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"Dan" <spamyou@user.nec> wrote in message
news:urvA$E6LFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> In addition to Ron, MVP's advice which is almost always great advice,
please
> consider viewing and reading the following web-link for more advice.
>
>
http://forums.techguy.org/archive/t-342221.html
>
> (Disclaimer: Reading an unknown web-link always involves risk but life is
> about risk so I can only encourage the user to safeguard their machine
with a
> hardware and software firewall, followed by keeping Windows fully up to
date
> via Windows Update, followed by antispyware software such as SpySweeper by
> Webroot (Current cost about $30 for a year --- great product imho), next
> Adaware SE by Majorgeeks is great, then Spybot Search and Destroy by
> Majorgeeks, then SpywareBlaster by Majorgeeks, then possibly CWShredder by
> Intermute (user has run into one difficulty with a false virus reading so
use
> at your own risk), then an antivirus program like EZARMOR Antivirus, etc.
> The user also encourages the use of plain text reading in e-mail, the use
of
> secure log-ins whenever possible, the use of strong passwords with numbers
> and symbols, the use of 128 bit encryption or better, etc. My favorite
> software firewalls have been ZA PRO. and Computer Associates EZARMOR
Firewall
> which is based on an earlier version of ZA PRO. The problem with ZA PRO.
has
> been the poor programming in the more current versions that have to do
with
> tvdumpflags=10 in the autoexec.bat and this user has removed the second
entry
> which does no harm but is put there in the user's opinion because of
sloppy
> programming on ZoneAlarm Pro's support side. The user will maintain this
> current view until it is challenged and the user is shown to be wrong.
The
> user then will greatfully accept the correction and procede to take note
of
> the reason and procede with life. The problem of just a hardware firewall
> these days is easy access because of sloppy passwords ----- this happened
to
> the user and the LinkSyS telephone number that the user got from Gary S.
> Terhune, MVP's grateful acknowledgement to another user allowed this
> intermediate user to fix his hardware firewall problems as well. The user
> now has a really complicated password on the LinkSyS settings but knows it
is
> just a matter of time before someone cracks the 14+ character password
> randomly generated with numbers and symbols and that is why the user has a
> 2nd software firewall with extra high security settings in ZA PRO. The
user
> hopes Microsoft as a great and powerful company will be willing to release
> Internet Explorer 7 for 98SE as a goodwill gesture to this user as well as
> top users in Microsoft who also use 98SE as well as to the MVP's that use
> 98SE. Have a nice day and I hope this post helps everyone a little bit.
> Please reply with all comments and the numerous mistakes that the user
knows
> he makes but gladly accepts correction although this user has a bad belief
> and attitude at times this user is not so prideful to admit that he knows
far
> less than top Microsoft people and the majority of MVP's here. This user
is
> currently greatly missing posts by Hugh Candlin and Chris Quirke.
woah der lil' doggie......
are you for real brother?
dat sure was a mouth-ful, just got to figure out
what was in your mouth at the time.
whats a "user"? dont tell me its You!!
i thought Users were intelligent people or spaced-out
people, you must come inbetween somewhere.
do you have a Master that you serve?
is your master proud of you lil' doggie.
Mr
>
> "dee4477" <dee4477@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87496B65-3B36-42CD-82B6-4704AFE5DB5E@microsoft.com...
> : i believe my windows 98 system has been infected...i am constantly
getting
> a
> : message as if my activex controls wont allow me to view pages...and also
i
> : get an error message on start up "Error
C:\\Windows\System\Thun32.dll...I
> : keep getting spyware messages that keep changing my home site....and
also
> my
> : computer wont allow me to do any updates because it has an error that
says
> : "missing export NTDll:NTShutdownSystem
> :
> :
> :
>
>
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