Virus hit ..................at dano's

[Dan O]

Well ......it happened . I got hit with the KLEZ type virrus and had to format my hard drive and added windows 2000 + newest Norton software .

 

Wow ...... what a f**ked up situation . People in my email address would get passed this virus just for being in my email address book . Hopefully their Virus detection caught it .

 

I have had many personal contacts with many people from this forum . If it this virus got to you .................Sorry for any inconvenience .

 

sincerely .....dano

[Llarion]

Not me; I'm clamped down tight as a drum with stae of the art antivirus, and three levels of hardward and software firewalls...

 

Wondering where you'd been though...

 

Shoulda done XP Pro...

[Dan O]

hey phil ,

My brother p.c.c ( personal computer consultant )

recommeded 2000 vs XP . That was his opinion at least . I do not care all that much . I use this computers for emails + keyboard forums .

 

I am still a moron !

 

I do wish I had that big screen you have .

 

I would also would like to learn how to put those little faces attched to a post .

 

I sent an MP3 to you . I have been working on getting this CD out . I have decided to join a song writers group o get my songs heard a litte more . I will listen to some ideas and start tweaking .............

 

stay well my friend ........... dano

[Dan O]

hey phil , double post opps !

[Llarion]

I've been plowing through a slew of emails, haven't been spending much time on the PC. Just found the MP3. Sounds great, that keyboard is so versatile! Clean and crisp!

 

As for XP vs. 2K, XP is built on the 2 kernel, but is a lot friendlier, and if your machine is fairly new, it is even more stable. I have never had a blue screen or spontaneous reboot with XP, I had several under 2K. I only reboot my machine every couple of weeks or when a progam install demands it...

[Esoterra]

I wish I had as much luck with XP. My computer crashes, and restarts itself without warning. My computer is 2 weeks old. Go figure!

 

Eso

[Byrdman]

Originally posted by Esoterra:

I wish I had as much luck with XP. My computer crashes, and restarts itself without warning. My computer is 2 weeks old. Go figure!

 

Eso

Go get a hardware diagnostic program and run it. I have "check it" which seems to work for me. Cannot say I have researched what is best. There's a good chance your problem is hardware rather than XP itself.

 

Note that you need software that works at the level of the "bare metal". Programs like Norton that only run under the OS don't do the level of checking you need.

[Byrdman]

Originally posted by dano:

Well ......it happened . I got hit with the KLEZ type virrus and had to format my hard drive and added windows 2000 + newest Norton software .

 

Wow ...... what a f**ked up situation . People in my email address would get passed this virus just for being in my email address book . Hopefully their Virus detection caught it .

 

I have had many personal contacts with many people from this forum . If it this virus got to you .................Sorry for any inconvenience .

 

sincerely .....dano

Let me guess - you were using Microsoft Outlook as your mail program. That, or any other email program that allows incoming mail to execute programs on your computer should be removed and not used.

 

In theory an emailer that allows Java programs to run should not be a problem because of Java's security model but I am not well enough up on the topic to know if the VM's in common use enforce this adequately or whether there are security holes that can be exploited.

[Llarion]

Or, you could just make sure that you run an antivirus program and/or a firewall that filters email, no need to change platforms.

 

ZoneAlarm is freeware and clamps any Outlook executable attachments down hard, and all 3 major tier 1 antivirus programs from McAfee, Symantec, and Computer Associates all intercept VB script and other executable attachments and known virii in most major email platforms...

[RABid]

I run Win2K on my Sonar II computer and WinXP on my GigaStudio computer. Both are networked for internet access across DSL. The XP compuer would frequently loose access to the net while talking on ICQ and I would have to restart to get the connection back. I think the problem was based on a combination of Black Ice firewall protection, ICQ, and Real Player. I uninstalled Real Player and the problem went away.

 

Robert

[Steve LeBlanc]

Woah...sorry to hear that Dano...my computers fortified so Klez never got me...good luck.

[Umbra]

Hope your not running that antivirus crud on your DAW, good way to cause pops and slow stuff down.