Half OT/ How to remove a virus on windows using Ubuntu

[Ashley Benton]

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Bart Silverstrim <
bsilver at chrononomicon.com> wrote:

>
>
> Ashley Benton wrote:
>
> > Thanks that was my next question and yes I already copied all the hard
> drive
> > on Ubuntu because I think my knowledge of Windows is next to 0 and I am
> sure
> > I will make a few mistakes. No No firewall or anything just no internet
> > connection to this computer for now. If I can reinstall the system I'll
> put
> > an anti virus before to put it back on internet or give it back to my
> > neighbor.
>
> Won't be helpful unless you download all the updates separately. If you
> have a "naked" connection to the Internet and expose it to that
> connection even long enough to get Windows Updates for patches or
> antivirus updates, it takes even five minutes or less to get hit with an
> automated probe.
>
> On the other hand home connections behind more SOHO routers are natted,
> so you're "kind of" firewalled in that if you're behind them you aren't
> directly exposed (which you'd have if your machine(s) have an address
> with 192.168.x.x or 10.46.x.x.


>

I don't know for my neighbor but I am behind a router so I'll do the updates
and patches here. But I think if I download the antivirus today and put it
on cd the anti virus is up to date. Anyway I'll put it up to date first
anyway

Thanks

Meg
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