Re: Win XP PC at home destroyed by teenagers and KAZAA!

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:17:06 -0500

You may wish to try the Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner.
Just click on the "Scan your PC" box.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for spyware:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

I Can't Change My Home Page - It Keeps Resetting!
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320159&Product=ie600

3 Steps to Help Insure Your PC is Protected
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Frequently Asked Questions About Antivirus Software
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/antivirus.asp

Special note if you use AOL:

America Online installs its own connection settings that override
the ones that come with Windows XP. America Online's
connection settings don't include a way to turn on Windows XP's
built-in firewall.

Visit the following web site for instructions on downloading
a FREE firewall program for your computer.

Ref: http://www.updatexp.com/free.html

To secure your computer and prevent possible future security breeches,
consider installing a first-rate, comprehensive, internet security program:

Norton Internet Security 2004
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2004
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install package

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"Steve Z" <SteveZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:C598A5FF-E12B-4E10-B1AA-AA4337783187@microsoft.com...
|I brought home one of our XP Professional PC's so that I could RDP back into work - like I don't work enough 
already...
|
| I decided to be nice and let the kids in the house have access to it - gave them usernames - internet 
access - e-mail with SBC.
|
| Now they have managed to destroy it with downloads - worms - KAZAA - plugins to IE that re-direct the 
homepage.
|
| I've spent hours trying to clean it up.  Have Norton Anti-virus, bought PEST PATROL - downloaded SPYBOT - 
they find issues - they clean them up - but I still have problems.
|
| I've about ready to re-load XP from the Reinstallation CD.
|
| My questions are:
|
| 1)  Are there any really guaranteed methods of cleaning up the problems
| 2)  If I have to re-install - do I wipe clean the C: drive and start from scratch - or is there come level 
of re-build I can do
|
| Thanks.