Re: Erractic Win2K behavior
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 02/24/04
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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 01:05:14 GMT
That is not an indication of a healthy machine. You may want to try scanning them
with a different virus scanner, looking at the processes running on them, and making
sure they are current with critical updates at Windows Update. You could try
disabling file and print sharing on those computers if they are not offering shares
nor need to be managed remotely via Computer Management which may reduce their
vulnerability from infected computers if they are suffering from severe denial of
service or other attacks. Another thing to do along those lines is to use ipsec
filtering like a built in firewall to configure them to allow communications with
authorized or needed computers such as those they need to access for shares or domain
controllers. --- Steve
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1559
"Chelvan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1516501c3fa2f$f3287e30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello all,
>
> We have around 200 Win2K Pro. desktops installed on our
> campus. The erratic behavior was first brought to our
> attention last fall, and then it re-appeared again earlier
> this year, and for the third time this past week.
>
> The erratic behavior,
> 1. Spontaneous reboots. The user can be in any application
> and the system will simply restart.
>
> 2. Losing mapped network drives.
>
> Next, the reason I mentioned the specific times is
> because, it was then that the campus, faculty, staff and
> students machines were hit hard by viruses. Blaster in the
> fall, MyDoom at the start of this year and this week,
> Bagel and Netsky.
>
> When we have infected computers on our network, Win2K pcs
> exhibit the above behaviors. These erratic pcs *are not*
> infected with the virus. When we do finally eradicate the
> virus from our internal network, these pcs are stable
> again.
>
> Anyone have any ideas as to what's going on and what it is
> that we could do? Until we clean all the infected pcs,
> this problem will go on.
>
> TIA
>
> Chelvan
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