Re: Trojan Virus Attack
From: Lance (lltbhill_at_link_earth.net)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:17:13 -0700
whoops, sorry cris. I see you've already suggested this.
Lance
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Lance said the following on 8/30/2004 10:02 AM:
> In addition to Cris's good advice, may I add something else?
>
> Internet Temporary Files are meant to store pieces of web pages you
> visit often, things like pictures, logos, etc. It's supposed to save
> time because you don't have to download them all over again when you
> visit the page again. This helps a lot if you use dial-up to access the
> internet.
>
> If you use cable/DSL this function is really not needed and, as you
> found out, is a favorite place for viruses/adware to hide. You can
> automatically clear out this folder after every IE use by doing the
> following:
>
> Start IE, go to Tools/Internet Options
> Scroll down the list until you see "Empty Temporary Internet Files
> Folder...."
> Put a check mark in the box.
>
> Lance
> *****
>
> Neil110609 said the following on 8/30/2004 8:57 AM:
>
>> Hey Chris - thanks for the quick response. Although it did not solve
>> our current problem, at the guidance of Microsoft, we did clean up the
>> Internet temp files and cookies and you were right - it did take
>> several minutes. Do you have any suggestions as to why ad-aware
>> freezes at the IE folder? We restarted the program several times and
>> it stops at the same place each time.
>>
>> Thanks - Neil
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