Re: Security Center broken after virus cleanup

I performed a Repair Install. It was almost finished when at the
"Windows will now help you set up your computer" screen, the mouse
cursor froze and a recently installed Kerio firewall came up asking for
permission to allow automatic Windows Updates. At this point everything
stopped and the Kerio dialogue box just kept flashing.

Remembering that sometimes a USB mouse driver goes brain-dead when
there is a system problem, I killed the power, switched to a serial
mouse and then rebooted. Everything came up OK this time and I had
mouse control again.

While Kerio is obviously a serious firewall, I have had trouble with it
dominating my system before, and also slowing it down somewhat. I think
I may go back to XP's built-in firewall even though I know it isn't as
effective.

Subsequent scans in safe mode using all the programs I mentioned
previously show everything is clean. My system even runs faster than
before so I'm a happy camper. I have seen info on the net confirming
that NOD32 and Panda are both superior to Avast, so I will definitely
look into them.

Anyway...thanks so much to Panda Man and Malke (your webpage link on
malware is terrific!) for your help in fixing my system. I really do
appreciate it :)


Panda_man wrote:
> May be the easiest would be to do a back-up of only the important files such
> as documents ,pictures or music and then format the hard drive and reinstall
> the Windows.
> After creating the back-up ,check it for viruses and after the reinstall
> ,install a better antivirus software such as Panda or Nod32.You can download
> trials of them here:
>
> Panda Internet Security 2005  ( 90 day trial )
> http://www.pandasoftware.com/about/resp_social/children_internet/ally.htm
>
> Nod 32 ( 30 day trial )
> http://www.eset.com/download/trial.htm
>
>
> As Malke says ,do not  connect to internet until you have a firewall ON.
> Learn how to protect your PC :
> http://pandaman.hit.bg -> Protect your PC section
>
>
> Panda_man
> --
> Prevention is always better than cure !
> Panda TruPrevent - the most intelligent technology to combat unknown malware
> http://www.pandasoftware.com
> http://pandaman.hit.bg

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