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Yes, the XP version. I already chastised him for that faux pax. He replied that the guy who sold him the satellite system said it would be adequate. I offered to go find the guy and.... Ummm... rectify the situation. ;-) Brent
** Reply to message from [email protected] on Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:44:50 -0500 > Okay... Here is a new one for me. Got a call from my dad saying he left > his PC on last night connected to his broadband. He went to log in this > morning and noticed a new ID in his user list - IWAP_WWW. He immediately > deleted is and called me. I had him ensure his critical updates we all > applied - they were. I had him ensure his antivirus was up to date - it > was (Norton Antivirus 2004). He is running XP Home. > > I searched the antivirus sites and elsewhere for references. Any idea if > there is a new vulnerability that has not been publicly released? Any > clues? > > Regards, > Brent Out of curiosity, was he running any sort of (including the XP one) of firewall software? -- Jeff Shultz A railfan pulls up to a RR crossing hoping that there will be a train.
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