Today I read an article in a tech newspaper about malicious hackers
exploiting a Windows XP vulnerability, called "zero day" as the exploit is so
new, that no fixes exist (as of 12/29/05). In the article, I was instructed
in a temporary workaround, that was to disable .WMF file ...

norton found trojan.vundo in system32\ssssjokr.dll  and is unable to repair
and access denied i tried lippmans winfix scans in normal and safe mode they
find ssssjokr.dll but report unable to open file and no fix or removal
happens what am i doing wrong?  bear in mind i'm not a ...

I'm looking for a way to block the windows shutdown command from
working on some servers on our domain. I know it is possible as the
previous admin has it currently setup on a few. Despite being a domain
admin and the remote server being on the domain I get "Access is

I already have Norton on my computer. Can I still download and install the
new Microsoft security package or will I get conflicts?

I have two physical drives, which have been partitioned into three logical
drives each. When I installed Windows XP the Drives were assigned thus:
Drive 0: C, E, F
Drive 1: D, G, H

I need to give a user permissions on a folder that contains a number of
subfolders and files. I go to the folder's Security tab, add the user, and
assign the permissions. I expected the permissions to propogate to
subfolders and files--in the Advanced dialog, 'Apply To' shows ...

I've just installed Norton Internet Security 2006 and now Windows
Firewall is complaining about "Norton Internet Worm Protection" is
disabled.
The problem is that I can't find any "Norton Internet Worm Protection"

I am tring to set up internet access using the network connections icon in
the control panel (xp-pro 5.1.2600) the only button available after the
window with options on how to connect (I picked manuel option) is broadband
connection.  Why isnt "connect using a dial up modem" ...

My problem is that i am unable to edit startup because my computer
hangs when i run msconfig.
Otherwise the computer seems to be working alright. I never tried
running msconfig before but now i see that windows takes a long time to

I have installed and configured ABE through the GUI and the command-line
tool.  I verified and received messages ABE was enabled.  However, I am still
able to see all shares with the restricted user ID.  Please tell me there is
an easier way than using the Netshareinfo api.  ...

Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.
My company develops a product used by the healthcare industry.  This
application was designed with a multi-tiered architecture; having a
series of business object DLLs that need to be registered on each local

I just installed Microsoft's shared computer toolkit and got to the getting
started window in the program only to have my computer reboot into the test
account that I had made. Now, the test account is a limited/restricted
account and both administration accounts don't show up in ...

I keep getting pop-ups when I'm on MSN, and I checked my Windows Firewall and
noticed it's not on. The problem is I can't even turn it on, because "For my
security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy" What is Group Policy,
and how can I configure it so that I can ...

I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2 under MS Virtual PC (VPC) 2004 SP1. The
VPC XP install is perfectly clean as is the host system. I received
via e-mail a SOFTWARE hive from a system infected by adware.
RootKitRevealer was run on the infected PC and it identified a

I am trying to network two PC's for a friend.
I did my research before starting the process of networking two computers
and have followed it to a T.
I have contacted the tech guys at Best Buy, Microsoft, Symantec/Norton, and