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RE: [OT] I think I have a virus

• Posted by Christopher Stone <chris_m_stone at yahoo.com> Aug 18, 2004
• 504 views

Actually, you can download windows updates from the
windows update catalog.  It can be found at
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp.
 It is a bit of a pain because you have to install
each on individually, and there's easy way to tell if
you need the update until you run the install routine.

Chris
--- Ricardo Forno <rforno at uyuyuy.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi, Irv.
> Problem is that MS updates install themselves
> automatically. You (or at
> least I) can't download them first, save to disk,
> and then manually install
> them one by one.
> So, I never installed any of them. Instead, when I
> had to re-install Windows
> (usually because some minor problem arose when
> installing fair but buggy
> software), I did so from the CD, then installed AVG
> antivirus (an updated
> version downloaded through another PC) and other
> protecting software, and
> everything was virus-free for a while.
> Regards.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: irv mullins <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:06 AM
> Subject: RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
> 
> 
> > posted by: irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com>
> >
> > Greg Haberek wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, I totally foobar-ed my computer. I did what
> was mentioned above, and
> > > when I restarted and logged on, Windows logged
> me right off. I tried
> > > logging in as Administrator, same thing. So I
> booted into Safe Mode and
> > > removed all the settings, restarted, same
> problem. I'm posting this from
> > > my laptop. (mmmmm.... Fedora :) If it weren't
> for the homework I need to
> > > do in VB, and the programs people want me to
> write *in Windows* I'd
> > > strip down that hard drive and install Fedora
> Core 2.
> > >
> > > Grrrr.... Stupid Spyware....
> >
> > There's an article on Slashdot.org about that
> right now.
> > Essentially, it says that after you format your
> disk and re-install
> > Windows, you have an average of 20 seconds online
> before you are hit with
> > some kind of exploit. Since it takes way longer
> than 20 seconds to
> > get and install all the Microsoft updates which
> are supposed to protect
> you
> > from such things, it seems like a lost cause.
> > Maybe order SP2 on CD from Microsoft?
> >
> > Irv
> >
> >
> 
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