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
