Kaspersky - sudden interruption

[Guest Richard Fangnail]

I was running Kas as usual when it suddenly said Firefox couldn't

establish connection with a certain IP address.. then it went gray

and said "Protection of your computer is disabled." I was able to

restart Kaspersky as usual.

 

This is the only time it's happened since I got Kas a few months ago.

Do you know why it would say that??

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

"Richard Fangnail" <richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote in message

news:279e315b-c5df-4357-bc08-7bfc5918aa6c@u6g2000prc.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I was running Kas as usual when it suddenly said Firefox couldn't

> establish connection with a certain IP address.. then it went gray

> and said "Protection of your computer is disabled." I was able to

> restart Kaspersky as usual.

>

> This is the only time it's happened since I got Kas a few months ago.

> Do you know why it would say that??</span>

 

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these

Web pages.

Help with malware:

All MS-MVP Sites.

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2....emoving_Malware

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

 

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

 

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?

For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,

whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince

you that you owe it to the author. See also:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see

what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure

of.

 

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

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[Guest Dan]

Whew, it is getting rough out there in the trenches with all the bugs and

vulnerabilities popping up recently.