Re: Problems with an Outside Threat who is accessing my computer I
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 02/20/05
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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:20:52 -0600
You should take your computer to a PC repair shop for a check up. If you
have that all going on you may very well have a hardware problem such as a
overheating CPU, bad power supply, or bad memory. --- Steve
"Sidney" <Sidney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1345D174-E2D9-4AC3-9FE0-65451565DA17@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I downloaded the beta microsoft antispyware program several weeks ago and
> I
> have this program set for scheduled scans and this program is not running
> it's scheduled scan and also this program cannot manually get it's
> updates,
> because each time I try to update, it states, there is no connection.
>
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the beta microsoft program a number of
> times and I am still faced with the same problems with this program.
>
> I installed the spybot search and destroy several months ago and this
> program is continually missing framedyn.dll
>
> I reinstalled the framedyn.dll and uninstalled and reinstalled this
> program
> and still framedyn.dll is not found.
>
> Also this program spybot serarch and destroy cannot get it's updates,
> every
> update is a bad check sum.
>
> I also tried pest patrol and this program is informing me of registry key
> spywares and I remove those spywares and they continue to reappear.
>
> Thank You,
>
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> Is this the KL- Detector you downloaded?? It has a date of 7/10/2003
>> which
>> means it is an old program. Web Attack gives it a low rating and says it
>> is
>> prone to false positives with normal PC activity! That means it is prone
>> to
>> saying you have a keylogger when you do not!
>>
>> http://www.webattack.com/get/kldetector.shtml
>>
>> It is normal to see the folders/files you list below to be modified. Log
>> files by design are supposed to be modified as they record activity. Ini
>> files are also often modified as is prefetch folder.
>>
>> Microsoft Spyware and SpyBot Search and Destroy check for keyboard
>> loggers
>> and Pest Patrol from Computer Associates is supposed to be excellent in
>> that
>> regard but costs around $25.
>>
>> If you are still having problems with McAfee try something different.
>> Also
>> do NOT use XP's built in firewall if you also have a software firewall as
>> conflicts will arise and neither may end up working. Zone Alarm is an
>> excellent free for personal user firewall and AVG offers a free for
>> personal
>> use antivirus program. There is no reason not to try something different
>> if
>> you are continuing to have problems with McAfee. Do NOT install multiple
>> antivirus programs or a conflict may arise and neither may work. ---
>> Steve
>>
>> http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ --- free quality AVG
>> antivirus
>> for home users.
>> http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwfirewall.html -- Zone
>> Alarm.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sidney" <Sidney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6B11F39D-166E-4351-9E1F-8602619DA4E8@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I know that I sound like a broken record, singing the same old songs:
>> >
>> > I followed the advice and technical information that was given and a
>> > new
>> > hard drive was installed on 02/15/05 and I had to enable internet
>> > access
>> > in
>> > order to install the mcafee security center programs.
>> >
>> > Because of the many computer problems that I am facing, I formatted the
>> > hard
>> > drive and I am still faced with the same computer problems:
>> >
>> > I installed a KL-Detector and this program reports that I have a
>> > KEYLOGGER
>> > on my computer system:
>> >
>> > C:\Windows\system32\wbem\logs\webmess.log was modified
>> >
>> > C:\Windows\system32\wbem\logs was modified
>> >
>> > C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~3\common.ini was modified
>> >
>> > C:\Windows\Prefetch was modified
>> >
>> > Formatting the hard drive, Reinstalling the Operating System, Clean
>> > Installs, System Restores, Changing my Passwords Frequently, Clearing
>> > the
>> > Start up Lists, Config StartUp Programs and various others
>> > troubleshooting
>> > steps are not removing and preventing this Outside Threat from
>> > Accessing
>> > this
>> > computer system.
>> >
>> > Thank You,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Phillip Windell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Sidney" <Sidney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:87EAA5BB-0A73-4E9B-A0F5-CAE6A328354E@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Do you know of a good tracking software to find the IP address of
>> >> > this
>> >> > outside threat?
>> >>
>> >> There is no such thing because it can not be done.
>> >>
>> >> > Because the firewall is not providing an accurate reading of
>> >> > his IP address,
>> >>
>> >> Firewall don't provide IP addresses, they just report what they are
>> >> told.
>> >>
>> >> > because he is using a different zip code for his IP address,
>> >> > so that he can remain uncatchable.
>> >>
>> >> IP address have nothing to do with Zip Codes.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps if the Post Office used IP addresse I could stop my junk
>> >> postal
>> >> mail
>> >> with a firewall. But would the Mailman be "statefull"? Hmmm.....
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> >> www.wandtv.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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