Re: Group Policy and XP Firewall

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Reset the Windows Firewall Policy settings to defaults:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

Run these malware cleaners:

1. Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

2. SpyBot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org

3. CWShredder
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Update 1 & 2 before running a scan.

Clean-up Windows Startup:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startup.htm

Then, run a full system virus scan with fully updated definitions. Try Trend
Micro's Sysclean package (free), it's capable of eliminating keyloggers,
trojans etc.

Trend Micro Sysclean package
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=10820

Tutorials

Spybot - Search & Destroy:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/security/spyware/spybot/#adaware

Ad-Aware SE:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/security/spyware/adaware/

Tutorial for Kapersky On-line Virus Scanner
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=15574

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"spoondriver" <spoondriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D938CFDE-6751-4916-A14D-8CE1C085D23D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi all
just set up a new computer had xp installed and then service pack 2
installed at the same time by my local computer shop. Anyways my xp
firewall
has been disabled by group policy and i would liek to enable it! how do i go
about doing this??
Also i'm getting a stack of random pop ups when i use any website including
this, ebay etc. I'm using mcafee firewall but things are still coming
through???
cheers for any help


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