Re: Protecting new computer setup

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:00:50 -0500

The connection wizard offers the firewall when you set it
up, then you connect. An unpatched XP system will be
infected within a few moments by worms on the Internet. 

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"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:ulgE9GfaEHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| "GTS" <x> wrote in message
news:OKpeCmdaEHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > New computers are extremely vulnerable.  You need to
turn on the Windows
| > firewall before connecting to the Internet or are likely
to get hit with
| the
| > Sasser, Blaster, or possibly other worms as well.   Then
connect and do
| your
| > virus update and Windows Critical Updates immediately.
Do not go to any
| > other web sites, do Email etc, until these are done.
| >
| > Some antivirus programs allow installing a downloaded
update before the
| > first connection.  Others may not because of
registration requirements.
| > Since you don't say which AV program you have, it's
impossible to advise.
| > Note however, that it is the firewall that is the most
critical element
| for
| > the initial connection.
| > -- 
| >
| > "Sassy54" <Sassy54@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
| >
news:A10FBCC3-0FED-496C-931A-B290F0C5A04E@microsoft.com...
| > > How do you update your virus program after setting up
a new computer or
| > clearing the harddrive before hitting the internet?  I
have setup Windows
| Xp
| > on a computer and installed the virus software, but when
I go to the virus
| > update site on the internet, I get a worm or two before
the download is
| > complete and Windows xp shut me down.  This is very
frustrating and I hope
| > there is a way to update the virus software before going
on line.  I tried
| > Trend Micros virus file on disk but it says it is used
only for Win98?
| > What's with that.
| > > -- 
| > > Cynthia B.
| >
| >
| In the real world, I setup the internet connection and see
if it works.
| Then setup a firewall to work with it.  You're saying to
do it the other way
| around.  Is this doable by a novice?  If so how, without
accessing the
| internet?
|
|

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