Re: Trojans, viruses, spyware, malware.. ALL ON ONE PC!?! Incredib
- From: dragonfly <dragonfly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:05:00 -0800
Hey, thanks for the SP2 link. Now I am waiting for SP3 to come out in 2008 :D
"Kayman" wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:56:01 -0800, dragonfly wrote:.
This JUST happend to me...
Thank god it's resolved!!!
I wouldn't be so confident
This is a very scary PC story (TO ME)
[scary story snipped)
It's about time you educate yourself browsing the net securely.
This Windows XP SP1 system, survived all of this thanks to avast!
It's about time you upgrade your OS from SP1 to SP2.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx
"I recumend Avast Pro edition 4 for being good quality,
Well, sort of...
"The only way to clean a compromised system is to flatten and rebuild.
Thatʼs right. If you have a system that has been completely compromised,
the only thing you can do is to flatten the system (reformat the system
disk) and rebuild it from scratch (re-install Windows and your
applications)..."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx
*see footnote.
next to Norton Antivirus, and McAffe Anti virus"
Not the retail versions. Free AV apps are available and doing a reasonable
job.
*** NOTE TO MICROSOFT" MAKE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEMS MORE SECURE...
It's *your* responsibility to make it more secure!
LIKE APPLE'S DO!
You can't compare Apples with WINDOWS, only Apples with Apples :-)
It's about time you develop a meaningful security concept, take charge of
your pc, accept responsibility and overcome your shortcomings by educating
yourself. You are the operator; Stop whining and stop blaming M/S!
Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User Accounts on Windows XP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456992.aspx
1. For day-to-day work/browsing operate as a 'normal' user i.e. utilize the
Limited User Account (LUA) and use the Administrator Account (AC) only
when absolutely necessary.
2. Secure, tighten up your Operating System (OS).
3. Keep your OS and all software on it updated/patched.
4. Reconsider usage of IE and OE.
5. Don't expose Services to public networks.
6. Use the WinXp SP2 in-build firewall and if applicable use a router.
7. Do not to use TCP/IP as transport protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC and
leave TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139 and 445 closed.
8. Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
9. Routinely backup your data, Develop a Back-Up concept.
10.Familiarize yourself with 'flatten' and rebuild your OS.
11.Review your installed 3rd party software applications;
Remove clutter.
12.Utilize some monitoring utilities developed by Mark Russinovich
and Bryce Cogswell; Beginners may wish to employ a real-time AV
application.
Detailed elaborations pertinent to the above mentioned points can be
provided.
*footnote:
If reformatting the HDD is beyond your capabilities then get professional
help.
In the meantime you may wish to download David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV.EXE
from the URL:
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/sicherheit/35905/multi_av_scanning_tool.html
The web site is in German but the MULTI_AV scanning tool is in English.
Anyway, go down to near of the bottom of the page and you'll see a box
titled "Infos Zum Download - Multi-AV Scanning Tool". You'll see: Download
von www pctipp.ch and the link to download:
Multi_AV Scanning Tool 5.01 (679.88KB) -
Once you've clicked this link, it will bring to:
http://www.pctipp.ch/index.cfm?pid=1411&pk=28470.
You will have to wait for a few seconds or so and the 'Download file'
window should appear - just follow the prompts to download Multi_AV.exe
If however the 'Download file' window does not appear don't panic, don't
click, don't do anything, just look for:
Der Download started in wenigen Sekunden automatisch.
Fall nicht, klicken Sie bitte -hier-.
Translated to English:
The download process is going to start in a few seconds.
If not, click -here-.
This should be pretty self-explanatory.
Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
Ignore the links displayed within this site as they are not valid anymore
and have not yet been updated to current status.
Still no luck? Go to:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Read, comprehend and implement.
Good luck :)
--
Security is a process not a product.
(Bruce Schneier)
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