Re: WindowsXP new install - spyware / adware attacks before I can run windows update!

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:02:29 -0600

You should install SP2 prior to connecting to the
internet, or, at least, enable Windows XP's firewall
immediately.

3 Steps to Help Insure Your PC is Protected:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of spyware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Make a SP2 slipstreamed version of Windows XP,
then use the new CD to install or repair Windows XP in
the future.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
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"roy" wrote:
| Hi,
| I am trying to install WindowsXP Home (pre-service pack edition) on a 
| new computer. After the install, and as soon as I connect to the 
| internet, the computer gets attacked by all sorts of spyware/adware 
| before I can even download and install the many windows updates 
| (including SP2). As a result, the system processes utilize 100% of the 
| CPU and the system slows to a crawl / standstill.
| 
| Does anybody have any idea how I can get and install the necessary 
| windows updates before this barrage of spyware infects my computer? It 
| seems most spyware programs require me to be online to update before 
| they install, and by then it's too late. 
| 
| TIA