all well and good??? but how do you do this when blaster is shutting you down every 5 minutes, as happened to me,could not activate nortons live update and windows update ??? 5 minutes and disconnected James ps repeat unpacked new computer went online and 5 minutes later whilst scratching my head???bingo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 6:04 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is this a real virus? > Very first thing anyone should do upon unpacking a new system and booting > it for the first time is install and antivirus app, as well as do microsoft > updates and virus definitions updates. > > ---Troth > > > At 06:05 PM 9/18/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >well now, I bought a new computer,3 weeks ago, unpacked it went to outlook > >express, and in 5 minutes had the spy blaster virus, on the puter. It shuts > >down your internet connection, then to top it off it shuts down your > >computer in front of your eyes, I fixed it by going to windows updates and > >got the site you mention below, believe me it is a viscous virus > >James > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! > >Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter > >http://mail.giantcompany.com > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Dick West" <geneast58@xxxxxxxxx> > >To: <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:30 PM > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Is this a real virus? > > > > > > > I just got this from a family member, but haven't > > > heard about it from this group. Does anyone know if > > > this is valid? > > > > > > Matthew, sent this program to me to fix the virus > > > Blaster.worm. The blaster.worm is said to hit the > > > nation this Saturday. > > > > > > Subject: Blaster fixer > > > > > > Here is the program that fixes the virus: > > > > > > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FixBlast.exe > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > > > To access our Archives: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > For more info: > > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > > > > > >To unsub or change your email settings: > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > >To access our Archives: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > >For more info: > >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk