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| Thread ID: 100977 | 2009-06-27 10:47:00 | HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF MY COMPUTER? | azureimage (15044) | Press F1 |
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| 786394 | 2009-06-27 10:47:00 | My questions(and I have a lot of them)will probably seem stupid,but I am pretty much a beginner on some computer issues!After some serious security concerns,including having my credit card details stolen,I am trying to ensure that I am doing everything possible to stop future problems,and to try and detect anything that should not be running. I have a standalone HP computer running XP media Centre,SP3,up to date antivirus,Spybot,and I keep Windows up to date. My query is to do with the way the administrator system works in my situation,how should it be set up so no one can alter the system remotely,(no one else has access to the actual machine)? I do not seem to have full control,for instance not being able to suspend,or kill certain processes,install more security,view all temporary files etc Hope this makes sense,hope you can help . |
azureimage (15044) | ||
| 786395 | 2009-06-27 10:58:00 | Welcome to the forum :) Which anti-virus program do you have? |
davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 786396 | 2009-06-27 11:05:00 | Hi,and thanks...Avast Pro,which never shows any problems,spybot and the MRT are always clear too | azureimage (15044) | ||
| 786397 | 2009-06-27 11:08:00 | Assuming you connect to the internet I would get a good firewall as well as disabling remote services. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 786398 | 2009-06-27 11:14:00 | The 1st thing I would would do, is if you've got any file sharing programs, get rid of them / uninstall them. Then get malwarebyes and trojan remover below. Update both then scan. If you've got 64 bit, dont use trojan remover it wont work with 64 bit | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 786399 | 2009-06-27 11:21:00 | Hi,don't use file sharing,P2P,don/t click on any strange email attachments,or links,am utterly paranoid(and so boring,hehe)I just use the Windows firewall,know it is not the best,but have lost confidence in the more complex ones,also I am on slowwww dialup,so downloads take forever...But want to be supreme controller,I mean only HP Administrator,running everything | azureimage (15044) | ||
| 786400 | 2009-06-27 11:26:00 | Where in Auckland are you? Youre not in Mt Wellington are you? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 786401 | 2009-06-27 11:32:00 | Any security programmes I try to download seem to end up corrupted,that includes Mbam,and Trojanremover | azureimage (15044) | ||
| 786402 | 2009-06-27 11:38:00 | Where in Auckland are you? Youre not in Mt Wellington are you? You moved there? |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 786403 | 2009-06-27 11:39:00 | Could still be infected with something. Disable system restore. Reboot then try booting into safe mode (press hold F8 down, after you reboot) / networking. Get hijackthis below. Rename it to something else, run it. Then click on scan the system and save a log. Copy and paste the log here | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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