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Has been fixed in the next release. You can get nightly builds from here:

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/

The service was called of all thing 'Network Security Service'. The file was ipcw.exe, sitting in the Windows directory. Service name was a bunch of gibberish.

But then there were a bunch of...

I have found a variant of this on my mother-in laws computer (go figure) same scenery, but this had also implanted itself as a system service. I had re-booted into safe mode to remove the service and...

Sorry to pop in at the end of this post, but some mentions were considered when setting up your router correctly you would not need a firewall.

My question is this. Is there a link that I can go...

OK. I think I got it.

I was using a text program that I had setup with an included FTP client that I could use to log into my web site and work on files. The firewall had given it access. I...

The only thing that I can see that might possibly have caused this was an outbond UDP off of my port 137. This was right after my router IP let in a inbounf UDP to port 1027.

But I also see that...

You guys crack me up! Sorry for the paranoria, I am kinda new to this ans still in that learning cycle. I do have a question.

My log for my router shows that they are getting through on IP...

I actually went back and looked at my log. It's getting through my ISP's but not through my router.

So I will not fret too much over this then. It's happened kinda frequently over the kast couple...

I am getting hits on my port 1026 from china. Although I have turned off messenger service this bothers me. Is this something that I should be concerned about?And how would I go about stopping it?

How would I run a 'Recovery'?

I did not run a virus checker on it, I can try and do that. If the system is corrupt it is definitely 'corrupt'.

I will let you know how it goes.

Lazy!?

Don't think so. No offense taken.



OK. I will answer these. Not at her house now. Was going back tomorrow.

1.Here is the start of problem. Upon boot-up windows comes up. Desktop...

I think that it's within specs to run XP, but the problems arose after a thunder storm. Granted she said it was off, but that doesn't protect it much from power bumps. I think I will go the replace...

Old Hewlett Packard. Running WindowsXP.

Can't say the hard drive size or memory. Cannot get system info to come up. But it's a pretty old computer.

Should I try and salvage it, or just say 'no...

I am working on my mother-in laws computer. Most of her *.lnk files have been removed from her desktop.

Also I cannot get any of the programs to run without using the 'pick a program screen'. I...

OK. I thought that I had everything good to go, but I am always looking for ways to make sure it's safe and secure.

Yeah, if there is a car sitting outfront of my house, he's 250ft to the road and...

I am running a linksys WRK54G.

Hey. Still kind of a newbie here (look at post #), but check this site everyday. Great info and you guys are really informative. I have some questions that need answering.

I am setup on a linksys...

Is there a way to set-up my daughters computer on my home network, where I can have it shared and I can run it from another computer on the network?

Say to run anti-spyware, clean up folders and...