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Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:28:48 -0800

Dave,

Should i but McAfee?

Why do you think Nortan freezes on me?

Ant
>-----Original Message-----
>Antonio:
>
>Kazaa, and other Peer to Peer (P2P) networks are the
biggest backdoor to your computer in
>the way of receiving infections. There are now viruses
and worms that ONLY target these
>P2P networks.
>
>Having two AV packages installed simultaneously, without
special attention to how EACH is
>configured, is contraindicated because of the
competition of resources they will have.
>
>You should only have ONE AV package installed at a time
and it should be FULLY configured
>to scan selected file type or better yey (but more of a
resource hog) scan ALL files as
>they are read and/or written to the hard disk. This is
known as On Access scanning. When
>you tell your AV product to perform a scan of your sytem
this is known as a On Demand scan.
>
>You should also configure the AV product to scan ALL
emails that arrive. You must also
>have the most current signature files available.
>
>McAfee products are broken down into three categories...
>
>The Kernel - this is the version of the McAfee AV
product, for example v7 or v8 ViruScan
>Professional
>The ENGINE - this is the alorythms used to detect and
infector
>The DAT files - they arte the signatures or fingerprints
of different infectors.
>
>The two most important aspects in McAfee are the ENGINE
and the DAT files and they MUST be
>kept up-to-date. NAV is simimalarly constructed.
Another aspect is Heuristic scanning.
>This is a methodology to find an infector without having
a signture present for that
>infector. My analogy is "if it walks like a duck, sqaks
like a duch and swims like a
>duck - then it must be a duck" However it may not be a
duck. In this case using Heuristic
>scanning *may* increase your level of False Positive
declarations of a given infector.
>However, it is far better to false identify a virus then
not to identify it at all. This
>is where a SECOND AV package is used to verify if indeed
it is an infected file. however,
>it should be a scanner that is NOT installed into the OS
but is used outside the OS like
>McAfee's Command Line scanner (DOS like scanner) or an
online scanner.
>
>Dave
>
>
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:0d9501c3bffd$fed07010$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>| I have two running because Nortan keeps freezing and
>| System Suite (http://www.v-com.com/product/ss_ind.html)
>| is for added protection.
>|
>| How did my computer guy find 89 differant viruses using
>| System Suite and i found none??
>|
>| What is he doing that I'm not
>| I download alot of stuff form Kaaza and i always run
>| spybot and adware when im done..
>|
>|
>| Please help
>|
>| Ant
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >I think you may have a bad spot on the Hard Disk or
data
>| corruption.
>| >
>| >The command CHKDSK /F is to fix the problem if one
>| exists. It will queue this function
>| >and upon the reboot (as I indicated) the CHECK DISK
>| function of WinXP will be performed.
>| >When done it will reboot.
>| >
>| >Do you have TWO AV programs installed "System Suite"
and
>| Norton AV (NAV) ?
>| >
>| >What is "System Suite" and who is the
>| vendor/manufacturer of this software ?
>| >
>| >Dave
>| >
>| >
>| >
>| ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>| >news:0eb701c3bff8$4f038050$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>| >| Dave:
>| >|
>| >| I meant to say that i know those 89 were in the
>| section
>| >| where "system Suite" didnt scan. Those files have
been
>| >| cleaned all ready. System Suite is an anti virus
>| program.
>| >| How come Nortan keeps freezing on me?
>| >|
>| >| Please Help
>| >|
>| >| Ant
>| >| >-----Original Message-----
>| >| >Ant:
>| >| >
>| >| >What does this mean ? - "I know does 89 viruses
found
>| on
>| >| my machine were hidden in the
>| >| >files that System Suite didn't scan"
>| >| >
>| >| >Are you saying that you had 89 infected files
located
>| in
>| >| the System Restore folder of WinXP
>| >| >?
>| >| >
>| >| >Here is what I'd like you to do...
>| >| >
>| >| >Go to Start --> Run
>| >| >enter; cmd
>| >| >
>| >| >In the command prompt type;
>| >| >chkdsk c: /f
>| >| >exit
>| >| >
>| >| >Now Reboot your PC.
>| >| >
>| >| >After you reboot, read the following URL:
>| >|
>|
>http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.h
>| >| tm
>| >| >
>| >| >The objective:
>| >| >------------------
>| >| >- Turn off the System Restore function
>| >| >- Reboot the PC
>| >| >- Using NAV package, perform a full scan of all
files
>| on
>| >| the platform and clean/delete
>| >| > infectors found
>| >| >- Turn on the System Restore function
>| >| >- Reboot the PC
>| >| >- Create a new System Restore point.
>| >| >
>| >| >Report back your results.
>| >| >
>| >| >Dave
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >"Ant" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
>| >| message
>| >| >news:0bf701c3bff2$14ed9050$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>| >| >| Good morning,
>| >| >|
>| >| >| I am running windows XP and my hard drive goes
out
>| >| every
>| >| >| four or five months due to viruses. The last
time I
>| >| >| brought it to a technician he found 89 viruses on
>| it!
>| >| I
>| >| >| have Norton Antivirus 2003 on my machine, but
every
>| >| time
>| >| >| I try to run a full system scan, it freezes half
way
>| >| >| through the scan. I also have System Suite which
>| is a
>| >| >| wonderful antivirus software but it doesn't
always
>| scan
>| >| >| all the files on my machine.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| So my question is how can I let Norton scan my
>| entire
>| >| >| system and System Suite can every possible file
on
>| my
>| >| >| machine?
>| >| >|
>| >| >| I know does 89 viruses found on my machine were
>| hidden
>| >| in
>| >| >| the files that System Suite didn't scan
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Please Help
>| >| >|
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >.
>| >| >
>| >
>| >
>| >.
>| >
>
>
>.
>

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