Re: hijacked computer

From: Bullwinkle. J. Moose (moose.nyc_at_nospam.verizon.net)
Date: 03/25/05

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    Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:35:05 GMT

    These programs do not generally interact unless you are running the 3 av
    programs at the same time. Same goes for the other comments.

    The best way is to really get offline and clean up the computer. Run all the
    programs one at a time twice. Reboot in between each run.

    Be sure your firewall is off. Remove any outside connections while you are
    doing this. When all is done pick one firewall preferably a hardware unit
    and leave that in place.

    If you are running a wireless setup you could be crossed frequencies with
    someone else and that is causing your problem as well.

    It's going to take a lot of patience especially if your drives are big and
    many.

    Good luck.

    "jeffrey" <jeffrey@nospam.okinawa.com> wrote in message
    news:egWyO8EMFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    > do you have both AV and 3 firewalls on the same computer? normally that
    > would cause problems and conflicts. You should really have 1 AV and 1
    > software firewall installed. Then use a hardware firewall, like a NAT
    > Router. Best thing to do is copy your data to some sort of backup and do
    > a
    > fresh install. Also have the spyware soft saved on CD to install them
    > after
    > the fresh install. Before connecting up to the net, ensure the software
    > firewall is setup and the AV installed as well, then do your updates.
    >
    > Sometimes having too many software firewalls can open up gaps or have each
    > one cancel each other out. You really only need 2 types of firewalls, one
    > software installed on the computer and one hardware, such as a Router with
    > built-in firewall and NAT. Also just use one AV and ensure it can check
    > for
    > updates everyday or have the type the server will notify it of a new
    > update.
    >
    > Jeff
    >
    > "wight" <wight@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:DAE16453-0726-4084-ADC4-6E467059484B@microsoft.com...
    >> lost the last info please send again
    >> --
    >> wight
    >

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