XPHome SP2, fully patched. Opened a picture link, it flashed up my download
manager trying to download the file eid6.wmf, which shut before I could
close it and flashed open the picture and fax viewer which I closed and
disconnected from the internet. The following new process was ...

Is there any way to share a folder over the network that prevents users on
other computers in the network from using the UPARROW key to get from the
intentional shared folder to its parent folder and eventually to the root.
This seems like a thing people would want to do, but I ...

Does OneCare beta recognise and act on the WMF exploit currently?

My pop up blocker is disable permanenetly. whenever I enable it ....it shows
enabled and then in next second when i check its status it is disabled. it is
not working at all. please help me out.......i am tired of these pop ups.

Hey Y'all. i have a problem that doesnt seem to go away. since thursday
program called SpyAxe has mysteriously downloaded itself on my computer and i
dont know how to get rid of it. i have tried deleting it off the desktop, and
the remove/change procedure but the program keeps ...

I got a Trojan virus of some sort. I managed to delete it but my desktop
background went completely white and I can't change it back to what I had.
Any ideas?

Hello-- i have to send some photo images which i have moved into a single
(compressed) file. But on opening the emailing window i get " This message
has not been sent. Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe
attachments".  This is a Level 1 attachment security ...

I have just recently upgraded from Win 2000 Pro SP4 to Win XP SP 1 (Then
Upgraded to service pack 2). Since the upgrade my smart card reader does not
work. The reader looks like it is installed in the Device Manager.
I have a Gem Plus serial smart card reader.

Every time
When I turn on my pc, I receive a message or notification
"Your computer might be at risk "
"No firewall turned on"

Using XP Home Edition SP2, Windows Firewall is set to "OFF" and cannot be
changed.  The banner at the top says "For your security, some settings are
controlled by Group Policy."  In the Security Center, the option to change
the way Security Center alerts me is also grayed out.  I ...

This is the fourth place in these newsgroupd that I have placed this
question. I keep being told to ask it somewhere else. So.....
Can someone tell me why (with Automatic Updates turned on) Windows Update
keeps re-enabling Windows Firewall?

Hey all,
Question,
We have XP Pro clients on our domain that are desktops and laptops. We have
the firewall settings turned off for all pcs and laptops via Group policy,

Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) says it expired as of December 31,
2005. I uninstalled it, downloaded the latest version, installed it, and then
ended up with the same message. However, the MS website would indicate that
the newest version has been extended to July 31, 2006 ...

If I un-install Xp n re-install it will that get rid of my malware?(if
so.,how do you un-install XP) Reason why is,Ad-Aware found some on a reason
check but I can't delete it cuz Ad-adware keeps freezing up.I have try 5
times now.I'm also running Microsoft Anti-spyware,Spy-bot ...

I have a standalone windows xp pro system with SP2.  When I try to login, I
am told my account has "expired" see the administrator.  I am the admin, so I
log in and reset the password, and notice that the password was set to "never
expire"  I have since learned that the account ...