help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have set up a wirless connection through a router (d-
link 604+ think this one is u.k only if it helps) and my
centrino enabled laptop. i am running windows xp pro. all
works ok untill i try to download anything. i used to be
able to visit any site, for example credit card
applications, now i cant. nor can i download music from
winmx. i have even opened ports for winmx but when it
does work it is so slow its not worth it. what i want is
to be able to do everything that i did with a wired
connection.........if that is possible. any help would be
great. i am a novice at this so if you could put it in
ease steps that would be great.
thanks
Richard,
I can think of a couple possible problems.
First, for simple music download, you should not need to "open ports". A NAT
router, such as the D-Link, will open them for you.
Or are you also sharing music? Is WinMX a P2P share? Did you open ports to act
as a server?
I'd bet you opened ports, and some of your bandwidth is being taken by folks
accessing your shared music.
If you aren't sharing music, you probably downloaded crapware, or someone else
pushed some crapware thru one of your open ports.
How current is your virus protection? Try one or more of these free online
virus scans:
<
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm>
<
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/>
<
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>
Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection.
Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them again, as the latest
version may be needed to keep up with the current level of malware being
attempted constantly - get the absolutely most current version of each product
listed. They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download quickly
enough.
First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>,
and CWShredder from <
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All are
free.
Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all.
Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log. <
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
<
http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<
http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
<
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.
And Richard, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
