Re: Nimda E virus

From: Will Denny (wjd4444uk@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 06/24/02 

From: "Will Denny" <wjd4444uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:36:06 +0100

Hi

A firewall with a dial-up connection can still help block 'nasties'. Try ZoneAlarm - www.zonelabs.com Which AV program are you using - Norton, AVG, BitDefender?

Will

"Raj" <rajinderlall@clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:fb7f01c21b81$36cd4ab0$9ee62ecf@tkmsftngxa05...
| I use antivirus tool. As I understand, a firewall is not
| applicable if I am using a basic modem dialup to connect
| to the WEB. IS this correct
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >
| >You don't say what kind of preventative measures you are
| using at the moment. Are you running both an Anti Virus
| program and a firewall?
| >
| >
| >"Raj" <rajinderlall@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
| news:116f501c21b7d$88b68480$9ae62ecf@tkmsftngxa02...
| >| I recently had my home PC attacked by Nimda E virus. I
| >| used an antivirus tool to delete/repair damaged files.
| I
| >| tried to re-load all the updates from WindowsUpdate but
| >| its would not recognise the version of my operating
| >| system. In the end I uninstalled XP, this returned my
| PC
| >| back to the orignal Windows 98. This time I got some
| >| helpful messages from WIndowsUpdate. I restored the
| >| damaged .dll file then re-installed XP, and re-applied
| all
| >| the patches from WindowUpdates.
| >|
| >| IS there anything more I need to do to ensure my PC is
| >| secure from outside pryers ?
| >
| >
| >---
| >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
| >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
| >Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date:
| 20/06/2002
| >
| >.
| > 

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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 20/06/2002
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