Re: network problems with SP2

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: 13 Nov 2004 09:31:12 -0600

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:25:46 -0800, "Lynn Oliver" <chief06@gte.netnospam> wrote:

>I'm sure my computer is virus and spyware free. I have a Linksys router
>that provides a firewall and I run McAfee personal firewall on the system
>itself. I scan regularly with Lavasoft Ad-aware 6 and McAfee antivirus.
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>Lynn

Lynn,

If your computer is for sure 100% spyware and virus free (and if you're only
using AdAware and McAfee for protection, this is NOT a given), you might want to
see what is trying to access the internet when these mysterious connection
attempts happen.

Get Port Explorer (free) from
<http://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/index.php?page=home> to show you what
network connections your computer is opening, and what processes are opening
them.
And Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml>. Provides way more
information than Task Manager.

If you start Port Explorer before one of these connection attempts happens, and
enable the packet log, you will be able to see what process tries to connect to
the internet, and where it is trying to connect. Process Explorer will then let
you learn all about the process(es) you find of interest.

But you might want to keep an open mind, and try some of the other diagnostic
products that Malke has suggested. AdAware is not the only tool to diagnose
every case of spyware infection, and sometimes not even the best one.
Successful spyware protection frequently requires multiple tools. 

-- 
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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