-=PCTechTalk=- Re: What to do?
- From: "John hircock" <jara@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 19:30:41 +1000
Deaqr Mike. Many thanks. I guess this is to make us appreciate what we have
got. We only think apon these things when they play iup. If all goes well
we never give it a thought. Many thanks Love John
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What to do?
>
> Hi John,
> Norton AV can be very frustrating when it acts up.
> I have had to uninstall and reinstall it more than once.
> When it works corectly it is good.
>
> I updated my Virusinfo pages yesteday.
> Page 4 contains HACKFIX PROGRAM UPDATES
> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/hackfix_program_updates.htm
>
> It list the most common AV/Trojan/Firewall programs.
>
> This free program has done very well in the HackFix
> ( www.hackfix.org ) testing.
> H+BEDV Software AntiVir Personal
> Current Version: 6.14.07.57
> Supports: Win95/95/ME/NT/2K/XP
> http://www.free-av.de/antivirus/currvere.html
>
> I had tried A.N.T.S when it first came out, but did
> not install it on my Windows XP computer.
>
> There is also a virus worm; W32.Anset.Worm
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.anset.worm.html
> W32.Anset.Worm
> Discovered on: October 24, 2001
> Last Updated on: April 15, 2002 at 05:12:47 PM PDT
>
> W32.Anset.Worm is a Internet worm written in Delphi.
> It arrives as email with the attachment Ants3set.exe.
> This worm spreads by sending itself to email addresses
> found in the Microsoft Outlook address book.
> It is disguised as a freeware Trojan horse scanner known as ANTS.
> ~~~~
>
>
> I did find this manual;
> http://www.krazee.unstman.btinternet.co.uk/MANUAL_FOR_ANTS_2.txt
> MANUAL FOR ANTS 2.0 TROJAN SCANNER
>
>
> Close all running files, and install ANTS as prompted. After this,
> in "programs" you'll find ANTS:
>
> 1) A New Trojan Scanner.
>
> - trojan scanner: you can choose a drive or a specific file
> ("verzeichnis wahlen") to scan;
> - Autostart: shows startup programs and offers the possibility to
> delete or change entries ("loschen"). There are options to show:
> registry, config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, system.ini and
> winstart.bat.
> - Verbindungen (connections) shows current internet connections. A
> green signal means all is well; a red signal means suspect. You
> can update the list pressing "Aktualisieren".
> - Portscan offers the possibility to scan your own system, or
> another system (112 ports). Scanning will take approx. 3 - 10
> minutes.
> - Prozesse (processes) offers the possibility to kill a choosen
> process. You can update the list pressing "Aktualisieren".
> - Optionen (options) provide the following:
> - choose the scan engine you want to use;
> - scaneinstellungen (scan configuration): 1) ask for action when
> trojan found 2) delete
> found trojan automaticly 3) never delete found trojan.
> - Heuristik (heuristic): heuristic scanning sensibility can be
> defined; the higher, the more
> chance for false alarms.
> - possibility to scan for unknown signatures
> - Sonstiges (various) offers the possibility to add extensions to
> be scanned; adding should
> be done one by one. "Alle dateien scannen" : scan all files
> possibility
> - Update shows program information; updates are planned on a
> weekly basis. Close the
> Background scanner ("Wachter") before updating. Update (internet
> connection needed)
> By pressing "Updatevogang starten"
>
> Clicking "schliessen" will end the program on all tabs.
>
> 2) ANTS deinstallieren: deinstall the program ANTS.
>
> 3) Schnelltest performs a quick and short scan.
>
> 4) Wachter is in fact the resident background scanner.
> ~~~~
>
> Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new.
> Editor MikesWhatsNews see a sample on my web page
> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike
> <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe>
> See my Anti-Virus pages ~ http://virusinfo.hackfix.org
> <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe>
>
>
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>
> On 09/07/2002 at 9:47 AM John hircock wrote:
>
> Thankjs Mike. i will put this in my little folder in case. I rang
> them up
> ,in Sydney,yesterday and they gave some advise through posting an
> email. I
> followed some of the way and in the end i took Norton A.V out and
> re-installed. I woill have to see what happens. I had to
> continually
> downlpoad and restart my P.C. over and over. Everytime I had to go
> back
> online. phone calls galore. I think it is still doing this this
> morning. I
> want to spend time online this morning and then I will have
> another try
> later today. I also have a trojan remover called A.N.T.S.
> A new
> Tojan scanner. I think I got it from here. Apparently it has an
> update
> facility and I have clicked on it and it shows a large number of
> poyential
> uploads. I click and there is a box and requests cerver??? what is
> it asking
> me?? are you familaiar with this program?? if not maybe somebody
> in the
> group is. It would give me and others in the group another weapon
> against
> this insanity. Many thanks for ypour kind attention . Love John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 9:02 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What to do?
>
>
>
> Hi John,
> Nortons has a page on this sort of problem;
> http://service2.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/pfdocs/20020320151349
> 0
> 6
>
> or; http://tinyurl.com/l4r
>
> Unable to start Norton AntiVirus after downloading and installing
> the Norton AntiVirus program update
> Mike
>
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