Hm...I'll check into that. I'm just sort of paranoid, though. And, I haven't re-installed since we got the thing. So, it's probably about time, anyway.
I like the idea of a very restricted user account..... Not sure how to do that...but I should research it. On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:29:20 -0600, Raymond Camden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deanna - my wife's laptop was in the same place last month. I used > AdAware, that shredder thing, and Microsoft's AV program. It helped, > but not 100%. Then I posted here and someone sent me to 2 web sites > that had online AV checkers. Those seemed to do the trick. Simply > search the archives for my plea for help and you will find the sites. > They really do work - but they are a bit slow. > > > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:21:03 -0600, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you try Lavasoft's Ad-Aware? > > > > www.lavasoft.com > > > > Once you get it cleaned, if this is XP, I would recommend setting up > > local user accounts (unless you have your own domain) and make everyone > > else log in as a very-restricted user. > > > > Thanks > > MAD > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 7:15 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: *sigh* > > > > Believe me, I've already done the research. CWS shredder stopped being > > updated in December, when the guy gave up. It doesn't think I have it on > > the system (I clearly do). AdAarea and Spybot both find it and say > > they've cleaned it, but if you just run it again right away, it's still > > there. This one happens to be next to impossible to remove. > > Thus, the *sigh* > > > > I'm thinking of getting a second harddrive, though. I don't really have > > a good back up mechanism right now. So, a second hard drive would be a > > good thing. Then, I can take this one out and do a fresh install, and > > then slave it back in and draw stuff over....though I have to research > > some more and find out if the nasties can jump from a slaved drive to > > the master.... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147928 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
