Security - August 2006

I am frequently encountering problems with my system because i do not install anti virus programs and my solution is to reformat again and again. I always have a back-up of my files in a safe place. However, there must be a procedure to backup my whole system drive, with all its drivers and programs installed, while it is still in its fresh state, so that I do not need to reformat my computer again and again, and just restore it from the backup that I made? I have an external USB HDD which can accommodate the size of my system drive. Im using a laptop without a floopy disk drive. Thanks.

2006-08-25 04:04:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

a young lady created an illegal email address without my permission. what are the penalties?

2006-08-25 04:01:54 · 4 answers · asked by gotgame1971 1

do you think teenagers or anyone under 18 should be allowed to be on myspace? hearing all the bad things come about because of the site has got me wondering...

yes or no and why and please give your age please(or just say adult or teen if you do not want to give out actual age)

2006-08-25 03:34:57 · 5 answers · asked by ***jenn*** 2

i m using window xp in xp how can i delete recent document list

2006-08-25 02:50:38 · 9 answers · asked by irfan k 1

2006-08-25 02:15:20 · 1 answers · asked by scrubbinbaby1021 1

2006-08-25 02:10:43 · 16 answers · asked by sungidua 1

I have done everything I could think of. Still no one can do anything or knows what they are doing. The e-mails I got are from a proaspatbronzat@yahoo.com and lately from a todd_mpc33@myway.com. I was suppose to be buying a motorcycle from ebay a second chance offer. So like an idiot I bought it. I sent the money threw western union. The proaspat was under a fake name Pamela Diaz from Orlando FL 878 S Ivey LN. ALL FAKE. The orange county fraud people investigated it and found it all fake. They picked up my money in Jacksonville, FL at a winn dixie store with a fake number and address. I know This was very stupid of me. I have been wanting a bike for a long time, this money was for my birthday and Christmas. Thats what upsets me the most. Just the other day I have been getting another 2nd chance offer for the same bike same price everything the same but different e-mail, Thats the todd_mpc33.Someone PLEASE HELP me. Isn't there a way you could track them down on the computor?

2006-08-25 00:36:39 · 12 answers · asked by teenybear_98 1

2006-08-25 00:34:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know someone who has used her ex boyfriend's email account to send emails to his friends/family, posing as him. He gave her his password willingly when they were together and hadn't changed it. She is really worried that he will find out it was her sending the emails, although I'm not sure what she actually sent. Is it possible for a basic user (not the police or anything as I'm sure they probably can) to trace the sending of emails back to her PC? And if he reported her to the police or something would they even bother with something petty like that? (This being the UK by the way)
I am thinking that she has nothing to worry about but would like reassurance. Thanks.
:)

2006-08-25 00:31:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nervous to download Anything!!!!

2006-08-25 00:22:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 00:20:16 · 6 answers · asked by mike h 1

There are web sites I have gone to and a blue shield thing pops up and says I have to activate Active X controls, but then there is a warning that says, perhaps not to. Then on the same page is says I don't have Flash. Can someone who knows this stuff answer my question as to should I click on those and activate it?????

2006-08-25 00:19:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was trying to track my rebate from Dell. Clicking on their home page and then clicking appropriate area to check, a seemingly bogus page popped up, with the dell logo on top, under it, it said couldn't find yada yada, here are links etc. They had nothing to do with any form of dell/or computers. That day, my computer sort of froze! I restored it to an earlier time, have anti everything, windows defender, and every now and then for no reason at all that same Dell page will just pop up. Scanned my computer, says its running fine, nothing harmful noticed. While typing this, windows defender notice just popped up "about" defender and I didn't click it, any idea what the he** is going on?

2006-08-25 00:09:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

occasionally when i turn off my computer it tells me that someone else is using my computer and it will cancdel their information

2006-08-24 23:24:17 · 9 answers · asked by alf r 1

2006-08-24 22:09:58 · 4 answers · asked by harry 3

Does anyone know how i can get rid of the virus that comes up everytime i connect to the net? I have Norton installed, but still get the security alert warning and have to shut down my machine. It happens everytime. The risk name is "Aware".

2006-08-24 21:58:54 · 23 answers · asked by eckingtonblade 1

How do you get your PC out of safe mode?

2006-08-24 21:45:16 · 16 answers · asked by dizzymooo 4

When attempting to install XP security update, I get an error message asking for this installation package. Have never had problems with updates before. What is this and where do I get it?

2006-08-24 21:35:49 · 1 answers · asked by cw in az 1

ERROR DURING CHECK Mailbot (Datei C;\Windows\Win.ini kann geoffnet werden. The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process)
Can anyone explain in layman's terms what this means? Thanks

2006-08-24 20:54:47 · 13 answers · asked by MsCymru 6

2006-08-24 20:21:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I installed ZoneAlarm yesterday , it is working fine. i used it before when i was on Dial Up. The problem now is the disconnection of the Boradband when the ICPM (Internet Control Message Protocol) try to allow incoming Echo Request ,Incoiming timestamp request, Incoming Mask Request, Incoming routers request, Outgoing destination Unreachable, outgoing source quench, outgoing parametre problem, outgoing time exceeded, and Allow Redirect. So in windows XP firewall i was checking those 9 ICPM incoming and outgoing to prevent my connection from disconnection. Now on zone alarm it disabled WIndows firewal. and i dont know how to allow incoming and outgoing of those ICPM .. Any help please to prevent my connection from shutting down ?

2006-08-24 18:57:01 · 7 answers · asked by Just Me 2

2006-08-24 18:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by busagi_312 1

2006-08-24 17:21:50 · 5 answers · asked by gary h 1

2006-08-24 17:01:47 · 18 answers · asked by thomas g 1

2006-08-24 16:53:30 · 4 answers · asked by seven seas 3

all my fire walls are off etc.

2006-08-24 16:48:13 · 4 answers · asked by camarozsonia 3

My Yahoo! toolbar vanished and I can't get it back, so I have to try something else.

2006-08-24 16:31:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

AVG have no fire wall, is enough? or its only a for antivirus only?

2006-08-24 16:17:44 · 10 answers · asked by dracula 2

Im using panda antivirus, it helps a lot because of its firewall. but when it comes to antivirus, what is the best, AVG or Panda?

2006-08-24 16:15:52 · 13 answers · asked by dracula 2

2006-08-24 16:08:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous