OT Virus help programs, all freeware :)

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In a message dated 4/8/01 1:31:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

beastman@... writes:

<< He's got Mcafee, but I don't know which version of the

engine. I know he is NOT running what I recommend, which is the

ActiveShield. Anyhow, he got a virus and I searched www.mcafee.com and

found the fix. There is an undocumented program To run it, click on the

Start Menu, Run, and type SFC. You can use it to extract specific files.

In his case, it was the WSOCK32.DLL that needed to be replaced. >>

I swear by the following virus protection program, all for free on the web.

This is what i'm currently doing...to stay in virus safe shape <G>

There is a ton of info in this mail.... take it slow, IM or email me if you

have questions,

First you need to be sure you are free of viruses....

go to Trends' " Housecall " and run the online scan? That will have the

latest updates online at this time.

<A HREF= " http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp#top " >Trend

Micro, Incorporated - Free Tools - HouseCall</A>

http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp#top

If you are not clear, and HouseCall can clean them up for you, let it.

IF you are clear.... and it tells you so, then i'd do the following

Next go to http://www.kryptocrew.de/snakebyte/indexe.htm

download install and run, this is a trojan scanner that is freeware.

Next go to

http://www.winmag.com/fixes/watchdog/default.htm

download and install and set up to run, and check everything....

Next go to:

http://www.finjan.com/surfinguard/

Use the " west coast mirror " .

Next go to:

http://www.antivirus.ca.com/

Download the personal version of Inoculate (this is = to, if not better than

McAfee's)

Run, and Install this, check for updates at the site.

Then do a full scan of your computer C Drive, and any other drives if you

have others...

(I uninstalled (using add/remove programs) the mcafee's after getting

inoculate)

go disable Active X .... both in your aol brower and any other browser you

have either netscape, or MSIE. For AOL you go to my aol, preferences, www,

custom, security, then put checks in disable Active X there should be 5 of

them.

If you use a Cable modem, please let me know, there will be one more thing

that you should then do.

Hope this helps, take it slow, let me know if you have over 1000 questions

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