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Posted by on June 4, 2006, 10:32 am
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the net is up and running for now , so i figure it was a blown DNS
router or something ... on my ISP side (the techsupport for whom were
CLOSED when i called them)
will download F-Prot ASAP :) am running Multi_AV as i type...
i figure 2 years in Dell qualify me a BIT to look at HJT ... :)
thanks for the pointers, mate...
Malke wrote:
>
> OK, I just checked and my site is OK ;-) Here are a few things:
>
> 1. You are using a seriously obsolete antivirus. Even though your virus
> definitions may be current, the antivirus engine itself is obsolete.
> You should replace your NAV 2002 with an av version that isn't older
> than 2005. Unfortunately, most of us techs feel that the last good NAV
> was 2003, so I personally wouldn't recommend any of their current
> programs. I use F-Prot on my Windows machines. Kaspersky and NOD32 are
> recommended by people whom I respect.
>
> 2. If you are using an older version of Black Ice you should also
> replace it. Black Ice had a lot of problems, including vulnerabilities.
> I would not recommend using that firewall.
>
> 3. If you are highly skilled and understand what you are looking at HJT
> is fine. Otherwise, it is useless to you without expert advice. HJT
> does not remove malware like Ad-aware, Spybot, and other recommended
> antimalware programs.
>
> I would still go through the troubleshooting triage I suggested:
>
> 1. Since you can't get to websites on the affected computer, read
> instructions and get tools/updates from another machine. Then go
> through the malware removal steps listed at EBC:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
> Because your av is so old, I would also scan with at least Sysclean or
> David Lipman's Multi_AV as described at the link above.
>
> 2. If the machine is clean, review any security programs you have to
> make sure your Hosts file is not redirecting everything to 127.0.0.1
> (your local machine).
>
> Information about the Hosts file -
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> 3. Ask yourself the classic troubleshooting question: what changed
> between the time things worked and the time they didn't?
>
> 4. If the machine is clean and your Hosts file is OK, call your ISP to
> see if they are having DNS problems and to have them check your
> connection.
>
> 5. You didn't say how you connect to the Internet, so generally check
> your connection hardware, whatever that is - modem, nic, router,
> cables, etc.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Elephant Boy Computers
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