Re: Problem Coming Out of Stand-By Mode
From: thmcg (thmcg2003_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/28/04
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Date: 27 May 2004 18:15:55 -0700
Hello, Michael,
First of all, thank you for your very in-depth response. However, I
do have a few comments and questions at this point.
Your response is primarily directed, it seems to me, at getting rid of
any vestiges of the Blaster worm, which I may need to do. But, I'd
like to know if that is what is causing the problem I described. Is
the behavior I have described typical of a Blaster worm infection?
Why does it happen on a sporadic basis, instead of every time?
As to the firewall, I have had the Windows "Internet Connection
Firewall" enabled right along since I installed XP. I just
double-checked and it was still showing as "enabled."
I already had Ad-Aware, as well as Spybot S&D, on my pc. Nonetheless,
per your recommendation, I ran them. AA found 0 "new objects," while
Spybot found a few advert cookies, which I find to be "normal"
occurance on the Internet.
I do have an actual XP CD, however, it is pre-SP1, which I had to
download. I would really hate to have to go thru all that again.
I don't understand how the Blaster worm could have infected the two
files I mentioned since I have had the Windows firewall, as well as
NAV protection, enabled all the time. Could the worm have snuck in
somehow? And is the behavior I've described typical of this worm?
Michael, I really appreciate your help, but I think I will just have
to forget about using the "Stand-By" mode, unless there was something
else I could try. To do all the stuff you've outlined would not be
worthwhile for me, and I'm sure I would screw something up and make
matters worse!
Further comments?
Thanks, Tom.
"Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message news:<OhC7OPBREHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> It got into your system because it didn't use conventional means against
> which virus scanners usually protect. You need a firewall to protect
> against blaster, sasser and any other such worm that invades systems through
> open ports.
(...snip, snip...)
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