On Friday 27 May 2005 22:06, Stephen K�hn wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 05:01, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> > On Thursday 26 May 2005 18:12, Mr. Geek wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > After all, I don't know a thing about Windows.
> >
> > </snip>
> >
> > After using most of the day reinstalling Windows XP on my
> > friends PC I know something : I'll never do it again. Worst
> > crap I've ever seen, including CP/M and DOS.
> >
> > Now, what can I do to make him at least feel a little secure ?
> >
> > After the initial install - which took about 3 hours and 20
> > reboots the box immediately was infected with some viruses and
> > trojans. I then installed :
> >
> > 1. Firewall from Sygate
> > 2. AVG antivirus
> > 3. Microsoft anti-spyware
> >
> > and cleared all malware.
> >
> > Then,
> > 1. I tried to uninstall Micsoft Internet Explorer, but
> > couldn't. 2. Installed Firefox 1.04 with adblock and disabled
> > its installer. 3. Installed Thunderbird
> > 4. Disabled Windows Update
> > 5. Defragged the disk called c:\
> > 6. Ran a complete scan on scan.sygate.com - all clear
> > 7. Swore some very bad words
> > 8. Had a cold beer
> > 9. Made the above promise.
> >
> > So, did I miss anything ? - Can I let him have his box again ?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Kaj Haulrich.
>
> Add to your collection of software NEEDS:
>
> * Spybot Search and Destroy
> * AutoPatcherXP (do a search on www.betanews.com) - this is a
> package of all the necessary patches from MS that you can install
> in one fell swoop instead of sitting around waiting for the
> massive patches/updates download.
> * Turn off automatic updates
> * Turn off background intelligent file transfers
> * Turn off UPNP and SSPD
> * Turn off Smart Card and Smart Card Helper
> * Turn off Portable Media Serial Number
> * Turn off Remote Registry
> * Turn off Error Reporting
> * Turn off Security Centre
> * Turn off Windows Firewall (not Sygate)
> * Turn off Messenger
> * Turn off Alerter
> * Turn off Remote Desktop Assistance
> * Turn off System Restore (it doesn't work anyways and is more
> than just a waste of disk space)
>
> Quite a bit of work just to get ONE workstation up and running
> properly, don't ya think?
>
> And folks freak out when I tell them how much it basically costs
> to do a re-installation (that is, until they SIT and SEE what has
> to be done and how it affects their system, then they shut up
> because they're humbled at what is necessary to have a safe box).
>
Good heavens, Stephen. And I thought I was done...
Is everything turned off in the "Control Panel" ? - or from the apps
themselves ?
In order to be able to install a real OS besides this crap I tried
to shrink the shit with Knoppix, but noticed an additional
partition, called d:\ (hda2). It contains something Billyboy
calls "restore" or some such. Can I safely just wipe it ?
TIA
Kaj Haulrich.
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