Re: PSGuard

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Make sure you do this: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 regardless of what antivirus program you are using.

steve

"SavvySurfer" <suelandis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:68f04$43032889$a2273a3b$31997@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm not sure just what the ISP did, but I received NAV yesterday -
uninstalled AVG which I had always used. Now I can't even get connected to
the server with IE! Glad I can access this source from work.
I'm also running Windows 2000 - didn't have the install CD to do updates so
I sent for that as well. Don't know if that will resolve the problem or not
and/or if I contracted the new worm. Since the computer isn't shutting
down, I suspect that isn't the problem.

Considering going MAC in the future!!

Sue
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ewmi45poFHA.2904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> My ISP cleaned it [from?] the hard drive for me last week

And just how did they accomplish that?

> ...I was using Grisoft's free
> AVG antivirus program, but I've sent for Norton at their > recommendation.
> Hopefully when loading, it will find the virus and eliminate it. I've
> been resorting to mail2web.com and that is getting a little old.

I won't get into the AVG vs Norton issue but reinstall AVG immediately
until 
you get the NAV installation CD.  Uninstall AVG prior to installing NAV.

AVG should be configured to automatically seek updates daily at a time
when
the machine's usually running and connected to the internet. Furthermore,
configure AVG to run a full system scan a few minutes after seeking
updates, 
also daily.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
   http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
   http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
   http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
**Post 
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


SavvySurfer wrote:
> I actually removed the antivirus completely and still couldn't get my
> email account to work.
>
> My ISP cleaned it the hard drive for me last week; I reconnected the
> computer at home and was able to connect to OE for about 10 minutes and
> then the same problem presented itself. They said they removed the
> PSGuard from the registry, but it was BACK! I was using Grisoft's free
> AVG antivirus program, but I've sent for Norton at their > recommendation.
> Hopefully when loading, it will find the virus and eliminate it. I've
> been resorting to mail2web.com and that is getting a little old.
>
> Sue
> "Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uwcnhyaoFHA.3312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > See if this article helps explain it. Disable email scanning by your
> > antivirus application to avoid such problems, along with the possible
> > corruption of your stored messages that AV mail scanning can also
cause:
> >
> > 813514 - OL: Error 0x800ccc0d or 0x800ccc0f When Receiving and > > Sending
> > E-Mail:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514
> >
> > --
> > Jim Pickering, MVP/Outlook Express
> > Please provide feedback so that others may know what works and did
not. 
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "SavvySurfer" <suelandis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:867eb$4300aec8$a2273a8c$26310@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I'm at work now, but I remember that the error had this information
> > > 0x800CCC0f - unable to connect to server.
> > > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > > message news:u7J24haoFHA.1996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Do you get any error messages?  Give us the complete error
message.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> > > > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > > > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > > > Protect your PC
> > > > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "SavvySurfer" <suelandis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:cc9c8$430084ad$a2273a8c$1213@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > I am unable to connect with my mail server through OE ever > > > > > since
> > > > > I was attacked by what I believe to be the PSGuard virus. I've
> > > > > tried various methods to eliminate it from the registry to no
> > > > > avail. Does anyone know
> > > > > what to do short of uninstalling/reinstalling OE?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Sue




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