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From: MEB on 8 Jan 2010 11:49
On 01/08/2010 06:29 AM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Hot-text" <hot-text(a)hotmail.com>
>
> | 8 years old is it a Win98
> | if is put AVAST Version 4.8 Home Edition - Free Antivirus on the Old PC
> | first and Kill that Trojan!
> | http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
>
> Avast no longer supports Win9x/ME.
>

AND the defs for the AVAST 4.8 versions will only be SUPPOSEDLY [per
Alwil support] offered for a limited time period during 2010.

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From: Steve on 8 Jan 2010 16:03
The only reason I'm not taking your advice right this minute is because
I would have to hook up that computer to the internet to download Avast
and probably update it.
Time Warner already cut us off twice (for generating spam from our
account). Once, my wife was using her computer and suddenly all web
sites became a Time Warner message. She only had to click to promise we
were working on it. When the same happened to me, they made me call and
wait on hold until I could talk to a guy about the problem.

Oh, the computer came with Windows ME. It was changed to XP later.

Steve


Hot-text wrote:
> 8 years old is it a Win98
> if is put AVAST Version 4.8 Home Edition - Free Antivirus on the Old PC
> first and Kill that Trojan!
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
>
>
> "Steve" <tlswilso(a)aol.com> wrote in message
> news:eoVGv5zjKHA.1536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I want to run this by some computer smart people to decrease my
>> chances of doing something I regret (again).
>>
>> My old computer picked up a Trojan (I assume). I did it to myself. I
>> got an e-mail from a company I knew and they wanted me to take a
>> survey. I was in a generous mood and decided to do it. On about the
>> 3rd page my computer suddenly started working on something and Firefox
>> froze and had to close. Foolishly, I opened it again and tried to
>> continue! In my defense, that computer is over 8 years old and often
>> gets into trouble. Avira then popped up 2 windows with warnings. I
>> think (not sure now) that the Avira warnings went away on their own
>> before I could read them. I closed everything and scanned my computer
>> immediately with Avira. It found some things and eliminated them. I
>> hoped I was done.
>>
>> Two days later I get a message from my ISP, Time Warner, saying that
>> spam is coming from a computer on this account. I wrote back saying I
>> believed I had fixed the problem. Then it happened again. Avira finds
>> nothing new. I did various online scans and the free scan at McAfee
>> claimed to find 5 things. Most notably, it found Hiloti.gen. The scan
>> was free but they offered no help other than try to sell their product
>> to me.
>>
>> I can't find a way to get rid of it so that old computer is no longer
>> connected to the internet.
>>
>> This is getting way too long. Enough background, let me jump to my
>> questions.
>>
>> The new computer will arrive tomorrow and it comes with 6 months of
>> McAfee. I, long ago, put a 2nd hard drive in the old computer. I have
>> been moving things to that 2nd drive with the intention of moving that
>> drive into the new computer. I have moved my bookmarks, my address
>> book, tons of pictures, assorted other files and a few programs. I
>> would scan it right away once it is hooked up to the new computer. I
>> would think there wouldn't be any virus or Trojans on that drive. Does
>> anyone think this is unwise?
>>
>> Similar question: Would it be risky to hook up the old C drive to the
>> new computer and see if McAfee can get rid of the original problem on
>> that drive? I could just format that drive and forget it but I
>> wouldn't do that right away in case there is something on there that I
>> need and forgot to move.
>>
>> What do you all think?
>>
>> Steve in the Adirondacks
>
From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 8 Jan 2010 19:41
"John" <a> wrote in message
news:uyluGJIkKHA.3792(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:%23ZC7YlAkKHA.1536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> It usually clears after some updates - I'm guessing that they address
>> FPs as they become evident.
>
> Yup, that's exactly what I'm experiencing.

That is why it is often stressed that the program should be configured
to ask (or quarantine) rather than outright delete a suspect file.


From: Hot-text on 14 Jan 2010 14:47
O why I have on a Windows 98 just add Two weeks ago!

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:uLJkMXFkKHA.1864(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> From: "Hot-text" <hot-text(a)hotmail.com>
>
> | 8 years old is it a Win98
> | if is put AVAST Version 4.8 Home Edition - Free Antivirus on the Old PC
> | first and Kill that Trojan!
> | http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
>
> Avast no longer supports Win9x/ME.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>
From: Hot-text on 14 Jan 2010 14:49
So you do not have AVAST 4.8 versions on your win98 like me <<<<Hmm



"MEB" <MEB-not-here(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O7laNKIkKHA.5076(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> On 01/08/2010 06:29 AM, David H. Lipman wrote:
>> From: "Hot-text" <hot-text(a)hotmail.com>
>>
>> | 8 years old is it a Win98
>> | if is put AVAST Version 4.8 Home Edition - Free Antivirus on the Old PC
>> | first and Kill that Trojan!
>> | http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>>
>>
>> Avast no longer supports Win9x/ME.
>>
>
> AND the defs for the AVAST 4.8 versions will only be SUPPOSEDLY [per
> Alwil support] offered for a limited time period during 2010.
>
> --
> MEB
> http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
> Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
> http://peoplescounsel.org
> The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
> ___---

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