Harsh Help
From: Bob with Teens (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/08/04
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:50:36 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>While searching this site for the way to fix something I
>read a response that gave me pause.
>
>I don't think "anonymous" needs to be soooooo critical
of
>someone getting a worm or virus. Saying that the person
>seeking help is "a threat to the entire internet
>community" is ridiculous.
>
>I needed to reformat my hard-drive because I wanted to
>change the partition and when I reloaded XP the second I
>went online I got the bloody sasser.
>
>I'd avoided it the first time around, only to wind up
with
>it later. The firewall didn't keep it out at all and I
>was only online less than a minute. I didn't even get a
>chance to get to the bloody download site.
>
>So, Mr. Anonymous, though we appreciate your knowledge,
>direction, time to share your particular talent helping
>us less-fortunates, and remember you weren't born
>with "all knowledge" either you learned from education
>from another or by trial and error also. Us dangerous
>computer apprentices would appreciate if you could be a
>little less harsh with dispensing your criticism.
>
>Rookie
>
>.
>Start >>> control panel >>> network connections >>>
right click on the connection you use >>> properties >>>
advance tab >>> check box for enable firewall >>> OK >>>
make sure that it shows in the network connection
(ie:local area connection#1 , enabled,firewalled ,
whatever your connection uses)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp
/firewall.aspx
try checing this out also.3 steps to check.If you get to
step 3 antivirus computer associates has a free one year
trial for AV and firewall,I have them both and for the
last 6 months they work great,(I have 3 teens,and it
works better than Norton or McAfee)Like I said it's free
for a year.Good luck with that sasser thing,I feel for
you,my teens used to get mine locked up for days with
viruses,Norton would tell me I have but unable to
delete.Finally got the E-Z trust from computer associates
(found it from microsofts update page,3 steps to secure
your computer)step 3 free AV.Got that got rid of Norton
(the best HAHAHA)ran the EZ it said I had the same
virus's and deleted them that EZ(Couldn't believe it was
free).
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