Re: Microsoft Server Owned by Hackers ??

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My guess is you connected your computer to the internet without an active
firewall.
Without a firewall, as soon as you connected the computer to the internet,
your computer became vulnerable.
It matters not if you are surfing or not and has nothing to do with Windows
Update.

Your firewall MUST be enabled BEFORE physically connecting the cables to the
network:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

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"Andrew" <Andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6658E65A-7EEA-4ABD-B1EF-3D3BFFBBE500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is the 4 th day that I am trying to install my legal copy of windows
xp
with server pack 1 built in,
After the new Microsoft server change with updates lets say I am half way
there with windows updates and I don't see any end to this.
I have low level formatted my drive, created new ntsf format for my new
windows xp installation, installed windows, installed virus scanner, not
connected to network yet, try to run those new lame ars updates after, I
updated my virus scanner,
have connected to network, went on line, authorized my lame MICROSOFT
software
all good so far , wow, now first attempt to updates CAN NOT PASS this
retarded BITS 2.0 update, while runing the updates attempts guess what
showed
up a
WIN32 VIRUT.A (virus) wow how nice I must be runing a super secure
software
with most secure MICROSOFT SERVER , can someone reply to this one ??
what is happeing in recent days, I have done this hundred of times before
and never encountered a glitch !!!! .
Can someone here relate to my experience ???
What is the explenation on receiving the virus update ??
Maybe we are all forced to spend money again on a WINDOWS with Service
Pack
2 built in ehh??

any help will be greatly appreciated, and sorry for smashing CAPS in here
but I am frustrated to the point of throwing my PC right with the
Microsoft
windows out my balcony window onto a busy road hoping for a big rig truck
to
hit it !!


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