> Shortly thereafter, inetinfo.exe started chewing up 99% > of my system resources again, and I thought I had Code > Red again, so I checked and sure enough, I was already > patched for Code Red ( unless this is a new version that > exploits some other weakness in IIS ). So now I can't > really use my workstation and I don't know why or how to > fix it.
The easiest solution, since this is your development machine, would probably be to just disable IIS, and install Apache. It sounds like you've got enough other problems with this machine that it might be hard to track down exactly what's going on. And, for the love of God, to avoid future web server virus problems, just disable external access to the web server, if that's an option for you. I'm running five web servers on my laptop - not simultaneously, since they're all configured to listen on port 80 - but I've configured my machine to disallow traffic to port 80. I note that you're running a personal firewall, which should make this pretty easy. Even without that, you can use functionality within the OS to deny inbound traffic, and you could configure the web server itself to listen only on 127.0.0.1. > The other day my girlfriend installed something called > PalTalk ... Get your girlfriend her own computer, if possible. Especially if you use your computer to make money. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ::::::::::::: dream :: design :: develop ::::::::::::: MXDC 02 :: Join us at this all day conference for designers & developers to learn tips, tricks, best practices and more for the entire Macromedia MX suite. September 28, 2002 :: http://www.mxdc02.com/ (Register today, seats are limited!) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
