When I opened my outlook express this morning a got a message saying
my OE exe file had been changed. PCcillin says the new host name is
ads.as4x.tmcs.net. Any body have any ideas? I'm not showing any
viruses. I have been having a lot of problems since installing Sygate
firewall.
"TTBoy" <Hungry@Wendys.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:26:22 -0400, "mto" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"eddie spagetti" <yoeddie7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:6dovhv0liml5akj6ivntbvs2aqcjvkr6g4@4ax.com.. .
> >> When I opened my outlook express this morning a got a message saying
> >> my OE exe file had been changed. PCcillin says the new host name is
> >> ads.as4x.tmcs.net. Any body have any ideas? I'm not showing any
> >> viruses. I have been having a lot of problems since installing Sygate
> >> firewall.
> >
> >Ideas - sure, your OE got hijacked. Tried Sygate and it wouldn't even
run
> >on my machine. Get AdAware. Get SpyBot Search and Destroy. Both free.
> >Use them - should get rid of the thing. Don't forget to immunize under
> >SpyBot advanced. Then get a different firewall. I like Zone Alarm Pro.
> >Read the ng archives for some other firewall ideas. Avoid Norton.
> >
>
> May i ask why you want to avoid norton ?
> TTBoy
Probably my #1 reason to recommend against Norton is experience. First,
every time that I have tried a Norton product - from Win95 on - I have ended
up with a total mess, once having to literally wipe the drive to restore
things.
Second, for many years I've run a large, pretty high traffic website - which
means that the site email is in thousands of Windows address book. Judging
just by my newsletter subscriptions over the years I would guesstimate well
over 30K. For more than 5 years now every single day that address has
received at least 50 email viruses. Every single virus that propagates by
email shows on my "doorstep" within 24 hours of discovery and often much
sooner. I always send out a little note re the virus discovery to whomever
I received it from and often they write back asking for advice/help.
Invariably they either do not have an antivirus installed at all or far more
commonly, are dependent upon Norton.
Additionally, I have a number of clients for whom I make housecalls to deal
with computer/software problems. Every single time that I have found one of
them to be infected with a virus they have been running Norton - usually the
av that came with the machine. Those clients who didn't get av software
with their machine and thus ask for advice have never had a problem.
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:26:32 GMT, TTBoy <Hungry@Wendys.org>
prounounced a fatwah thus:
>On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:26:22 -0400, "mto" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"eddie spagetti" <yoeddie7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:6dovhv0liml5akj6ivntbvs2aqcjvkr6g4@4ax.com. ..
>>> When I opened my outlook express this morning a got a message saying
>>> my OE exe file had been changed. PCcillin says the new host name is
>>> ads.as4x.tmcs.net. Any body have any ideas? I'm not showing any
>>> viruses. I have been having a lot of problems since installing Sygate
>>> firewall.
>>
>>Ideas - sure, your OE got hijacked. Tried Sygate and it wouldn't even run
>>on my machine. Get AdAware. Get SpyBot Search and Destroy. Both free.
>>Use them - should get rid of the thing. Don't forget to immunize under
>>SpyBot advanced. Then get a different firewall. I like Zone Alarm Pro.
>>Read the ng archives for some other firewall ideas. Avoid Norton.
>>
>
>May i ask why you want to avoid norton ?
You may ask me. Norton installs **** all over your machine: auto
updates, installers, and other crap. IOW, it's messy, and it expects
to be able to phone home w/out your permission. Try getting it all
off sometime, and you'll see what I mean.
It's also BIG.
>TTBoy
"Little Johnny" <missb93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have to agree with you about big and goes everywhere. But what is
better
> and easier to use. Please don't say McAfee as I'v been there, done that
and
> don't like it. Misses to many virus.
>
PC-cillin. http://www.antivirus.com Been using it 5years or so now. Have
it installed on most of my client's computers. Never ONCE missed a virus.
Dave K <davek28@knotlycos.co.uk> wrote in
news:nfrUa.52081$xd5.3036035@stones.force9.net:
> eddie spagetti wrote:
>
>> When I opened my outlook express this morning a got a message
>> saying my OE exe file had been changed. PCcillin says the new
>> host name is ads.as4x.tmcs.net. Any body have any ideas? I'm not
>> showing any viruses. I have been having a lot of problems since
>> installing Sygate firewall.
>
> I've been using Sygate Personal Firewall for about 16 months now
> without any problems. ZoneAlarm wouldn't work with XP Home. I'm
> very happy with my combination of SPF, AdAware6 and Norton
> AntiVirus. No problems at all.
>
> Dave K
> --
> Remove the knot to email me.
>
>
I've been using Norton AV for years now with little trouble. Anyone
using an OEM version is likely not paying attention to their AV
situation. Norton is a good product, but their are other good AV
products out there. Some people feel that it is a bloated program. To
sell the product Norton tries to do too much. It is none the less a
very good AV program
Sybase Personal Firewall is an excellent firewall. It is much more
reliable than Zone Alarm.
AdAware6 I have found to be almost useless. It takes forever to run and
finds very little. Spybot Search & Destroy 1.2 is a far more effective
weapon against spy ware intrusions.
--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com
James E. Morrow wrote:
> Dave K <davek28@knotlycos.co.uk> wrote in
> news:nfrUa.52081$xd5.3036035@stones.force9.net:
>
> > eddie spagetti wrote:
> >
> >> When I opened my outlook express this morning a got a message
> >> saying my OE exe file had been changed. PCcillin says the new
> >> host name is ads.as4x.tmcs.net. Any body have any ideas? I'm not
> >> showing any viruses. I have been having a lot of problems since
> >> installing Sygate firewall.
> >
> > I've been using Sygate Personal Firewall for about 16 months now
> > without any problems. ZoneAlarm wouldn't work with XP Home. I'm
> > very happy with my combination of SPF, AdAware6 and Norton
> > AntiVirus. No problems at all.
> >
> > Dave K
> > --
> > Remove the knot to email me.
> >
> >
>
> I've been using Norton AV for years now with little trouble. Anyone
> using an OEM version is likely not paying attention to their AV
> situation. Norton is a good product, but their are other good AV
> products out there. Some people feel that it is a bloated program. To
> sell the product Norton tries to do too much. It is none the less a
> very good AV program
>
> Sybase Personal Firewall is an excellent firewall. It is much more
> reliable than Zone Alarm.
>
> AdAware6 I have found to be almost useless. It takes forever to run
> and finds very little. Spybot Search & Destroy 1.2 is a far more
> effective weapon against spy ware intrusions.
Hi James,
Is the observation in your final paragraph based on the 181 build or
previous ones... I have seen the 181 build in action and it was really
fast! I use both of them, in tandem... and am a very happy camper (no
spyware whatsoever).
Regarding Norton AV, up until the whole DRM debacle at Symantec started
I used their software. Heavy (though not as heavy as McAffee) on
resources, but very reliable!
Regards
Dick
"James E. Morrow" <jamesemorrow@email.com> wrote in message
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> Dave K <davek28@knotlycos.co.uk> wrote in
> news:nfrUa.52081$xd5.3036035@stones.force9.net:
<SNIP> Sybase Personal Firewall is an excellent firewall. It is much more
> reliable than Zone Alarm.
Perhaps - if it will run. I have tried it 3X, most recently about 3 weeks
ago. It simply will not run on my machine. Installs just fine, but then I
cannot connect to the internet at all, ever. Yes I have checked all the
settings everywhere. Uninstall it and things work just fine. Meanwhile I
have been using ZA for years now and have never had a thing to complain
about.
"Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in
news:vi5vk1707471df@corp.supernews.com:
> Is the observation in your final paragraph based on the 181 build
> or previous ones... I have seen the 181 build in action and it was
> really fast! I use both of them, in tandem... and am a very happy
> camper (no spyware whatsoever).
>
>
I don't know the build # for Adware6. It has been a few months since I
last had this program. It may be that later builds are faster.
--
James E. Morrow Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --
George Santayana
"mto" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in
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>
> "James E. Morrow" <jamesemorrow@email.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93C4A2CA4279Fjamesemorrowxxx@205.188.138.1 61...
>> Dave K <davek28@knotlycos.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:nfrUa.52081$xd5.3036035@stones.force9.net:
> <SNIP> Sybase Personal Firewall is an excellent firewall. It is
> much more
>> reliable than Zone Alarm.
>
> Perhaps - if it will run. I have tried it 3X, most recently about
> 3 weeks ago. It simply will not run on my machine. Installs just
> fine, but then I cannot connect to the internet at all, ever. Yes
> I have checked all the settings everywhere. Uninstall it and
> things work just fine. Meanwhile I have been using ZA for years
> now and have never had a thing to complain about.
>
>
>
If ZA works for you and Sybase dosen't then I am sure you will be happy
witb Zone Alarm. There is no one size fits all software.
--
James E. Morrow Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --
George Santayana
"James E. Morrow" <jamesemorrow@email.com> wrote in
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> "Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in
> news:vi5vk1707471df@corp.supernews.com:
>
>> Is the observation in your final paragraph based on the 181 build
>> or previous ones... I have seen the 181 build in action and it was
>> really fast! I use both of them, in tandem... and am a very happy
>> camper (no spyware whatsoever).
>>
>>
>
> I don't know the build # for Adware6. It has been a few months since I
> last had this program. It may be that later builds are faster.
>
build 181 is like a jet compared to Wilbur's first.
--
Best regards
Han
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