Re: why do i keep getting viruses?
From: Kath Adams (KathAdams_at_mvps(nospam).org)
Date: 04/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:14:29 +0100
Not necessary.
>From Frank Saunders MVP:-
Email scanning slows down Sending and Receiving, sometimes enough that
OE
times out. Since some of the received messages have large (often virus)
attachments, which exasperates the problem.
Some Comcast users have found it necessary to totally uninstall Norton
and
switch to the free AVG with mail scanning off. Norton invented email
scanning and here's what they say:
From
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/df0a595864594c86852567ac0063608c/65434372961d321d8825687f000003f8?OpenDocument&src=tr&Highlight=0,email,protection
"Disabling email protection does not leave you vulnerable to viruses and
malicious software in email. It is a separate layer of protection in
addition to Auto-Protect. Auto-Protect scans any incoming files,
including
email, as they are saved to your hard drive. As long as you keep your
virus
definitions up to date with LiveUpdate, and keep Auto-Protect enabled
and
set to scan files as they are created or downloaded, your system is
fully
protected."
See also
http://help.expedient.com/mailnews/norton_antivirus.shtml
and
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/pfdocs/1999092910223606?Open
and
http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2000020716064206&src=w
So Symantec used to say this often and clearly. The newer stuff doesn't
have the statement included as it was considered an embarrassment.
-- Kath Adams MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) xfile wrote: > 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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