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    - ActiveX Controls - Security Settings When I visit certain web sites on the internet. I get a Microsoft Internet Explorer prompt that says the following: "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, this page my not display correctly." How do I fix this? Thanks Tag: Security updates Tag: 43526
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    - Norton Shared folder?? I recently uninstalled norton antivirus 2001,and I still have a norton shared folder Is it safe to delete I'm using windows ME Thanks Mike Tag: Security updates Tag: 43525
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    - Surrender Administrator Account Hi guys, I need some opinion on this: Recently we are doing some security audits and my boss wants us to surrender our Domain Administrator Account and password to a locked safe. Other than the System Administration, joining of PC / server to domain, etc, how can I convince my boss that it is better for us System Adminstrator to keep the account and password to ourselves? Regards. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43518
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    - firewall or port problem PPLLLEEEAAASSSEE help me, i am trying to stream audio and i keep getting a message when i try to comunicate the audio to the server saying: <01/12/04@01:10:26> [yp_add] yp.shoutcast.com gave extended error (Cannot see your station/computer (IP: 80.58.20.235:8001) from the Internet, disable Internet Sharing/NAT/firewall/ISP cache (Connection timed out)) I have my windows XP firewall disabled so can you please point me in the rigfht direction to sorting this im soooo frustrated thanks love jenny Tag: Security updates Tag: 43516
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    - Firewall issue I have setup ICS for both of my pc (xp and 98)is up and running fine but at the expense of disabling firewall (zonealarm) at the host machine, only then can the client machine access the network. Is there any setting I could change so that both pc could get connected without disabling firewall. For your info, I'm using NIC for both machines and is not using any router or hub, cos is just a simple setup. Another thing is whenever I boot up my pc, I will get a prompt for Zonealarm which go like this "ZA is waiting for true vector to intialize, cancel?" Any idea why am I having this prompt? (previously it doesn't) Tag: Security updates Tag: 43512
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    - Ports used for Logining and domain Traffic What ports are used for a DC to DC communications and is there a document that lists them out I have a FW and need to have to servers talk to each other accros the FW and need to know which ports to have open Tag: Security updates Tag: 43506
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    - TCPIP Port Communication When using IP does all communication go over the same ports......? eg When a SMTP connection is established on port 25 , does all communication happen on this one port ? What happens when another connection comes in doesn this also communicated over 25 similar to ftp on 21 the initial connection is on 25 and then does all communication happen on this port ? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43498
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    - Setting of firewall I have set up ICS for both of my pc, (xp and 98)inorder to get it work, I have to disable firewall (ZA) Is there any setting I could change in ZA so that both machine can connect and get protected at the same time? Another thing is nowasday, whenever I boot up my pc, I will get a prompt from the firewall (ZA) "Za is waiting for true vector to initialize, cancel?" Any idea why is it doing so? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43497
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    - policy or security setting ? Is there a way to allow domain users(or local IT) to have the ability to configure an IP address in circumstances without giving the users full access to the computer. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43491
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    - Point32.exe ver 4.10.0851.0 attempting internet access on Windows 98 After I installed a firewall I began getting warnings that this program was attempting to access the intenet. I have been refusing to allow access because it is a mouse program and I can't fathom any reason that it would need that access. Also, without the firewall, I have never had any indication from the program that it was making outside access. Therefore, I am concerned that this program, which seems to be from Microsoft according to its 'Properties', has somehow been infected with some sort of virus. A search of the Microsoft.com knowledge base does not return any information to suggest that this is normal behaviour for this program. Is it? If it is normal, what is it doing and why? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43487
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    - Phone Is it possible for my PC to dial a number without me knowing? My phone bill shows two calls to Chile that I know nothing about. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43486
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    - AVG Antivirus--Help, Which one of the many versions ? Need to get some help in this area as I am not familiar with the AVG product line and am trying out the free download which does seem to work well, I am running it along with Spybot 2.5 and it has picked up a few things that Spybot missed. However... I am a bit lost after digging thru the FAQ's on AVG's homepage and was wondering if someone here could help me out or aim me in the right direction ! I am currently running the AVG Antivirus that I downloaded about 2 weeks ago and is Version 6.0.560 (release date of 09-02-03) Virus Database=352, release date of: 01-08-04. What I am curious about is when I go to the info pages for AVG, it lists AVG 7.0 Anti-Virus System and no mention of the Version 6 that I have and it also lists a AVG Professional Single Edition Do I have the latest version ? I have the free version running on my laptop which is running Windows 98SE and it works very well, however as soon as I can get the correct drivers for the system, I am going to Upgrade it to Windows XP Professional. Soon after that I will be selling the notebook (after I remove AVG) and going with a new notebook that currently has Windows XP Professional on, but I will be upgrading it to Windows Server 2003 Premium Version. In reading the write ups on the products, it sounds like I do not actually want the AVG Professional as it does not run on Server 2003 and as far as I can tell, I would want the "AVG File Server Edition - maximum protection for file servers" OR perhaps I need the "AVG Email Server Edition" For 90% of what I do, I use Outlook Express Version 6.0.2800 (latest Version) with Internet Explorer 6.0.2800. Sometimes I will use Outlook 2002 and will be going to Outlook 2003 when I change to Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. However I will not be running Server 2003 Premium in a real server mode as at this point am just testing the software. So..the question is, what version ? In advance, thanks !! -- Tedd Riggs PDA Square Content Developer www.pdasquare.com Tag: Security updates Tag: 43485
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    - editor I cannot remove this editor "AmeCSAex" from C: whenever I delte file I shows up again. What can I do? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43484
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    - spyware I downloaded a free spy checker and the program highlighted a registry entry as follows: Search Ex Acrol E Helpr A and the comment was Registry ....threat to my secuity...severe. So I clicked on a button that was to fix the spyware...however, the message I received was that I would have to buy the full retail version of the spyware scanner....so I did not buy the software...however, I did a search by using the Find Files option and found the file in question was referenced in 856 files...so my question? Does anybody out there know what this file is and what it does? Or, is it possible that the actual maker of the software downloaded a dummy file that does nothing but take up space..but just shows up on their spy scan of the computer so as to scare you into buying their spy protection service? My knowledge of any programming is somewhat limited...and basically just a point and click Windows junkie..so am I being put on by a spyware scam scanner? Greg Tag: Security updates Tag: 43476
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    - Hard Drives Can I install Windows 2000 Professional on two separate hard drives in one computer and use them separately? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43475
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    - 2 Hard Drives Tag: Security updates Tag: 43474
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    - NT 4.0 Server and XP OS internet access only I have a situation with a client where a 1st floor location has 3 pc that were removed from router access via mac address exclusion. They need a forth one to connect only to the internet. I can setup another PC and lock it out of the NT 4.0 network but the problem is these employees problably know the password for the volunteer users in the upstairs office and that would by pass login protection settings to keep them off the network. I need a PC locked down only accessing the internet so I they can go anywhere on the net and not but the network in harms way. I was wondering if XP pro OS has any features that would lock the system down to only getting onto the net and not allow any other password logins. Thanks for any help. Martin Stone TurnKey Computer Solutions Tag: Security updates Tag: 43473
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    - User account abuse MSN Messenger Hi, My brother is not very computer literate and has found that his MSN Messenger account has be compromisd. The Specific user we have not been able to track as yet but we would like to be able to find out how to find the TCP/IP address for the abusing user. Many Thanks in Advance. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43466
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    - Open Email Relay/Proxy I have been alerted bt BT that my Internet account is being used to host an Open/Email Relay/proxy causing spam/unsolicited emails. I have a static IP address for my broadband account. BT are threatening to suspend the account unless I can take corrective action. I cannot find the solution or cause and I have not reconfigured my server software. Any ideas? Thank you Neil Tag: Security updates Tag: 43460
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    - Problem with accessing saved files after using a restore point! Hi, I have restored my XP environment to the first system restore point. XP automatically saved the previous user account information. In the Admin account I created, before moving back to the restore point, are still some important emails I want to retrieve. However XP doesn't allow me access to these folders, even under the system admininstrator account. Does anyone ahve an idea on how to bypass this "access denied" problem? Thanks, Marcus Tag: Security updates Tag: 43459
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    - "Always ask before opening this type of file"option? when i download certain files, that always appear. well yesterday i think i unchecked that box by accident when i was trying to cancel the download. now the problem is it will not show up and is opening files directly everytime. i tried to find the sercurity or what ever option enables it. ... well i never found it... where is that option? how do i get it back or reset it? ... there must be a way right? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43458
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    - Outlook express file attachments I have Outlook Express 6. I recently downloaded the latest Microsoft updates, and now I cannot open any e-mails with attachments. I get a message that says "OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail." This is for all attachments, even ones I know are safe. How can I disable this feature? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43448
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    - Malicious script Some web sites are redirecting internet explorer to the page http://best-porn-guide.com/iframe.html, which contains a script that install software without notification. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43444
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    - Net Meeting Security Hello, If you can instruct me on how to secure my net meeting access. The probple is anyone can access my net meeting that uses my computer? I owuld like a log on to be required and I know it can be however I dont know how to set it to require a log on. Please respond to me via email. Suprasaud@hotmail.com Nick Tag: Security updates Tag: 43443
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    - Surrendering Administrator Account? Hi guys, I would like to have some opinion on this. Recently we are doing some security audit and my boss said that we should surrender our Domain Administrator ID and keep the password in a safe. Other than using Domain Administrator to join PC /servers to domain, performing administrative tasks, etc, how can I convince my boss that it is essential for System Administrator like us to be responsible and keep the Domain Adminstrator account and password to ourselves? Hear from you guys soon! Best Regards. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43440
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    - Windows security updates notice As soon as I got online today, a Windows Messenger message popped up, stating I needed to click on the enclosed link to download a security fix--something about a winpatch.net-something-or-other. Do you send security notices via Windows Messenger? I'm not familiar with Win. MSNGR. cause I've never received messages from it before this PC I recently got (I have AOL.) And the few I've gotten on here were from people I don't know--one was an ad; two were from the same person (same gender as me)on different days saying that a friend of mine (doesn't give name)says I'm cool. Well, I'm 50, married with 2 grown kids--so I doubt that! I just closed all these messages including the "security" one today. I did a search for it on MSN's security site, which found nothing--'course I couldn't remember the whole name accurately. Yesterday I had to reinstall Win XP and everything else that came with this PC after it crashed (couldn't get it to do a recovery--something about an NDRLT file missing), and I re-acquired Automatic Update but it wasn't til today that it's stating I need to get a lot of updates (which I do recognize from the 1st time.) It didn't start showing this til AFTER I got and closed the Win Mssgr. message. I just checked the Updates list and there's nothing on it about winpatch.net-whatever. I'm confused, so please email me a reply ASAP, and also tell me what I should acquire from the website that will be able to decipher the genuineness of something for me. Thank you. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43436
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    - Am I being hacked? For the second time in a week, I am locked out of .NET Passport because of too many sign-in attempts with incorrect passwords. What worries me is that I haven't made any sign-in attempts prior to the one that told me I am locked out (same as the event earlier this week). What might be causing this? If someone is trying to hack my sign-in, what steps should I take? Thanks in advance for any help. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43432
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    - wpa on 2003 server I can't find an update for wpa on 2003 server Tag: Security updates Tag: 43431
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    - can't find wpa download for 2003 server I can't find the download for wpa for 2003 Tag: Security updates Tag: 43430
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    - PC-Cillin Just wondering if anyone has any comments on PC-Cillin from Trendmicro. I used their site to fix 3 viruses that Norton didn't ever pick up. Wondering if their software is as good as the rest. Norton didn't pick up the viruses at all, McAfee did, but wanted to charge for everything but the free scan. If am impressed and feel a bit obligated now to use this product from Trendmicro since I am needing to re-subscribe to some form of protection, and since they were the only site that truly fixed me up from my troubles. Thanks. Chad Tag: Security updates Tag: 43428
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    - Browser Redirect Question Help, using MSN Explorer home page keeps changing and the web browers keeps being Redirected to a site call SEARCHMEUP How can I get this annoying problem resolved. Thanks in advance. KP Tag: Security updates Tag: 43427
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    - Computer Protection I have just gone through the headache of being infected with 3 viruses which Norton didn't pick up at all. The McAfee and TrendMicro.com sites both did. I got a free fix tool from the trendmicro site through their housecall feature. They sell a program titled "PC-Cillin." I am wondering if anyone has used this or know if it's any good versus McAfee and Norton? I'd like to use their product since they were the ones that detected my viruses and fixed them for free, but not if the software isn't as good as others. Thanks. Chad Tag: Security updates Tag: 43424
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    - msn default site Since a few days started to appear a passthrough site that overlap above msn. The name of the site is wabu: it has a search engine and links to online gambling, sex,... I have two young children. I tried to go to my tools options and reset MSN as my default site, without sucess. Can anybody help? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43422
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    - Triming large <CA name>.edb file. Hi, I would like to know how to remove/trim the content of the Window Server 2003 CA's <name>.edb under Certlog. Thank you, -Pandit Tag: Security updates Tag: 43415
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    - nachi worn and reinstallation I did a reformat and reinstallation of Win XP last night and this morning, when I hooked up the Net and download McAfee Virusscan, it told a few minutes later after installing the Windows Updates that it detected the Nachi worm and deleted it. Now, this is the second time this happened to me, and the first time was when I bought Win XP and installed it on a reformatted drive. I did some research on McAfee about the worm, but I still have one question: Is this worm present on my system when I reinstall Win XP or do I become instantly affected when I hook up to the Net? I didn't do anywhere on the Net except on MSN site and McAfee. I also have another hard drive hooked up as a slave, but it only contains music files. Could that be the culprit also? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43409
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    - drop down window When I type www in the address bar previously visited site url's appear in a drop down window, is there any way that these previously visited addresses can be removed? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43403
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    - Warning: MVP.org is not an MSoft MVP site The Microsoft MVPs have a web domain, mvps.org, which contains whatwe hope are a lot of useful articles aimed at being of help to users of Windows. We have become aware that there is another domain, mvp.org *without*the s, and would advise you all that this has no connection with theMicrosoft MVP program or its members, and may put visitors at risk. (Visiting that site is not recommended at the present time!) Posted on behalf of numerous MVPs. -- Roger Abell MS MVP (Windows Server System : Security) MCDBA MCSE W2k3+W2k+NT4 Tag: Security updates Tag: 43395
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    - Great Way to Make Money....Legally! GREAT WAY TO MAKE MONEY-READ THIS!!!!! Iâ??ll make you a promise. READ THIS INFORMATION TO THE END! - follow what it says to the letter - and you will not worry whether a RECESSION is coming or not, who is President, or whether you keep your current job or not. HOW TO TURN Â£6 INTO Â£6,000!!!!!! For our North American friends send equivalent dollars instead of pounds READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of Â£6.00! So I thought, Yeah right, this must be a scam, but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said that you send Â£1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in the article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of the list at #6, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroups. (There are thousands) No catch, that was it. So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people first, I thought about trying it. I figured: what have I got to lose except 6 stamps and Â£6.00, right? Then I invested the measly Â£6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!!... within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about Â£25.00. By the end of the second week I had made a total of over Â£1,000.00! In the third week I had over Â£10,000.00 and itâ??s still growing. This is now my fourth week and I have made a total of just over Â£42,000.00 and itâ??s still coming in rapidly. Itâ??s certainly worth Â£6.00, and 6 stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, why it works....Also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information off of it as you need it. I promise you that if you follow the directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you thought possible by doing something so easy! Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully! (print it out or download it.) Follow the simple directions and watch the money come in! Itâ??s easy. Itâ??s legal. And, your investment is only Â£6.00 (Plus postage) IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not illegal; and it is virtually no risk - it really works!!!! If all of the following instructions are adhered to, you will receive extraordinary dividends. PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and Â£50,000 or more can be yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants. Please continue its success by carefully adhering to the instructions. You will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this business your product is not solid and tangible, itâ??s a service. You are in the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the money made from the mailing lists is secondary to the income which is made from people like you and me asking to be included in that list. Here are the 4 easy steps to success: STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece of paper; PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST. Now get 6 Â£1.00 coins and tape ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper so that its stable and l will not be seen through the envelope (to prevent thievery). Next, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes and seal them. You should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase, your name and address, and Â£1.00. What you are doing is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the Post Office and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses: #1) N.Lamy 178 Elm St. Sudbury ON P3C 1T7 London SW 16 6LY #2 M. Michel 188 Caswell Dr. Sudbury ON P3E 2N8 #3) Gerry P. Manager 469 Bouchard St. Suite 220 Sudbury ON P3E 2K8 #4) RenÃ©e S. Leamay 4 Robert Speck Parkway Mississauga Ontario L4Z 1S1 #5) Nick Dechamplain 4408 Chenier Street Hanmer ON P3P 1L9 #6) Gerry Lamy 4545 Dennie St. Hanmer, ON P3P 1L1 STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc...) and add YOUR Name as number 6 on the list. STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. (I think there are close to 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make! This is perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18 Sec. 1302 & 1341 of the Postal lottery laws. Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need money, you can use it again, and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants and by their carefully adhering to the directions. Look at it this way. If you are of integrity, the program will continue and the money that so many others have received will come your way. NOTE: You may want to retain every name and address sent to you, either on a computer or hard copy and keep the notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service. Some of the participants in your list may very well become life-long friends! Remember to include your family and friends, the idea is for everyone to profit from this wonderful opportunity. MOST OF ALL: This program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of participants like you. Please continue its success by carefully adhering to the instructions. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43394
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    - stop home page changes How to stop home page changes: Use SPYBOT........ Inside spybot press the Immunize button. At the bottom of scroll area find: Lock IE start page setting against user changes. File > Close Check Tools > Internet Options and find home page buttons are available. Tried this on 10 pages that ask to change home page and each was defeated. For spybot: SpybotSD - Search & Destroy by PepiMK Software: http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download Good luck and hope this helps others....... Tag: Security updates Tag: 43393
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    - PLS HELP!! Think I've been hacked!!! Seeing number of symptons that suggest that. IE homepage keeps resetting to a "t.track..." address. Received scam e-mail re:AT&T bill, and tried to ffwd to AT&T. Got this reply ... ***************** Hi. This is the qmail-send program at mailwallout.sgi.int. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <scamcheck@mindspring.com>: 207.69.200.154 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 554 This mailbox is full. Please try again later. for scamcheck@mindspring.com Giving up on 207.69.200.154. ****************** I have ZoneAlarm, and NAV. Still I can't get rid of the IE homepage thing. I real worried about my stuff. Do I need to close accounts, etc? Please help. Thanks in advance. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43390
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    - Safe XP Security Downloads? What Free internet security downloads on CNET.com are safe and useful for XP? Some are Spybot Search & Destroy, SpyHunter, Ad-aware, ZoneAlarm 4.5.538--safe for XP? A couple reviews said Ad-aware would NOT allow the Restore/recovery option. Would any of these above programs allow safe surfing w/o spyware on Kazaa or related peer to peer music sharing websites? I have McAfee VirusScan 2004, but I think I need some of the above programs too safely use P2P or insure my personal data is secure, although certain websites are secure anyway when you place orders. THANK YOU FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS!!! Tag: Security updates Tag: 43389
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    - temp internet files-security. hi folks. when i delete/empty temp internet files,i find that often,within the same day 5/6000 files creep back in! what,s going on? i am using xp pro and ie6. i am a total novice,and have only had a pc in front of me for about 10 months.i have had this problem for some three or four months now and it,s driving me nuts.please help. thank you in advance.robert. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43387
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    - trojan? Hi, a friend of mine has booked a ticket for a concert and a few minutes later it was booked again. When he complained to the ticket-company and said that he only ordered one ticket and asked why they charged him two, they said that it was booked twice. When they checked their log-file, they found that one was ordered from my computer. But to do so, I would have had needed my friends log-in, his PIN and his bank account. Now he is really pissed off at me and thinks I spyed in his stuff, which I definitely didn't. However, there is no question that the order was sent from my computer. Now my question: Since I know I definitely didn't do this and noone else has access to my computer - is there any kind of virus that can do things like that? Like a trojan virus or anything that scans computers which I have a connection to (via FTP), spys out passwords and then completes actions like booking something the other person did just a second ago? If there is a Virus like that, please tell me. My anti-virus hasn't found anything, but I know I didn't betray my friend and I don't want our friendship to be ruined. So I am looking for an explanation... Thanx, Steph PS: Please excuse my english. reply to stephanie_pesch@yahoo.de Tag: Security updates Tag: 43381
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    - XXXmpeg Please can anyone tell me how I remove this site. Not very computer literate and dont know where it has com from. Tag: Security updates Tag: 43378
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    - are downloads scanned? I am wondering if downloads are scanned for viruses, spyware etc etc. My AV software seems to intercept most e mail threats and my firewall seems to protect me against direct intrusion but when I run my spyware program I nearly always have something lurking, a tracking cookie or some other such thing, how do these things get passed all of the security? Whenever I get an attachment in an e mail, my e mail prog firstly warns me that the attachment might contain something nasty, I then save the attachment to my desktop and run a virus scan on it before I open it, am I doing the right thing? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43377
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    - online banking I recently started having trouble with online banking bill pay screen only. It runs extremely slow, ie. 20-30 seconds to acknowledge a mouse click. I have scanned for virus's, used windows update, un-installed IE 6 and re- installed. Bank tech support had me download netscape 7.1 which works fine!! So said something is wrong with IE 6. Anybody have any other ideas of how to correct this?? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43368
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    - Disappearing Patch KB824146 Following instructions from Microsoft I downloaded and installed the KB824146 Security Update (Blaster patch) on my new computer. I checked in the Add or Remove Programs folder and noted that Windows XP Hotfix - KB824146 was listed as an installed program. Then I went to WindowsUpdate website, had my computer scanned and downloaded all 13 required Critical Updates. When I checked the Add or Remove Programs folder I noted the 13 new Windows XP Hotfixes, but that Windows XP Hotfix - KB824146 was no longer listed as an installed program. Why is that? Is there a more recent update which I must have downloaded and which replaced KB824146 so that it's no longer in my system? Or should I reinstall KB824146? Twice I tried talking to someone on the Microsoft 1-800- PCSAFETY number, but they could not help! Someone advised me that I should have disabled my Norton Antivirus software when I downloaded the Windows Critical Updates, but I cannot get anyone at Microsoft to confirm or deny that. Can anyone help? Tag: Security updates Tag: 43360
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    - MSN supposed request for personal data I just received a supposed email from MSN, saying that during a normal test review, they found Errs in my system, and, needed to update all my personal info, including credit card info, etc. At first glance looks very very much like an official MSN sight, but the request seemed to be outside of logical MSN std policies. Has anyone else seen this...who would I forward HTML of this site, for MSN review and possible capture if indeed it is Identity Theft group. Thanks for listening. Justone1 Tag: Security updates Tag: 43359
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    - rrre:unistall Wow thanks for the uninstall and you took out the one I always use and I didn't know that was the one with the spy bots, but I still have one with dirty pictures that I can't remove that came with talking buddy it has another name I guess I looked at the end instead of in Ad=aware Advanced Searchbar could you be able to remove that too if you have a chance and I will silently be out of you computer space, and eternally grateful. Thanks for a Canadian Nana and the beginners in computers Huggybear Tag: Security updates Tag: 43356
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    - re: unistall MyWebSearch Toolbar I recieved an email that you had to install a program called talking buddy. With great difficulty I managed to unistall the program , but the toolbar remains and through that. I have recieved in one day 50 spybots and my computers has shut down and crashed all day and I need help to uninstall . Iam new and oldie. And a handicap pensioner so buying expensive programs is out. Any suggestions. My humour is getting warped lol. Any help would be grateful. And I will not install any more unchecked programs. your truly huggybear Tag: Security updates Tag: 43354

KB824146 keeps automatically downloading OK. I then hit
install, all looks fine. In my download history the fix
shows up as failed. The next time I log on download
starts all over again, and this process repeats itself.
Any ideas much appreciated.

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Re: Security updates by anonymous

anonymous
Mon Jan 12 12:25:21 CST 2004

i had same problem....turned off auto update and works
fine now.

>-----Original Message-----
>KB824146 keeps automatically downloading OK. I then hit
>install, all looks fine. In my download history the fix
>shows up as failed. The next time I log on download
>starts all over again, and this process repeats itself.
>Any ideas much appreciated.
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