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| Thread ID: 50950 | 2004-11-07 02:49:00 | broken internet connection | robsonde (120) | Press F1 |
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| 288808 | 2004-11-07 04:55:00 | wow 126 spyware items, thats quite a few, i once removed 576 virusesof a friends computer, they were the latest ones too, netsky i think it was..... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 288809 | 2004-11-07 07:19:00 | ok so DNS si working from the command prompt. IE still not working. thinking of installing SP2 so as to get a fixed/better version of IE. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 288810 | 2004-11-07 07:41:00 | Try a non-MS product, like Firefox, or ICQ...... Also, I'd suggest complete removal of the Firewalls. Your Windows should be up-to-date that you can surf without a firewall and not get viruses. Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 288811 | 2004-11-07 08:22:00 | As I already mentioned, axe the firewall - chances are it's the root of the problem. I despise the poorly made Windows firewalling software around - ZoneAlarm in particular is responsible for a significant percentage of calls to our helpdesk. If hosing the firewall doesn't work, try this: As usual, no responsiblity for any birth defects, cancer, loss of intelligence or postings by other forum members as a result of the following (also if it hoses your machine don't come crying) - basically I have never seen this fail to work - if it does, I'd suggest reinstallation of Windoze: How to Recover from Winsock2 corruption - Windows XP This fix covers a reinstall of the TCP/IP protocol and WinSock socket layers to resolve "no traffic" problems on a computer as a result of a damaged socket layer, or protocols. This is often as a result of a damaged firewall application, botched SpyWare removal or other layered application difficulties. Step 1: Delete registry keys * Open the Registry Editor from the run line. Start --> Run --> regedit --> ok * Navigate to both of the following keys and then delete the key (folder): * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock2 * Restart the computer NB: It is important to restart the computer after deleting the Winsock keys. Doing so causes the XP operating system to recreate shell entries for those two keys. If this is not done, the next step does not work correctly. Step 2: Install TCP/IP over top of the existing installation: * Open the properties window of the network connection. Start --> Connect To --> Show All Connections --> Right-click the Connectoid --> Click Properties --> Select the Networking Tab * Click Install * Click Protocol * Click Add * Click Have Disk * Type the path to the nettcpip.inf file and click OK. This should either be: c:\windows\inf or c:\winnt\inf (if you click browse, then attempt to browse to the \inf folder, it may not show up in the list as it is a hidden directory) * You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of available protocols. Select it and click OK. * Restart the computer This fix will repair any damage to the TCP\IP stack, or WinSock socket layers on the computer. If you have any third-party firewall programs, content restriction programs or other similar pieces of software these will probably need to be reinstalled after performing this fix. |
whtafo (156) | ||
| 288812 | 2004-11-07 20:59:00 | > Also, I'd suggest complete removal of the Firewalls . > Your Windows should be up-to-date that you can surf > without a firewall and not get viruses . Is that for real Chill? I have not previously seen anybody seriously advocate surfing without a firewall, and with all the brouhaha about Windows' ongoing security issues I wouldn't have thought that anybody would want to take that risk . As I understand on-line risks, it is not just IE you have to worry about, and to allow indiscriminate access to and from your computer would sound to me like living at the edge of disaster . I strike a similar problem to Rob's from time to time, where I can access the net for some sites but not others and it affects all computers on my network simultaneously . Turning off my adsl router for long enough to acquire a new IP address (20-30 minutes) cures it every time . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 288813 | 2004-11-07 23:11:00 | Billy: Dial-Up surfing without a firewall should be possible for a few minutes to allow the user to come to the conclusion that, yes, the firewall is whats blocking applications XYZ. I have only got a NAT'ed router - No firewall on my box. Admittedly NO windows box should ever be allowed near a LAN or Internet connection without a Firewall, Anti-Virus, and without being fully patched. You win some and you lose some though, right?! ;-) Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 288814 | 2004-11-07 23:15:00 | > > > Also, I'd suggest complete removal of the > Firewalls. > > Your Windows should be up-to-date that you can > surf > > without a firewall and not get viruses. > > > Is that for real Chill? I have not previously seen > anybody seriously advocate surfing without a > firewall, and with all the brouhaha about Windows' > ongoing security issues I wouldn't have thought that > anybody would want to take that risk. I'll advocate surfing without a firewall Billy, they are the biggest pain in the ass, chew system resources (granted you may be able to find one with a small memory footprint). Ive been an avid user of the internet for the last 6-8years and havent had one problem a firewall would have prevented. An old P133 or something running smoothwall might be the answer to my problems but with 6-8years good luck behind me i cant justify the effort. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 288815 | 2004-11-07 23:32:00 | It was my firewall that detected the csrss.exe trojan (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) on my computer prior to AVG updating its definitions for this trojan/virus. I have no idea what security compromise or kind of damage may have been done should it have remained undetected but I consider a third-party firewall to be essential. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 288816 | 2004-11-08 01:46:00 | My router with NAT does the job of stopping nasties coming in that shouldnt, although I wish it 'stealthed' the closed ports. Guess thats what you get with a budget router. Another thing is that I trust my laptop, and what applications are running on it, that they're not going to be trying to get out ;-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 288817 | 2004-11-08 02:12:00 | > My router with NAT does the job of stopping nasties > coming in that shouldnt, although I wish it > 'stealthed' the closed ports. Guess thats what you > get with a budget router. Sorry but I don't think you understand. The virus/trojan came in with an email undeteted by AVG, being a new virus/trojan, and once it had installed itself it then proceeded to try and connect out to the internet. My firewall alerted me to this and I was able to deny its access. If I had not had a firewall, or only used the Windows XP firewall or relied on my NAT router then I would not have known of this activity. The firewall did not prevent it being installed in the first place as that is not the firewall's role. > > Another thing is that I trust my laptop, and what > applications are running on it, that they're not > going to be trying to get out ;-) One cannot always know what is being installed on one's computer and one can certainly not know that something is trying to get out without using a firewall that monitors outgoing as well as incoming activity. |
tommy (2826) | ||
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