Re: Unwanted Reboots

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In news:74853F89-EFFE-4EF6-8B9C-F544512B3905@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jen <Jen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I just tried scanning again and the computer didn't reboot, but the
> scanner just froze up in the middle of things and now won't launch
> again -- no error message or blue screen or anything.
>
> Has anybody had any luck figuring this out yet??
>
> Thanks Again, Jen

Jen,

I suspect malware or virus in this case. Update your virus definitions and
scan for the latest malware. Below is a bunch of links to suitable freeware
security software. You might also want to download LSP-Fix in case your
winsock is damaged when you delete malware.

LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Firewalls:
www.agnitum.com - Outpost Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm - Sygate Personal Firewall
www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html - Kerio Personal Firewall

Virus:
www.grisoft.com - AVG
www.antivir.com - AntiVir
www.clamwin.com - ClamWin
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm - CA eTrust*

Spyware:
www.lavasoft.de - AdAware
http://security.kolla.de/ - Spybot
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx -
Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta

Trojan:
www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ - a Squared
http://swatit.org/ SwatIT

All of these are free for home use. All of them are acceptable solutions to
your security needs.
Does not provide full real-time scanning engine.

*My understanding CA is available free for a limited time. Please note that
the page says this:
"Free software offer expires 2/1/05."
The number of times it has been given out as a viable option leads me to
believe that this has been extended. You should, of course, verify this on
your own.

Galen

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Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.


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