bu_odah
25-01-2005, 06:03
New viruses are continuously being released over the Internet. If you are already regularly patching and protecting your home machine against the latest viruses, then please disregard this message.
Please note that infected workstations will cause slow network and browsing performance on Home Internet services.
Please follow the four steps below to patch and clean your home PC:
1. Please visit the Microsoft Windows Update website to install the “critical updates”:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp .
(this could take some time over the dialup network; you can let it run overnight)
2. Please visit the following McAfee link to download the STINGER utility to clean any viruses:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger .
3. Please visit the following link to get the latest McAfee antivirus DAT file updates
(or visit the website of your antivirus software manufacturer):
http://www.nai.com/us/downloads/updates/dat_download.asp
4. Please visit the following link to get the beta version of the Microsoft Spyware detection software:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en&Hash=5HCQGTC
It is recommended to have anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed on any PC connected to the Home Internet network (dialup or ADSL).
Please note that infected workstations will cause slow network and browsing performance on Home Internet services.
Please follow the four steps below to patch and clean your home PC:
1. Please visit the Microsoft Windows Update website to install the “critical updates”:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp .
(this could take some time over the dialup network; you can let it run overnight)
2. Please visit the following McAfee link to download the STINGER utility to clean any viruses:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger .
3. Please visit the following link to get the latest McAfee antivirus DAT file updates
(or visit the website of your antivirus software manufacturer):
http://www.nai.com/us/downloads/updates/dat_download.asp
4. Please visit the following link to get the beta version of the Microsoft Spyware detection software:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en&Hash=5HCQGTC
It is recommended to have anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed on any PC connected to the Home Internet network (dialup or ADSL).