Text 15557, 125 rader
Skriven 2006-02-16 08:31:00 av George Vandervort (1:382/8)
  Kommentar till text 15548 av August Abolins (1:229/2000)
Ärende: win2000
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Hello August!

Wednesday February 15 2006 16:40, Jeff Guerdat wrote to August Abolins:

 JG> August Abolins -> Jeff Guerdat wrote:
 AA>> There is still only one more persistent problem..  The computer
 AA>> gets pesky pop-ups.  I deleted suspicious processes at Startup, I
 AA>> ran AVG, Adaware, Spybot (all those found one thing or another)
 AA>> during SafeMode.  I ran TrendMicro's free scan (it found
 AA>> something called ADW_SIDEKICK.B, but doesn't seem to be listed in
 AA>> the Virus encyclopedias that I've checked). I've installed the
 AA>> Rollup which is supposed to fix many security issues.. and I
 AA>> still get the pop-ups.  I'm not even browsing anywhere and
 AA>> the pop-ups show up every few minutes.  I'm currently fetching
 AA>> the components to run Symantec's vfree virusscan.. and a couple
 AA>> of pop-ups occurred.  Grrrrrr!
 JG>
 JG> Can you install the drive in another computer and run AV and
 JG> antispyware against it?  That may be faster.  I'd suggest that you
 JG> download MS' antispyware beta and/or a trial version of another
 JG> industrial-strength AS software.  Counterspy from sunbeltsoftware.com
 JG> has good ratings and is what I used recently to fix up a really
 JG> hosed-up XP home machine recently for someone.  I then recommended to
 JG> the owner that he break someone's fingers for clicking on porn and
 JG> other stupid links...
 JG>
 JG> --
 JG> Jeff Guerdat
 JG>
 JG> Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?
 JG>
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Jeff made a good suggestion above..  :-))

I have a Neighbor next door that was a WinXP Home Gateway Computer
connected to the Internet on broadband Cable Modem..

the Problem is her Three Teenage kids..

The Filled up her 80 Gigabyte HD with Games, Music and
1000's of Pop-UPs, Spyware and Viruses..

she has taken the Computer in for Repair and
complete Restore four times before she asked me what to do..

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I took a CD with the Basic Free version of Zone Alarm

AVG Anti-Virus, and several "Anti-Spyware" programd
Ad-Aware and CounterSpy on it..

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I tried  Defraging the HD, but it was too full of Junk
and no Free Space..

The Mother asked me to takes all the Music and Games
off her Computer..

that freed up 60 Gig's...

after Defraging the Computer..



I setup Zone-alarm, the installed AVG and ran it..

it found dozens of Viruses..

Then I ran Ad-Aware, the first Run found over 1200
Pop-UPS and Spyware..

the second run founds 80 more..


CounterSpy found 50 more that Ad-Aware did not find..

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Next I setup Limited accounts for the mother and three kids
and passworded the Aministator accounts...

then Typed up a short Do's and don't list of things
both her and the kids should not do while surfing the internet..


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Don't Click on pop-ups and Flashing Windows on Web-sites..
Never click on "Click Here for Free Gift" or
Congradulations.. You've just won a free anything" window..

and Never Click  on or Open attachments to Emails..

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The mother told the kids that she would break their Fingers
if they ever downloaded another song or game onto her computer..

<grin>

So far in the last 6 months her computer is still up and running better
and no need to take it back in for repairs..








Regards,
George Vandervort
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