Logfile worries
Anne Wilson
cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk
Tue Sep 19 08:30:06 UTC 2006
On Monday 18 September 2006 23:24, Robin Laing wrote:
> I know that this may seem obvious but are they using IE with Active-X
> enabled?
>
> There is a an unpatched hole that is being exploited.
>
> http://www.theregister.com/2006/09/18/ie_flaw_warnings_grow/
>
No. For years she has used Mozilla. While removing IE is problematic,
removing all links to it is easy, and I have being doing that when setting up
home boxes for years.
> You only mention anti-virus. What about adware/spyware scans?
>
I'll check that out.
> What about a scan with a different anti-virus software package?
>
> All it takes is one visit to one site that has a bad link. It has
> happened that a good site will have a bad advertising link that will
> infect the machine making it a bad site.
>
True. I'll be very surprised if this is the case, though. She is away now
for a week, but I'll check out spyware etc. when she comes back.
> I have had to use an XP machine that was supposed to be up to date and
> the number of spyware/adware applications took me by surprise. My first
> day was just cleaning the computer.
>
I have great faith in Kaspersky as an AV product, providing the updates are
kept very regular. All my family use it, and it has always proved efficient.
> Good luck. As Microsoft's has suggested, re-installing is sometimes the
> only sure fix.
>
I'm convinced that the problem is related to the network folder showing old
links and not retaining the result of a new scan. (I'm not saying that it is
the cause, just that it is part of the same problem.) When I have access to
the laptop again perhaps I should explore where those links are kept. I
presume they are somewhere in her user profile. Maybe if I deleted them I
could get it to accept the new ones.
Thanks for your thoughts. I'll follow them up as soon as I can.
Anne
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