Re: Unwanted Reboots

Galen is quite right, viruses etc will attempt to stop your AntiVirus and
Firewall from working. I can't remember whether it's possible to boot from
the Norton CD to run a virus scan, I know it's possible for Utilities.

"Galen" wrote:

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

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