Re: ELLiE

From: afire (afireinyuma_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/08/03 

Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 18:19:24 -0700

Thanks for responding Lanwrench
Didn't meant to confuse things by starting a new post on
this. I guess I don't really understand what's going on
with how the hacker has entered my computer or why they
are under windows update. I do have a firewall with Norton
and Symantec, but I'll try zone alarm as well. I'll also
try your suggestions with reformatting, etc. Thank you.
>-----Original Message-----
>No need to start a new thread when you had so many
responses to your old
>one....you may just confuse the issue....
>
>I'm confused, because hackers do not get in through
Windows Update. Hackers
>get in through exposed ports on your network/computer.
You need a firewall,
>you probably need to back up your data, reformat your
computer & reinstall
>your OS from scratch if you want. You can download one of
many free firewall
>applications ... www.zonealarm.com and www.sygate.com
come to mind.
>
>afire wrote:
>> Ok, now that we know that a hacker got in through
windows
>> update, what do I do about it? Can I somehow get rid of
>> all the programs she/he has running? Even if I do get
the
>> patch put in, can I fix the damage already caused? And
is
>> there any thing I can do to get this hacker busted? I
>> guess I am really having a difficult time with this.
>> Because of my disabilities, the internet is just about
the
>> only link I have to the outside world outside of
doctors.
>> Hate having this link destroyed because of some
hacker. I
>> haven't the money to buy a new hard drive or computer or
>> even a cd to back up my computer at this time, so I am
>> really stuck.
>> I have Norton's and AVG, but they didn't detect the
>> problem. Norton's was installed before I ever connected
>> to the internet in the hopes that I wouldn't have these
>> kind of problems.
>> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
>
>.
>

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