RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Win2k woes

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> From: Jennifer Dozar [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]

Oh, THAT Jennifer. Guess the "switch to linux" suggestions weren't neccessary...

> On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 10:40:47AM -0500, Ross, Matthew wrote:
> > Has she kept up to date with her patches, what login error 
> is she recieving, and did she notice an inordinant level of 
> internet activity just prior to rebooting?
> 
> considering i had closed all but like my putty windows for 
> internet access, i didn't really notice any additional 
> activity.

With that, you shouldn't have seen much activity at all. When under attack from a worm or a script kiddie, your internet activity would be heavy.

> I was on eq atlas and all those sutpid pop up 
> windows kept going prior to all that.

Some of those popup windows load virii. Booting to safe mode and running a virusscan would be a good idea, if it lets you.

> I am not sure why 
> Putty kept locking up. it would lock up my m lug window. and 
> not lock up my other windows or lock up my other ones and not 
> mlug. very strange. Putty locked up on me on the laptop last 
> nighttoo.  So, that is probably just a putty problem.  I 
> guess i should find SecureCRT now? heh. 

I've not had any such troubles with Putty, but its worth a shot.


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