On 09/19/2007 03:10 PM, nneff wrote:
> Can I get an update on how we fixed the adult student's 
> malware-infested computer?

We didn't fix it.  Doc thought he fixed it by cloning over a new image.
  That seemed to work until he plugged it into the network and the same
problems surfaced again.  I've got the machine and two disks in my car.
  I haven't had a chance yet to look at them.

> We put Windows XP **Service Pack 2** on the machines, correct? 
> Service pack 2 contained many security updates.

Dunno.  IIRC, the infected machine was Win2K, but I could be wrong. 
When I check the drives I'll post.

> For antivirus/firewall, do we use the antivirus/firewall that comes 
> with Windows, and have it activated by default on all adult student 
> machines?

Dunno.  Here are my notes on how Doc an I did a Windows configuration:

http://wiki.bworks.org/doku.php/robert_citek#building_a_windows_machine


> How do we prevent/limit our students exposure to this again?  I
> assume that the student did not remember how the virus/malware was
> attained. Or do we know exactly where/how the malware was attained?

Dunno.

Doc, do you know?

Regards,
- Robert

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