Re: Re: Virus, Attn: Patricia Brooks

Try www.dogpile.com. search engine a great megasearch engine.  type in
AVGAntiviris 4th or 5th search engine down will take you to the free
download page.  AVg also found a Trojan back door and eliminated it

Carol Fisher zone 4 sand Mio MI northern Mi USA

----- Original Message -----
From: <pbrooks@whidbey.net>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 19:29
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: Virus, Attn: Patricia Brooks


> Thanks, Glenn.  My server tech told me about AVG, but I couldn't find
> it using any of the search engines.  Do you have a website name?  I
> bought Norton 2002, and it updates automatically, or so it says.
> Lately I NEVER get into Outlook Express without Norton telling me one
> or more of the e-mail are infected.  It keeps telling me it can't
> repair, do I want to quarantine?  I say yes, and apparently that
> takes care of it, though my server tech said those quarantined virus
> can still come back and infect.
>
> Thanks for your help, everybody!  Iris lovers are such good people,
> don't you find?
>
> Patricia Brooks
>
>
> --- In iris-talk@y..., Glenn Simmons <glenn_simmons@j...> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:22:33 -0000 pbrooks@w... writes:
> > > I got a virus on my Outlook Express which Norton said came from
> Kitty
> > >
> > > and Bruce Loberg through iris-talk.  So far it hasn't been able
> to
> > > clean/delete/repair any of these waves of viruses I've been
> getting.
> > > So I quarantee them, though my server tech service says this
> doesn't
> > > really get rid of them and they can cause trouble down the line.
> > >
> > > The worst seems to have attacked the file
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\kernel
> > > 132.exe.  They said, "It is still infected with the
> W32.Badtrans.B@mm
> > > virus."  I had told them to quarantee it, but as I said, I'm not
> sure
> > > that really takes care of the thing.
> > >
> > > I don't know how I keep getting these, since I don't open any e-
> mail
> > > from anyone I don't know, and would surely not open ANY
> attachments.
> > >
> > > Sigh.
> > >
> > > Patricia Brooks
> > >
> >
> > Patricia,
> >
> > I guess you saw my letter to the group a couple days ago concerning
> the
> > virus I received.  If you are having trouble you might like to try
> out
> > the software I use, it is called AVG and can be downloaded at no
> cost
> > from www.grisoft.com .  These viruses are nasty things and I really
> wish
> > the people sending these things out would have their own computers
> > infected with them and be unable to clear them off but that is
> probably
> > wishful thinking.  :)  I have been using computers since 1978 and
> on the
> > internet since 1991 and I have tried all the big named virus
> software
> > packages like Norton and Symantec and so far I really think AVG
> works
> > better than anything else I have tried.  Pat, AVG is free and they
> update
> > their software very regularly (like 2 or more times a month for the
> last
> > 6 months or so) and you will receive update notices through email
> and all
> > updates are free too.  When you receive an update notice all you
> have to
> > do is click on "UPDATE" and the software automatically downloads the
> > update, installs it and all you have to do is reboot your computer
> after
> > the installation is complete.  During the last 3 years I have been
> using
> > AVG it has not missed a single virus that has arrived at my computer
> > through email.  I also use a second virus software package called
> VCatch
> > that works in conjunction with my AVG.  VCatch works primarily on
> email,
> > every email that arrives here is scanned by AVG and VCatch and like
> I
> > said, so far none has managed to get through (keeping my fingers
> > crossed)!  :)
> >
> > If you are having problems getting re-infected with viruses then you
> > might want to try these that I use.  However, the most important
> thing
> > concerning viruses detection software is keeping it updated with
> the most
> > current virus definitions!  This is very important Patricia!
> >
> > Have a good day,
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> >
> > Glenn & Linda & Matthew Simmons,  Springfield, Missouri, Climate
> Zone 6
> > USA
> >
> > g*@j...
> > g*@p...
> > g*@n...
>
>
>
>
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