Sadie
Sat May 22 08:33:38 CDT 2004
Sorry,I missed your subsequent messages.U.K.time
difference.Good to see things are back to normal.
That error regarding W32 time was interesting.You
know,you can submit those errors by clicking on the
highlighted link.
You may like to synchronise with W32 Time,just incase.
Here's how:Go to start>control panel>(Best set to classic
view,then,these instructions will make sense)
Double click the "date and time" icon.First,check that
your time zone settings are correct,and that the clock
displays the right time/date etc.
Then click the Internet Time tab.Press the "update now"
button.This'll bring your computer back into line.
As for the "Failed Security Audit " errors.You are best
off submitting those as described above.
What probably happened is you attempted to alter a
setting,and it wasn't successful.
Sadie
>-----Original Message-----
>Sadie, I think I'm back to normal. Whew! Thank you so
>much for your help.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I ran trendmicro. No virus of any kind. I think the
>>system restore has made a big difference, though.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Sadie, I updated Norton Internet Security. They have
a
>>>one-step update. subsequent updates did not correct
>the
>>>problem.
>>>I did a system restore, and it's better, but still not
>>up
>>>to speed.
>>>I looked for errors in the event log, but I don't know
>>>what I'm looking at. In Application there were
>>>errors, "perflib" and "application errors." In
>Security
>>>there are some "failure audits," and in System there
>>>are "service control manager" errors and a couple
>>>of "w32time."
>>>I will try the scan at Trendmicro. Thanks again.
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Oh,don't worry about the time sync-I misunderstood
>what
>>>>you said about the server firewall.
>>>>
>>>>Did you look for errors in the event log?
>>>>start>control panel>Administrative Tools>Event Viewer?
>>>>
>>>>What did you update?The Norton or Windows Update?
>>>>
>>>>Sometimes,W/U can cause problems and you have to
>remove
>>>>the hot fix or patch and reinstall it.Unless,it was a
>>>>driver update.In which case,you can just roll back to
>>>pre-
>>>>driver update time.
>>>>
>>>>I implore you to do a scan at Trendmicro if this does
>>>not
>>>>resolve the issue.Trendmicro has a good track record
>>>with
>>>>Gaobots/Agobots.
>>>>
>>>>If it was a Norton AV update-in my
>experience,sometimes
>>>>you do get bad scanning engines.This is usually fixed
>>>>next time you update your definitions.Just try to use
>>>the
>>>>manual update feature a moment,if it exists on
>>>>Nortons.You probably have a user interface with a
>>button
>>>>to check for updates.
>>>>
>>>>Sadie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Sadie, I don't have any security hardware, only XP
>and
>>>>>Norton Security. The whole problem started after I
>>>>>updated a few days ago. I update very often. I
have
>>>>run
>>>>>the symantec virus scan and security scan. I have
>>also
>>>>>just run Stinger. I'm clean, so that's not the
>>>problem.
>>>>>It's not too much traffic, because this has been
>going
>>>>on
>>>>>for a couple of days. I wonder if I should do a
>>system
>>>>>restore? How do I check the clock/time sync
router?
>>>>>Thanks again for staying with me on this one. D.
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Don't be scared out of your wits,but there is an
>>>agobot
>>>>>>that is attacking Norton at the moment.Norton
cannot
>>>>>>detect it,due to its stealthing/polymorphic
>>attributes.
>>>>>(I
>>>>>>must stress-that is only one possibility.It's just
>>>that
>>>>>>there are a lot of these instances reported here)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>According to other newsgroups users,the Stinger can
>>>>>catch
>>>>>>it,but it comes back if you reboot,so run an online
>>>>scan
>>>>>>too.If anything's found,post back the result.
>>>>>>Are you certain your patches were up to date?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It could just be a firmware problem,or perhaps
>>>>>>traceroute,too much traffic..hard to say.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What is the exact make of the hardware/server
>>firewall
>>>>>>you mentioned?Can you check the event viewer,see if
>>>>>there
>>>>>>are any errors in there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sadie
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>Sadie, I disabled the XP firewall, but with only
>the
>>>>>>>Norton Security things are still terrible! It
took
>>a
>>>>>>>whole minute just to get this newsgroup up.
>>>>Appreciate
>>>>>>>your help.
>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>I'd say you're running too many conflicting
>>>>apps.Chose
>>>>>>>>ONE software firewall.Norton or XP not both.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Second possibilty:This actually happened to me
>>>>>>>>yesterday.I was behind a router.Webpages suddenly
>>>>>>>started
>>>>>>>>taking an age to load..
>>>>>>>>Turned out for some reason the router time
>>>>>>>>synchronisation had been knocked out of
whack.It'd
>>>>>>>>reverted to the year 2000.So,perhaps you should
>>>check
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>be sure that your computer is synchronised with
>>>>>>Internet
>>>>>>>>time/that your server firewall (I take that to
>mean
>>>>>>>>hardware firewall/router?)is set correctly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Finally,it could be a worm/agobot/virus.
>>>>>>>>Download and run Stinger:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Download and run Stinger:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Free Virus scans at any of the locations below:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Trend:
>>>>>>>>
http://housecall.antivirus.com
>>>>>>>>
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>McAfee:
>>>>>>>>
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Panda:
>>>>>>>>
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Post back if none of that was of any help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Sadie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Run a free online scan at
>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>I have the XP firewall activated, also server
>>>(cable)
>>>>>>>>>firewall. Finally, Norton Security and Spam
>>>>Inspector
>>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>>>also activated.
>>>>>>>>>Suddenly two days ago my computer would not load
>>>web
>>>>>>>>>pages. Loading was so slow that I gave up. My
>>>>>server
>>>>>>>>>had me disable the Norton, and then the
situation
>>>>was
>>>>>>>>>much better.
>>>>>>>>>Now, today, even with the Norton disabled, I'm
>>>still
>>>>>>>not
>>>>>>>>>getting the web pages I need. I tried disabling
>>the
>>>>>>>Spam
>>>>>>>>>Inspector--no difference. I don't dare disable
>>the
>>>>>>>>>server firewall or XP firewall unless truly
>>>>necessary.
>>>>>>>>>Any assistance would be truly appreciated. D
>>>>>>>>>.
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