Re: System problems with date set >27 July

Worms, trojans and virus's can sit quietly on your computer and trigger on a
designated date, or on the same day each month.

Install a good firewall - one that blocks unwanted outbound traffic as well
as unwanted inbound traffic. Then when something tries to connect, out of
the ordinary, you will be flagged. At that point you can disallow that
particular instance either once or permanently. A good FREE firewall is
available here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=dbtopnav_za

Then check you system for infestations of viruses, spyware, dialers, key
loggers etc.

Download, install, update and run the following from *safe* mode:

If you don't have any antivirus installed, AVG Antivirus (free) from
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Ad-Aware (free) from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

SpyBot Search and Destroy (free) from
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Microsoft Anti Spyware (free) from
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Don't ever go clicking things just because a web site, e-mail, popup or
rogue desktop tells you to! If you are not 101% certain what an action will
do - don't perform that action. Control your clicking finger!


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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Larry Roberts" <Lmroberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OeLGe.7302$6f.5769@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Not sure if this is a MB problem or a Windows XP problem. The problem is
> that when booting this system (on a 3-client LAN) on 28 July, all kinds of
> problems were experienced--no Internet connection, couldn't talk to the
> router, some programs would not work, and so on. I have conducted 2 days
> of
> experimentation so far like replacing the boot drive, restoring recent
> drive
> images, re-flashing the BIOS, re-installing LAN "card" drivers, and
> probably
> a bunch of other troubleshooting procedures I have since fogotten.
>
> The weird thing is that if I change the system date in Windows or in the
> BIOS setup back to 27 July or earlier, the system works fine. When I
> change
> the date back to a date greater than 27 July, the problems return.
>
> I checked the system with the latest (28 July) NAV def files, and also
> with
> AntiVir--nothing found. Checked for spyware using Pest Patrol and
> Ad-Aware.
> PP found one item called Actual Spy--removed that. Ad-Aware found an item
> called WEBHANCER which I removed. This had no effect on the problem.
>
> As long as the date on this system is set at greater than 27 July, it
> cannot
> access the Internet through the router/DSL modem, and the other problems
> mentioned above are experienced. Funny thing is that this system can
> communicate with the other clients on the LAN. I completely redid the
> router-client setup from scratch and that did not correct the problem with
> this system. The other clients are working perfectly with Internet
> connection and no problems.
>
> Appreciate any ideas, 'cause I'm about to replace the whole stinkin'
> system
> and the router if I can't find the cause of this problem soon.:(
>
> Thanks, Larry
> ================
> Three client LAN
> This particular system is:
> ASUS P4B533-E MB (BIOS 1014e--latest non-beta BIOS)
> 2.4 GHz P4 CPU
> 1 GB memory
> 2 large HD's
> On-board Intel PRO/100 VE Ethernet
> LinkSys BEFSR41 Router (using embedded DHCP)
> 1.5 mbps DSL
>
> Windows XP Pro SP2 and all updates
>
>


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