,
> > how can I get rid of it??? Note that I do also have PC-
> > cillin 2000 virus checker installed.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Dan.
>
>
>
> While it is indeed true that the Blaster worm cannot infect
> Windows ME computers, there are a bazillion other worms and
> viruses out there which will quite happily infect your
> computer in the blink of an eye.
>
> You say you have PC Cillin 2000 installed. When did you last
> update the virus definition files for this program? Without
> them being regularly updated, it won't recognise any viruses
> that were released since the last update.
>
> You should first ensure they are up to date, and then perform
> a full scan of your computer. I would also recommend a full

I do already have an updated virus signature file and software. But I will
definitely try adaware and spybot, thanks.

> scan using both AdAware and Spybot S&D, both available free
> from http://www.lavasoft.de and http://security.kolla.de
> respectively.
>
> You also need to keep your computer up to date with all
> security updates as they are released by Microsoft. Please
> rememeber, updates are only authentic if you obtain them
> directly from the Windows Update website, and not by any
> other means, especially emails. To visit Windows Update,
> open up Internet Explorer, and click Windows Update from
> the Tools menu. Once there, follow on screen instructions.
> I advise installing all Critical and Windows ME updates.
>
> Your ZoneAlarm problem is a little worrying, and needs
> further investigation. Will it not let you dial up when
> it's active? When attempting to connect, do you hear the
> modem dialling and then connecting? DO you get any particular
> error message? Does it connect OK but then not allow any
> programs to access the internet? It might be worth reinstalling
> the latest version of ZoneAlarm and when it asks if you want
> to preserve your current settings, answer NO. This will
> revert them all back to default (working) settings.
>
> Good luck,
>

I've managed to get around the zonealarm problem, though I'm not sure why!

I would like to know, however, if there is any free software out there that
can translate an IP address into a domain name. Combined with zonealarm,
that would help me determine whether there is anything mysterious going on
with my computer.

Thanks for your help.

>
> --
> AZC
> MVP
>
>
> ---
>
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 23/09/2003
>
>

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