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Robert Kattke
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      6th Aug 2004
Order, Advice, Best Practices to Elim. XP Virus

Newbie here-trying to combat a few viruses ( Backdoor.Jeem,
Adware.Iefeats )

What is the best order to do these in ?
( Norton/Symantec anti-virus, is getting, quaranteening most, but not
all )

A) Get all WXP patches ( I've ignored them for the most part )

B) Follow the NAV advice, and start-up in safe mode, Make Registry
changes to eliminate

C) Get stinger, panda, spychecker, housecall or one of the anti-virus
programs that may be more vigilant, effective

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Could some one also tell me the importance of making these fixes
(Registry changes) in Safe Mode ?

TIA - and I'm looking forward to your advice. RJK
 
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Juan
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      7th Aug 2004

Backdoor is a trojan not a virus... you need the appropriate
programs to delete bugs like this one..

Antivirus programs delete viruses and also detect trojans but they
do not delete all... for that purpose install spyware and trojan cleaners
the programs recommended here delete most trojans, spyware,
hijackers, etc. but for hard cases, you should run them in safe mode..
that will make it unnecessary to delete them manually from the
registry.

Here are a few tips for safe surfing the net, and recommended software.

Enable the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall... or install a
third party firewall like Zone Alarm or Sygate Personal Firewall.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Update your system with at least the Service Pack Updates and
the Critical Security Updates.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/default.asp

Update your antivirus program freequently or set it to autoupdate

Always go on the Internet with a regular user account and only use
an administrative account when it's absolutely necessary.

Delete your cookies and temporary internet files after each session.
Or set your system to auto delete them.

To auto delete cookies:
Control Panel\Internet Options\Privacy\Advanced Options\check "Overwrite
auto administration of cookies", check; Block origin cookies, check;
Third party cookies, and check; Allways accept session cookies

To auto delete Temporary Internet Files:
Internet Options\Advanced Options\scroll down and check last value;
"Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder when Intenet Explorer closes"

Install "The Cleaner" from www.moosoft.com (Trojan Cleaner) $49.95
with a free 30 day fully functional trial period.

Install AdAware6 (Free)
http://www.lavasoft.de

Istall Spybot Search and Destroy (Free)
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Install CWShredder (Free)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Install Hijack This (Free)
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
Read the Tutorial pages before deleting what HijackThis
finds on your system to be sure you don't delete normal stuff..
(only if the previous programs don't clean your computer).
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html

Install SpywareBlaster (Free)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

Third Party Firewalls:
ZoneAlarm (Free)
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...eeDownload.jsp

Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) (Free)
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

Sygate Personal Firewall (Free)
http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm

Outpost Firewall from Agnitum (Free)
http://www.agnitum.com/download/


Popular and Essential Downloads for Microsoft Windows
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/downloads.htm


--------------Original Message------------
"Robert Kattke" <(E-Mail Removed)> escribió en el mensaje
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Order, Advice, Best Practices to Elim. XP Virus
>
> Newbie here-trying to combat a few viruses ( Backdoor.Jeem,
> Adware.Iefeats )
>
> What is the best order to do these in ?
> ( Norton/Symantec anti-virus, is getting, quaranteening most, but not
> all )
>
> A) Get all WXP patches ( I've ignored them for the most part )
>
> B) Follow the NAV advice, and start-up in safe mode, Make Registry
> changes to eliminate
>
> C) Get stinger, panda, spychecker, housecall or one of the anti-virus
> programs that may be more vigilant, effective
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Could some one also tell me the importance of making these fixes
> (Registry changes) in Safe Mode ?
>
> TIA - and I'm looking forward to your advice. RJK



 
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