-=PCTechTalk=- Re: The last of Nachi???
- From: "=^;^=" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:55:38 -0600
OOPS Rick....
sorry
----- Original Message -----
From: "=^;^=" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: The last of Nachi???
> Dick
> On XP go to control panel
> then network connections
> right click on the connection you use * I am assuming dial up*
> then go to properties
> click on the advanced tab at the top
> and put a check mark in the top box
> That is the xp firewall
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 4:49 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: The last of Nachi???
>
>
> > Thanks again, Cris,
> >
> > I am uncertain myself whether the XP firewall is even correctly setup.
> > I hope it is doing something! I take your point about it being
> > questionable.
> > No, I don't have the Pro version, just WinXPHome. I hope you're not
> > going to ask me where it is!! (joke!) . I can't remember where I came
> > across it! I guess I will find it if I get serious. XP is so different,
> > that it will take an old fella like me a while to find and remember
> > everything.
> > My machine is going OK still, I'm pleased to say , although my net
> > access is slow. I think I have used up my allocation of bytes, after
> > which I revert to 56k. With all this trouble that I have had, I have
> > done a lot of downloading, so my gigabyte could well be gone.
> >
> > Keep well, and enjoy Xmas all who celebrate it, and a prosperous New
> Year..
> >
> > Rick H
> >
> > cris wrote:
> >
> > >Hi!
> > >wow -
> > >I've heard stories like yours from people purchasing brand new
computer's
> > >because as soon as you hit the internet to either update your windows,
or
> your
> > >anti-virus, those buggers have already landed on the computer. It
sounds
> like
> > >that is what happened with yours. I've tried in the past to find
viruses
> by
> > >their 'names' - seems that each anti-virus company often chooses to
make
> up
> > >their own name for the same virus! so it could be virus X at AVG but
> Virus A at
> > >Norton!! That worm that keeps landing on my computer is a good example.
> But - at
> > >least the Norton site listed the names it has at the various other
> anti-virus
> > >venders websites!
> > >
> > >>From what I've read in this group, the xp firewall isn't all that
> great - and
> > >it's wise to use another one also. You must have XP Pro - I have home -
> so I
> > >don't have an anti-virus. I still use Norton, but Panda sells one that
> I've
> > >heard is outstanding - and there was the recommendation for the free
> > >combination - Mike sent in:
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >Computer Associates is teaming up with MS to provide their AV and
> firewall
> > >for free.
> > >
> > >CA TO OFFER FREE ANTIVIRUS AND FIREWALL SOFTWARE TO WINDOWS USERS
> WORLDWIDE
> > >http://www3.ca.com/Press/pressrelease.asp?CID=3D52733
> > > Global Software Leader Responds to Growing Internet Threats By
Providing
> > >Enterprise-Class Technology to Home Market
> > >COMDEX, Las Vegas, November 18, 2003 - Computer Associates
International,
> > >Inc. (CA) in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. today announced an offer
to
> > >provide qualified Windows home computer users with a no-charge,
one-year
> > >subscription to CA's eTrust EZ Armor antivirus and firewall desktop
> security
> > >suite.
> > >
> > >eTrust EZ Armor - the consumer version of CA's enterprise-class
security
> > >technology - will dramatically improve the safety of individual home PC
> use,
> > >and greatly limit the proliferation of Internet threats.
> > >
> > >CA will aggressively promote this special offer as part of Microsoft's
> > >=93Protect Your PC=94 campaign. A download link for eTrust EZ Armor is
> > >featured on the Protect Your PC site on Microsoft's Web site, located
at:
> > >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect.
> > >++
> > >See; http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
> > >
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >Ho Ho HO Back atcha!
> > >
> > >Cris
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: DH (Rick) Holmes
> > >To: PCTT
> > >Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 2:22 AM
> > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- The last of Nachi???
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi, Cris, Troth and everyone else.
> > >
> > >Let me first wish all of our members the very best of Christmas's and a
> > >healthy and prosperous New Year from way down South and East in lil'
ole
> > >Noo Zeelan. Pardon me. I'm not a New Zealander, but and Englishman who
> > >left England in 1949 to come to this wonderful wee country. And I have
> > >never, ever regretted it for a fraction of a second. I know one should
n
> > >ot start a sentence with an 'and", but i'm in a carefree mood.
> > >
> > >I have said that I installed WindowsXP on Friday. It caused me a great
> > >deal of trouble, virus after virus. I think I told you that AVG could
> > >only locate Worm/Nac hi. Panda online virus check told me it had fixed
> > >36 infected files. Since then I have continued with problems, amongst
> > >which I have lost all my old email files, and had problems with lov
> > >san.A and lov san.F. Frustrated that I could do nothing, not even
> > >connect to the net for a while. I was only able to use IE and OE,
which
> > >goes very much against the grain for me - bah! I have done complete
> > >scans with AVG, and immediately had AVG warning me against an
infection.
> > >It said I must run AVG to delete it! So I did, and it showed me my
> > >computer was clean.
> > >What to do??? I thought about it for a while, concluding that AVG must
> > >go. Since then all seems to be fine. ZP has it's own AV and FIrewall,
> > >and I have engaged these. I am now six hours without a problem. Sigh
of
> > >relief. I hope it will stay that way. After running on the internet
for
> > >over 8 years, without semblance of a virus, you can imagine how I felt.
> > >
> > >Although I have lost a lot of data, I can live with that. Ha, I have
to.
> > >
> > >I doubt I'll ever go back to AVG to get a repeat of that experience.
Far
> > >too stressful. At one stage I was going to format again (this
morning)
> > >and re-install WinMe. Would you believe that?
> > >
> > >That's my story. BTW, a search of a virus database showed no worm
called
> > >Nac hi. WHat goes on?
> > >
> > >Best wishes to you all, ho ho ho,
> > >
> > >a much happier...
> > >Rick H
> > >
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