Re: why do i keep getting viruses?

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: xfile (cou-cou_at_msn.com.invalid)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:42:49 +0800

One minor addition, did u turn on virus scan for incoming emails?

If not, system will be infected if some spam are infected.

"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:OeEaIgZLEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> shaey wrote:
> > Every day, norton tells me that it has detected and
> > deleted at least 100 files that it claims were viruses.
> > How are they getting in? I have Zone Alarm fire wall too.
> > How can I stop them?
>
> Have you ran a full manual scan with Symantec/Norton AntiVirus AFTER
> updating the virus definitions?
> Have you turned off Windows XP System Restore, Rebooted, Reran your Full
> System scan for viruses and then (only then) turned back on the system
> restore and made a manual restoration point?
>
> Other general suggestions:
>
> You may have spyware/adware infesting your machine, follow the
> appropriate section for that, making sure you use at least
> THREE of the tools I list to scan and clean your machine AFTER
> updating them. Cleaning up spyware/adware/malware usually
> solves home page hijackers as well.
>
>
> Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
> (Scan for updates, Review and Install)
>
>
> Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
> (Yes - using MORE than one of these..
> I recommend at least the first three. Also..
> UPDATE the definitions for them before using.)
>
> Spybot Search and Destroy
> http://www.safer-networking.net/
>
> Lavasoft AdAware
> http://www.lavasoft.de
>
> CWSShredder
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
>
> Hijack This!
> http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>
> I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
> - http://www.moosoft.com/
> - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
>
> The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
> eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
> prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough
processor
> to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents
browser
> hijacking quite well. SpywareBlaster is a FANTASTIC free product, I
suggest
> getting this after you cleanup and keeping it updated as well....
>
> And Assortment of Others:
> http://spywareinfo.com/
>
>
>
> Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
> 80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)
>
> - Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
> - Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
> - Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
> do the following:
> - Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
> - Click on "Settings" and change the
> "Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
> and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
> - Click OK.
> - Click on "Delete Files" and select to
> "Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
> OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
> more.)
> - Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
> - Re-open Internet Explorer.
>
>
> Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
> installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
> Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is
to
> your advantage to remove it.
>
>
> Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
> Google Toolbar.
> http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>
> Stop loading applications at logon.. run MSCONFIG and look under the
startup
> tab for things you DON'T want to startup! Search the Internet with Google
> to discover what things are safe to remove and what things may even be
> malware infecting your computer.
>
>
> Better control your email and lessen the amount of time you spend dealing
> with SPAM:
> SpamBayes
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/
> or
> Spamihilator.
> http://www.spamihilator.com
>
>
> Hope that helps...
>
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
>
>

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