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Guest Annie
Posted

Thank you, Tom, but I still don't know how to disable the port. I'm not that

experienced a computer person. I want it disabled as long as it won't

interfere with my wireless internet connection.

 

Dan, I ran disk cleanup, defrag, Adaware, Spybot, Avast and HJT. I thought

HJT was supposed to be the one that told me if I had anything bad on my

computer. ??? If these programs don't pick up the RootKit/Virus combo,

you're saying Microsoft will?

 

The computer is running fine except for the incoming, from my IP, to my 2869

port. No outsiders. What will happen if I 'do' have a RootKit/Virus combo?

What should I look for in terms of odd behavior?

 

 

 

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/archive/ind...hp/t-59493.html

>

> "Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5121917C-5F58-4F61-8300-5853E7AD2F79@microsoft.com...

> : post too long...deleted some.

> :

> :

> : Thought I had the problem fixed. No such luck.

> :

> : ZA is still blocking to port 2869. Constant incoming alerts are driving

> me

> : crazy. Do I need to have this port open? If not, how do I close it? I

> : don't have anything networked such as wireless printers,

> : computer-to-computer, palm, etc. I do, however, have a router. Does this

> : make a difference?

> :

> : Again...would love your advice. Maybe I should start a new thread?

> :

> :

> :

> :

> :

> :

> : "Annie" wrote:

> :

> : > Just called BrightHouse and they had to reset my router. This seemed to

> take

> : > care of my ZA messages. I think my computer is clean according to HJT

> : > people...so...I'm logging off.

> : >

> : > Thanks to everyone who helped. You guys are amazing!

> : >

> : >

> : >

> : >

> : > "Annie" wrote:

> : >

> : > > Thanks, Root Kit.

> : > >

> : > > A response from the other site regarding my HJ logs said he thinks I'm

> : > > actually pretty clean at the time. No malware.

> : > >

> : > > So now I'm thinking my issue is with ZA. Maybe I'll hold off on

> : > > reformatting/reinstalling. ?? Will try to figure out what would be

> : > > comparable to ZA in regards to security and try a new program.

> : > >

> : > > I took off all personal data from my computer and backed everything

> up. I

> : > > do have the recovery disk if needed.

> : > >

> : > > Thanks again.

> : > >

> : > >

> : >

>

>

> </span>

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett
Posted

If it's in your modem, contact your ISP to find out how.

 

"Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:49799E98-B053-4FDF-8000-62B970D4A2FE@microsoft.com...

: Thank you, Tom, but I still don't know how to disable the port. I'm not

that

: experienced a computer person. I want it disabled as long as it won't

: interfere with my wireless internet connection.

:

: Dan, I ran disk cleanup, defrag, Adaware, Spybot, Avast and HJT. I

thought

: HJT was supposed to be the one that told me if I had anything bad on my

: computer. ??? If these programs don't pick up the RootKit/Virus combo,

: you're saying Microsoft will?

:

: The computer is running fine except for the incoming, from my IP, to my

2869

: port. No outsiders. What will happen if I 'do' have a RootKit/Virus

combo?

: What should I look for in terms of odd behavior?

:

:

:

: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

:

: > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/archive/ind...hp/t-59493.html

: >

: > "Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

: > news:5121917C-5F58-4F61-8300-5853E7AD2F79@microsoft.com...

: > : post too long...deleted some.

: > :

: > :

: > : Thought I had the problem fixed. No such luck.

: > :

: > : ZA is still blocking to port 2869. Constant incoming alerts are

driving

: > me

: > : crazy. Do I need to have this port open? If not, how do I close it?

I

: > : don't have anything networked such as wireless printers,

: > : computer-to-computer, palm, etc. I do, however, have a router. Does

this

: > : make a difference?

: > :

: > : Again...would love your advice. Maybe I should start a new thread?

: > :

: > :

: > :

: > :

: > :

: > :

: > : "Annie" wrote:

: > :

: > : > Just called BrightHouse and they had to reset my router. This

seemed to

: > take

: > : > care of my ZA messages. I think my computer is clean according to

HJT

: > : > people...so...I'm logging off.

: > : >

: > : > Thanks to everyone who helped. You guys are amazing!

: > : >

: > : >

: > : >

: > : >

: > : > "Annie" wrote:

: > : >

: > : > > Thanks, Root Kit.

: > : > >

: > : > > A response from the other site regarding my HJ logs said he thinks

I'm

: > : > > actually pretty clean at the time. No malware.

: > : > >

: > : > > So now I'm thinking my issue is with ZA. Maybe I'll hold off on

: > : > > reformatting/reinstalling. ?? Will try to figure out what would

be

: > : > > comparable to ZA in regards to security and try a new program.

: > : > >

: > : > > I took off all personal data from my computer and backed

everything

: > up. I

: > : > > do have the recovery disk if needed.

: > : > >

: > : > > Thanks again.

: > : > >

: > : > >

: > : >

: >

: >

: >

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

Stick with http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=34821, Annie.

 

Annie wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> post too long...deleted some.

>

> Thought I had the problem fixed. No such luck.

>

> ZA is still blocking to port 2869. Constant incoming alerts are driving

> me

> crazy. Do I need to have this port open? If not, how do I close it? I

> don't have anything networked such as wireless printers,

> computer-to-computer, palm, etc. I do, however, have a router. Does this

> make a difference?

>

> Again...would love your advice. Maybe I should start a new thread?

><span style="color:green">

>> Just called BrightHouse and they had to reset my router. This seemed to

>> take care of my ZA messages. I think my computer is clean according to

>> HJT

>> people...so...I'm logging off.

>>

>> Thanks to everyone who helped. You guys are amazing!</span></span>

<snip>

Guest Shenan Stanley
Posted

<snipped>

 

Annie wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> post too long...deleted some.

>

> Thought I had the problem fixed. No such luck.

>

> ZA is still blocking to port 2869. Constant incoming alerts are

> driving me crazy. Do I need to have this port open? If not, how

> do I close it? I don't have anything networked such as wireless

> printers, computer-to-computer, palm, etc. I do, however, have a

> router. Does this make a difference?

>

> Again...would love your advice. Maybe I should start a new thread?</span>

 

Personally - I think if you are going to continue trying to fix this

yourself - you are going to be better off backing up your important data

(documents, pictures, emails, contacts, etc) and wiping the computer and

installing from scratch.

 

I don't recommend that lightly - but...

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...92fc976519c105d

 

and

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...5fe465138260bcb

 

Essentially you have gotten to a point where you are unsure what you have

and whether or not what you might have is good or bad. It is at that point

that the wisest thing to do is (IMHO) start afresh.

 

- Hook up some external hard disk drive or burn DVDs/CDs of your important

sstuff (keep that machine off the network.) Copy everything you need.

Pictures, documents, spreadsheets, images, emails, contacts, text files,

serial keys, installation files, etc. If you can - get an imaging

application (Norton Ghost, Acronis TrueImage, BootItNG, etc) and make a

complete image of your hard disk drive onto an external device and you can

go back later for anything you did not back up.

 

- Install Belarc Advisor on the machine (from an external drive or

something) and run it - print the results. That should have your Windows

Product Key, other software with Product keys that register on the machine,

a list of stuff you have installed and a list of the hardware installed on

your machine.

 

- Break out all of your installation media and keys/etc (Windows XP

installation CD, any office suites/products you have - etc...) Any program

you need to have installed on the computer, find its installation media

(even if it is an installation executable file and a text file with the

serial number in it) and get it onto media seperated from the machine so you

can install using it later.

 

- Now that you have everything backed up and everything ready to install...

Clean install Windows XP:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

- Update the hardware drievrs...

 

- Get Windows XP SP3 from another computer onto CD or thumb drive or

somehting to the newly formatted drive... Install it.

 

- Install your other software (AV and such).

 

- THEN connect to the Internet and get updates from

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ ...

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:22:02 -0700, Annie

<Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Just called BrightHouse and they had to reset my router. </span>

 

So afterwards, did you make the basic router securing as suggested?

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:32:01 -0700, Annie

<Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>post too long...deleted some.

>

>

>Thought I had the problem fixed. No such luck.

>

>ZA is still blocking to port 2869.</span>

 

If it's blocked there's not that much to worry about.

<span style="color:blue">

> Constant incoming alerts are driving me crazy.</span>

 

Yes, but you asked for that yourself by installing ZA.

<span style="color:blue">

> Do I need to have this port open? If not, how do I close it? I

>don't have anything networked such as wireless printers,

>computer-to-computer, palm, etc. </span>

 

Any peer-to-peer app's?

 

Skype?

 

Anyway, download and run CurrPorts from NirSoft to try and identify if

some app is using the port mentioned.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:03:01 -0700, Annie

<Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Thank you, Tom, but I still don't know how to disable the port.</span>

 

I think Tom is suggesting that UPnP is enabled in your router. And he

may very well be right. Did you make the basic router securing as

suggested?

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:06:31 GMT, Root Kit <b__nice@hotmail.com>

wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Yes, but you asked for that yourself by installing ZA.</span>

 

Windows firewall would just have silently blocked it.

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:32:00 -0700, Dan

<Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Annie, the key word you used is that you Think your Machine is Clean (TMC)

>and unless you run anti-virus programs like Windows Live One Care, Spybot

>Search and Destroy, Kaspersky, and AVG 7.5, and others then how will not be

>sure. </span>

 

The app's mentioned cannot in any way guarantee that a machine is

clean. Only a thorough comparison of relevant system files to a known

safe baseline can give a trustworthy hint about a systems state. This

is not a task for Joe Average.

<span style="color:blue">

>Please make sure only one antivirus program is installed at a time and

>beware of false positives because anti-virus programs like Avast have gotten

>much worse over time. For example, Avast Antivirus thought that Yahoo web

>portal had malware when it did not.</span>

 

Anti-malware products often cause more problems than they solve.

Guest Annie
Posted

I disabled UPnP in the router settings. Also disabled UPnP and SSDP

Discovery Service on my computer. No more messages since I did this.

Everything seems to be running smoothly right now.

 

In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize. B's Recorder GOLD Library

General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be uninstalled?

(it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what it's doing on my

machine.

The HJT guy said he didn't find any malware so I'm guessing it's OK to leave

on.

 

 

 

 

 

"Root Kit" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:22:02 -0700, Annie

> <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> >Just called BrightHouse and they had to reset my router. </span>

>

> So afterwards, did you make the basic router securing as suggested?

> </span>

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:41:01 -0700, Annie

<Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize. B's Recorder GOLD Library

>General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be uninstalled?

> (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what it's doing on my

>machine. </span>

 

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/bgsvcgen.exe.html

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

The "HJT guy" said:

 

<QP>

Port 2869 traffic is UPnP traffic, generated between your router and your

workstation. It is harmless, and certainly not coming from outside of your

computer system.

 

You can disable UPnP on the router, the client, or both, to stop the

traffic.

</QP>

Source: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621

--

~PA Bear

 

 

Annie wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I disabled UPnP in the router settings. Also disabled UPnP and SSDP

> Discovery Service on my computer. No more messages since I did this.

> Everything seems to be running smoothly right now.

>

> In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize. B's Recorder GOLD

> Library

> General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

> uninstalled? (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what

> it's doing on my machine.

> The HJT guy said he didn't find any malware so I'm guessing it's OK to

> leave

> on.</span>

<snip>

Guest Annie
Posted

That's not my issue anymore. I already posted I disabled UPnP on router and

computer...everything is fine. I said 'thank you', too. I really, really

appreciate everyone's help here. BTW, I won't name name's but one of those

'guys' at aum....was very rude. Read many posts and he's obviously upsetting

a lot of people. Why do they allow that? Unexperienced people with computer

problems are there for help. Not to be yelled at. One little mistake in a

post and man, he's all over me! Not just myself. I, for one, won't be going

back there. I'm sticking to Microsoft for help. If I'm bugging you guys,

Sorry. I don't mean to be. Sheeesh.

 

From my previous post: "In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize.

B's Recorder GOLD Library<span style="color:blue">

>General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be uninstalled?

> (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what it's doing on my

>machine. " This is my issue. I'm just now reading the info from the link RootKit gave me. </span>

 

 

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> The "HJT guy" said:

>

> <QP>

> Port 2869 traffic is UPnP traffic, generated between your router and your

> workstation. It is harmless, and certainly not coming from outside of your

> computer system.

>

> You can disable UPnP on the router, the client, or both, to stop the

> traffic.

> </QP>

> Source: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621

> --

> ~PA Bear

>

>

> Annie wrote:<span style="color:green">

> > I disabled UPnP in the router settings. Also disabled UPnP and SSDP

> > Discovery Service on my computer. No more messages since I did this.

> > Everything seems to be running smoothly right now.

> >

> > In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize. B's Recorder GOLD

> > Library

> > General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

> > uninstalled? (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what

> > it's doing on my machine.

> > The HJT guy said he didn't find any malware so I'm guessing it's OK to

> > leave

> > on.</span>

> <snip>

>

> </span>

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett
Posted

Google is your friend.

 

: From my previous post: "In doing this, I found a file I don't

recognize.

: B's Recorder GOLD Library

: >General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

uninstalled?

: > (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what it's doing on

my

: >machine. " This is my issue. I'm just now reading the info from the

link RootKit gave me.

:

:

:

:

: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

:

: > The "HJT guy" said:

: >

: > <QP>

: > Port 2869 traffic is UPnP traffic, generated between your router and

your

: > workstation. It is harmless, and certainly not coming from outside of

your

: > computer system.

: >

: > You can disable UPnP on the router, the client, or both, to stop the

: > traffic.

: > </QP>

: > Source: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621

: > --

: > ~PA Bear

: >

: >

: > Annie wrote:

: > > I disabled UPnP in the router settings. Also disabled UPnP and SSDP

: > > Discovery Service on my computer. No more messages since I did this.

: > > Everything seems to be running smoothly right now.

: > >

: > > In doing this, I found a file I don't recognize. B's Recorder GOLD

: > > Library

: > > General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

: > > uninstalled? (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea

what

: > > it's doing on my machine.

: > > The HJT guy said he didn't find any malware so I'm guessing it's OK to

: > > leave

: > > on.

: > <snip>

: >

: >

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

Ya just gotta love...

 

<QP>

Pfft. I'm almost 13, and I know how to manipulate the registry easily.

</QP>

Source:

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:d3bow...clnk&cd=1&gl=us

 

<VBEG>

 

 

Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Google is your friend.

><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>>> From my previous post: "In doing this, I found a file I don't

>>> recognize.

>>> B's Recorder GOLD Library

>>> General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

>>> uninstalled? (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea what

>>> it's doing on my machine. " This is my issue. I'm just now reading the

>>> info from the link RootKit gave me.</span></span></span>

<snip>

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett
Posted

Yep. I Googled for it when she first brought it up. It's everywhere ;-)

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:uMHGpBq7IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

: Ya just gotta love...

:

: <QP>

: Pfft. I'm almost 13, and I know how to manipulate the registry easily.

: </QP>

: Source:

:

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:d3bow...clnk&cd=1&gl=us

:

: <VBEG>

:

:

: Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:

: > Google is your friend.

: >

: >>> From my previous post: "In doing this, I found a file I don't

: >>> recognize.

: >>> B's Recorder GOLD Library

: >>> General Service. bgsvcgen.exe Is this something that should be

: >>> uninstalled? (it's not in my add and remove folder) I have no idea

what

: >>> it's doing on my machine. " This is my issue. I'm just now reading

the

: >>> info from the link RootKit gave me.

: <snip>

:

Posted

You are obviously referring to Mr Castner, Annie. Ref:

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621

 

I, too, noticed that he upset/annoyed a lot of posters and at times I wondered if, in fact, there

was more than one individual providing 'solutions' under the guise of being

http://aumha.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=12522

 

Please don't fret though ........ 'he' was rude to me too! <wink>

 

I tried to find the answer to this question: If Mr Castner 'joined' AumHa 9/18/06, how come he was

giving answers to folk back in 2004? See here:

http://aumha.net/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d...2522&start=8190

 

As the most profligate poster at AumHa, Robear Dyer (see

http://aumha.net/memberlist.php?mode=&sk=d&sd=d ) is here in this thread, perhaps he will explain

this apparent anomally to all of us.

 

Perhaps ...... maybe ........ all is not quite as it appears to be at first sight ............ 'over

there'!

 

Dave

 

 

"Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AED76AE7-564B-42C8-8B0C-A082F056A316@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> That's not my issue anymore. I already posted I disabled UPnP on router and

> computer...everything is fine. I said 'thank you', too. I really, really

> appreciate everyone's help here. BTW, I won't name name's but one of those

> 'guys' at aum....was very rude. Read many posts and he's obviously upsetting

> a lot of people. Why do they allow that? Unexperienced people with computer

> problems are there for help. Not to be yelled at. One little mistake in a

> post and man, he's all over me! Not just myself. I, for one, won't be going

> back there. I'm sticking to Microsoft for help. If I'm bugging you guys,

> Sorry. I don't mean to be. Sheeesh.

></span>

<snip>

Guest Annie
Posted

You hit the nail on the head, Dave! Don't think he should be allowed to

treat people like that.

 

Anyway. I did get my port problem fixed. Thanks, everyone. I've disabled

the B's Recorder.....file. I'll leave it at that for the time being. Yes, it

was everywhere on Google, guys. style_emoticons/ Just hadn't gotten that far in my

research yet. 13? Pretty good for 13!

 

I'm now working with Avast to clear up an updating problem. It's been one

thing after another since I connected with RoadRunner! Altho I love the

speed, the tech obviously made changes all over my computer without my

knowledge. Shoulda told me.

 

 

 

"~BD~" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> You are obviously referring to Mr Castner, Annie. Ref:

> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621

>

> I, too, noticed that he upset/annoyed a lot of posters and at times I wondered if, in fact, there

> was more than one individual providing 'solutions' under the guise of being

> http://aumha.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=12522

>

> Please don't fret though ........ 'he' was rude to me too! <wink>

>

> I tried to find the answer to this question: If Mr Castner 'joined' AumHa 9/18/06, how come he was

> giving answers to folk back in 2004? See here:

> http://aumha.net/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d...2522&start=8190

>

> As the most profligate poster at AumHa, Robear Dyer (see

> http://aumha.net/memberlist.php?mode=&sk=d&sd=d ) is here in this thread, perhaps he will explain

> this apparent anomally to all of us.

>

> Perhaps ...... maybe ........ all is not quite as it appears to be at first sight ............ 'over

> there'!

>

> Dave

>

>

> "Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:AED76AE7-564B-42C8-8B0C-A082F056A316@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > That's not my issue anymore. I already posted I disabled UPnP on router and

> > computer...everything is fine. I said 'thank you', too. I really, really

> > appreciate everyone's help here. BTW, I won't name name's but one of those

> > 'guys' at aum....was very rude. Read many posts and he's obviously upsetting

> > a lot of people. Why do they allow that? Unexperienced people with computer

> > problems are there for help. Not to be yelled at. One little mistake in a

> > post and man, he's all over me! Not just myself. I, for one, won't be going

> > back there. I'm sticking to Microsoft for help. If I'm bugging you guys,

> > Sorry. I don't mean to be. Sheeesh.

> ></span>

> <snip>

>

>

> </span>

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

Annie, you should know that ~BD~ was banned from AumHa Forums, several other

forums, an ISP, and at least one Usenet server for his bizarre and sometimes

harrassing behavior. By jumping in here, he's taking advantage of you in an

effort to further his agenda, not to assist you.

 

@Annie only: Bill's AumHa profile was "horked" due to a server problem in

Sept-06. His posts from 18 Sept-06 and earlier were associated with the

"horked" profile. Bill is a well-respected, longtime MS MVP and has been an

AumHa VSOP and Moderator for many years; cf. http://aumha.org/vsop.htm.

 

Participation in many AumHa Forums requires a certain level of computer

proficiency but we attempt to assist all comers. (I did suggest other

forums to you.) You may find Computer Haven forums (where ~BD~ is also

/personna non grata/, I believe) more to your liking:

http://www.computerhaven.info/

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Annie wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> You hit the nail on the head, Dave! Don't think he should be allowed to

> treat people like that.

>

> Anyway. I did get my port problem fixed. Thanks, everyone. I've

> disabled

> the B's Recorder.....file. I'll leave it at that for the time being. Yes,

> it was everywhere on Google, guys. style_emoticons/ Just hadn't gotten that far in my

> research yet. 13? Pretty good for 13!

>

> I'm now working with Avast to clear up an updating problem. It's been one

> thing after another since I connected with RoadRunner! Altho I love the

> speed, the tech obviously made changes all over my computer without my

> knowledge. Shoulda told me.</span>

<snip>

Posted

Answer below

 

"Annie" <Annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B10E2E07-DA8A-4CDB-BF9F-E8C0997B15D2@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> You hit the nail on the head, Dave! Don't think he should be allowed to

> treat people like that.

>

> Anyway. I did get my port problem fixed. Thanks, everyone. I've disabled

> the B's Recorder.....file. I'll leave it at that for the time being. Yes, it

> was everywhere on Google, guys. style_emoticons/ Just hadn't gotten that far in my

> research yet. 13? Pretty good for 13!

>

> I'm now working with Avast to clear up an updating problem. It's been one

> thing after another since I connected with RoadRunner! Altho I love the

> speed, the tech obviously made changes all over my computer without my

> knowledge. Shoulda told me.</span>

 

I'm really pleased to hear that you've succeeded in fixing things, Annie. style_emoticons/

 

Robear is correct when he tells you I have been banned by AumHa - for asking difficult questions

............. and banned from Annexcafe.com for the very same reason. The folk at

hxxp://www.computerhaven.info/ have not (to my knowledge) banned me, but I noted that some were the

same as the 'helpers' on Aumha so haven't felt comfortable there.

 

I have NEVER been banned by 'an ISP, and at least one Usenet server' - that is a lie.

 

I posted this note in another thread recently:-

 

 

 

Hello PA Bear!

 

As you have dropped by, I wonder if you can tell me why it is that if I type www.Aumha.com into my

browser address bar I'm whisked off to this URL - http://downloadprograms.biz/?rid=544620

 

Many here will know that you are one of the resident experts at www.Aumha.net and that

www.Aumha.org is a well established site for helping those wishing to learn about PC's and security.

I find it surprising that the .com domain isn't 'owned' by Mr James E. Eshelman, a man of great

experience, as explained here: www.aumha.org/resume.htm

 

TIA

 

 

 

I didn't receive a reply! Perhaps someone else reading here will know the answer.

 

As far as a "horked" profile is concerned, I'd have thought that it would be easy for such clever

folk to correct the false information.

 

I used to trust people once!

 

Dave

Guest Root Kit
Posted

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:03:25 +0100, "~BD~" <BoaterDave@nospam.invalid>

wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>You are obviously referring to Mr Castner, Annie. Ref:

>http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=196621#p196621</span>

 

Honestly, based on this thread alone I see no sign of rudeness. He

answers a question (correctly) and reminds about forum rules. That's

not being rude unless one is too sensitive.

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