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Please excuse this non camera question. My internet connection has become almost unuseable because of Viruses/ Worms key stroke/and popups etc. I get knocked off the Internet every 10 min and my virus protection is out of date so its my own fault anyway my question is. Could i turn the tables on these worms by reverse bombarding their website or how could I do it. Once I clear this up I will get back to photography and attempt to send all of you nice people some images with my 707 and H1 and soon to have A100. Thanks all Jeff

jeffrey hughes said:

Could i turn the tables on these worms by reverse
bombarding their website or how could I do it.

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All you can do is protect yourself the best you can.

jeffrey hughes said:

Please excuse this non camera question. My internet connection has
become almost unuseable because of Viruses/ Worms key stroke/and
popups etc. I get knocked off the Internet every 10 min and my
virus protection is out of date so its my own fault anyway

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Get yourself a router with a hardware firewall. Also a subscription to Norton Internet Security.

With that setup, I've been running clean for over a year.
R2

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Thanks for the advice R2D2. I had forgotten about a Router but I feel that the Virus is already embedded in the system and is sort of like closing the barn door after the horse ran off but I will take your advice. Thanks Jeff

so you need to update your equipment often too.

When I bought my R1 my old computer was too slow and too small so I bought a new one. Desktops are quite cheap.

Now I like to use Lightroom and CS2 together and so my system is memory challenged so I need to get a new computer, I think.
Change your computer often enough and the viruses can't keep up.
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Thanks jrdu. At this point I just know you are right. I set my Internet for the highest security and it still happens

I would love to get back to photography and checking out the DP talk. Thanks Jeff

Like R2D2, I've been running the latest Norton Internet Security for well over a year (just upgraded to 2007) and have had absolutely NO problems. I am also behind a hardware firewall (wireless router for the laptop).

With ADSL, I leave my system on all the time and have automatic updates run in the wee small hours, as well as defragging services (Diskkeeper). This is a three-year-old (I think!) P4 and has never had a virus, popup, etc. become a problem.

Hang in there, and good luck!

You wouldn't be related to Peter of LA, would you?

Download, install and run the following (all free)...

http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/download.html
http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/

Roger

jrdu said:

Now I like to use Lightroom and CS2 together and so my system is
memory challenged so I need to get a new computer, I think.
Change your computer often enough and the viruses can't keep up.

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I am not convinced that changing the whole computer is the right choice instead of adding some memory or in the worst case reinstalling the software.

But we live in a consumer society, don't we?

Download a copy of "High Jack This"
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html

Make a new folder and place HJT in the new folder

Double click on HJT and allow it to make a log

Join, then submit the HJT log to this site
http://temerc.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=12&sid=622ea6812b225d87f85c270d9d2ab20c
Temerc staff will work with you to rid your machine of any and all malware

Try using Mozilla Firefox browser for stopping popups
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Also, the newest version 2.0 of Firefox has built in spell checking
It works great here in STF or any other forum you belong to
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sounds to me ur nasty infected ...... its a job to do but Format C and reinstall.

get Norton or Mcaffee setup all from the bottom.

router with hardware firewall plus above should do the job.

my PC's are online 24/7

and i'm clean for years already.

good luck
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but every year desktop computers become significantly faster and beefier than the year before, and the software you are using gets more bloated than the year before, and the cost of buying a new desktop is about the same as updating your software and hard drive.

Last year I got one gigabyte of memory in two 512K cards which, along with a fairly fast processor, was quick enough to stay up. Now I need two gig of memory because Lighroom and CS2 slow down with only one gig, and dual core processors are fairly common and not too expensive, so one of those should give me a significant speed boost.

I bought a 160 gig hard drive because my 80 gig hard drive was filling up, and now because of RAW and the R1, my 160 gig hard drive is full, so I think I need at least double that capacity to get me through this next year.

So if I match the memory, the processor and the hard drives the whole solution will be a lot faster than if I try to patch up my current system.

The cost of upgrading my computer every 18 months or so, is about the same as adding these components individually, because you can usually get a good deal on a new system. Plus, you get deals on software and your whole system is set up fresh with virus protection, so you are good for a while.
Anyway, that's how I cope.
John Dunn
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jeffrey hughes said:

Thanks for the advice R2D2. I had forgotten about a Router but I
feel that the Virus is already embedded in the system and is sort
of like closing the barn door after the horse ran off but I will
take your advice. Thanks Jeff

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You'll have to do a reformat first.
R2

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I sincerely thank everyone for their help. With highest regards. Jeff.
(Lesley ON I'm not related to Peter in LA)

You could switch to a mac... (not a troll post but a legitimate option)

This has been my experience as well with my DSL connections both in Texas and in Paris (to illustrate not a geographic factor).

AJ

Hi Afn. Do you think that the new Apple/ Windows machine would solve anything or would it cross contaminate. I appreciate your ideas. thanks. Jeff

jeffrey hughes said:

Hi Afn. Do you think that the new Apple/ Windows machine would
solve anything or would it cross contaminate. I appreciate your
ideas. thanks. Jeff

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Hi Jeff,

If you have the money to buy all new software, then AFN is right. The apple workstation with intel cpus gives you the most bang for the buck. However, I don't recommend the Mini or IMac as neither model is easily upgradable.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=2CB5E8C0&nclm=MacPro
The Mac Pro compares very favorably to a WinXP Pro with Dual Xeon CPUs.

Nito