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I have tried to find out if my windows firewall is enabled. I am running AOL v7 and right clicking on the icon in Network and Internet connections, then clicking properties results in nothing happening

Also, my friend's computer is infected with the Sasser worm. It is a brand new computer and even though she paid a lot of money for extra cover, this problem (of course) is not included in that cover. The daughter had been fiddling around on the computer and by the time I got there I had to re-install Office. When I tried to re-install their dial-up ISP the software kept telling me that I had a later (or it could have been earlier, it was very late by the time I had given up) version of the browser already installed. They use BT Openworld Anytime as their ISP.
 
Greetings --

If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
compatible with the real Internet. This is because AOL is an on-line
content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. AOL's
proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.

I believe that the free version of ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com) is
AOL-compatible. Sygate's free Personal Firewall
(http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm ) is also AOL-Compatible


For your friend:

You've apparently contracted the latest worm, W32.Sasser.Worm,
specifically designed to attack people who do not update their
computers promptly and who do not practice "safe hex." In other
words, like Blaster, this worm was developed and distributed _after_ a
patch for the vulnerability was announced and made publicly available.
Further, and also like Blaster, this worm could not affect any
computer whose user had taken the basic precaution of using a properly
configured firewall.

To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary updates, patches,
and removal tools, click Start > Run, and enter "shutdown -a" when the
next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut down. Also, make
sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to preclude any more
intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.

What You should Know about the Sasser Worm and its Variants
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx

W32.Sasser.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html

A tool is available to remove the Sasser worm variants
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;841720

W32.Sasser.Worm Removal Tool
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


Bruce Chambers

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-----Original Message-----
I have tried to find out if my windows firewall is
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enabled. I am running AOL v7 and right clicking on the
icon in Network and Internet connections, then clicking
properties results in nothing happening.
Also, my friend's computer is infected with the Sasser
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worm. It is a brand new computer and even though she paid
a lot of money for extra cover, this problem (of course)
is not included in that cover. The daughter had been
fiddling around on the computer and by the time I got
there I had to re-install Office. When I tried to re-
install their dial-up ISP the software kept telling me
that I had a later (or it could have been earlier, it was
very late by the time I had given up) version of the
browser already installed. They use BT Openworld Anytime
as their ISP.
.
I have AOL9 and am experiencing the same symptoms that
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you describe. When I right click the AOL connection and
then click properties, nothing is ever displayed. I was
able to enable the firewall by going to the Microsoft WEB
and following the instructions for controlling the
firewall by allowing microsoft's " let us do it for you"
process. After completing this step, my firewall shows
as enabled though the line status always shows
disconnected AND the connection telephone number is the
phony canned 555 number that is apparently the default in
the Microsoft stuff. My connection works fine begore and
after these steps. I believe that this is simply a bug
when using an AOL connection but have been able to find
no proof of this on the MS knowledge bases.
As far as the Sasser virus is concerned, don't do
anything until you remove and verify removal of the
virus. Go to the Microsoft Web, click on the Sasser
Virus pointers and print off the information that yo need
to fix this virus and then use Microsoft to scan to
double check your work. There is a way to manually
remove the Sasser Virus that is described in detail on
the Mcafee web site as well as the CA website. Print
that off and follow it and you will have no problems. If
the infected computer is disfunctional, get this info
from the web using one that isn't.
 
Greetings --

If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
compatible with the real Internet. This is because AOL is an on-line
content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. AOL's
proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.

I believe that the free version of ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com) is
AOL-compatible. Sygate's free Personal Firewall
(http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm ) is also AOL-Compatible


Bruce Chambers

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