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glitglit wrote: »

W97M/Ded Question I have floopy disks that have word documents saved and infected with W97M/Ded.
Can you tell me how I can remove the infecection from my documents saved on the disk so that I can open the documents and not affect my own computer.
My PC is not infected its only on these floppy disks taken from another PC.

I am able to find the infected files on my floppy disk using AVG but AVG is unable to remove
it.

I would be very pleased to receive any help

Hi go to http://www.bitdefender.com and scan the inserted disk ( you could do the whole machine if you want.

BitDefender will then clear the infected bits ... it is an online scanner so it will be a bit slower than AVG.

Just wondering? I bet you spend money on getting decent car insurance and decent petrol ... maybe it is time to accept that services are no longer free on the internet. Time to move on from AVG. Though BitDefender is free, it doesn't protect your PC from invasion. Have a look at ZoneAlarm, for a reasonably priced antivirus/spyware/firewall package ... good free trial periods also ( http://www.zonealarm.com )

Good Luck

printedinuk

theloft wrote: »

Could somebody please explain what Active X controls are, why we should or should not have them, how and what does one do! This subject is mentioned in the FirefoxV thread, but it is all greek to me " I do know that I receive an e-mail from one organisation, which tells me that I am running Active X but I haven't the foggiest what that means.

I'm by no means an expert on ActiveX but I'll try and help...

ActiveX is a object which can be added on to an application within Windows to give it added functionality, usually particular to a specific purpose or activity. They exist to allow any company or organisation to create specific functions which can be used by their clients or members, in addition to basic Windows functions.

In English, think of it as a little programme which you install as an "add-on" to help you use something. For example, one of the most common ways you might encounter it is when browsing the internet and being alerted that a particular website might ask you to download and install one to, for example, be able to upload photos to a photo gallery more easily by dragging and dropping them into your browser window.

The important thing to remember is that it is like installing a small application on your computer; by allowing it to be installed you are handing over some control to that application (and it can be quite difficult to uninstall). So, only download and install ActiveX "controls" from websites that you know and trust. There is no need to install ActiveX controls unless you need them for a particular purpose; personally, I wouldn't respond or act on any email which encourages you to install one unless you are absolutely sure that it is genuine.

For a more comprehensive explanation, see the Wikipedia ActiveX article on the subject although be warned, it is quite technical and not a very good explanation for "non-techies".

Hope this helps?

superscaper

printedinuk wrote: »

I'm by no means an expert on ActiveX but I'll try and help...

ActiveX is a object which can be added on to an application within Windows to give it added functionality, usually particular to a specific purpose or activity. They exist to allow any company or organisation to create specific functions which can be used by their clients or members, in addition to basic Windows functions.

In English, think of it as a little programme which you install as an "add-on" to help you use something. For example, one of the most common ways you might encounter it is when browsing the internet and being alerted that a particular website might ask you to download and install one to, for example, be able to upload photos to a photo gallery more easily by dragging and dropping them into your browser window.

The important thing to remember is that it is like installing a small application on your computer; by allowing it to be installed you are handing over some control to that application (and it can be quite difficult to uninstall). So, only download and install ActiveX "controls" from websites that you know and trust. There is no need to install ActiveX controls unless you need them for a particular purpose; personally, I wouldn't respond or act on any email which encourages you to install one unless you are absolutely sure that it is genuine.

For a more comprehensive explanation, see the Wikipedia ActiveX article on the subject although be warned, it is quite technical and not a very good explanation for "non-techies".

Hope this helps?

That post is over three years old and has already been answered (by the same poster in fact).

printedinuk

superscaper wrote: »

That post is over three years old and has already been answered (by the same poster in fact).

Apologies for that, I failed to notice that for some reason - genuine mistake, didn't mean to clog the airwaves...

PROLIANT

Subnet Mask:
Is made up of 4 octets or 4 x 8 bit blocks, 255.255.255.0 is 3 x 8 Bits therfore it is a 24 Bit subnet mask, this will give you 254 usable IP Addressess. This is because the last address 192.168.0.255 < is your broadcast address on the network.
A broadcast address is used by Computers et al for talking to each other using a protocol called ARP; Address Resloution Protocol.

NAT:
Network Address Translation; Is a method of allowing multiple computers on a private (inside) network to access one or several public IP Addresses on a WAN/Internet connection.
Your typical home broadband router is setup in a NAT configuration, this will allow say a PC and a couple of Laptops to share the same internet connection, or you may have a basic router like a BT Voyager Modem which is in effect a simple router in a no-NAT configuration, so your PC is assigned an IP Address from the ISP and is exposed directly on the WAN/Internet, that is why it is imperative that you have a good firewall running on the PC.

Hope this has given some insight.

Regards

Mr P

luckys_mum

Hope this in the right place. My thanks button has been replaced with an edit button. I can't find out how to change it back. I dont think I posted anything that was upsetting or incorrect, so hopefully someone can help please.

Jaffa.

luckys_mum wrote: »

Hope this in the right place. My thanks button has been replaced with an edit button. I can't find out how to change it back. I dont think I posted anything that was upsetting or incorrect, so hopefully someone can help please.

Does the edit button appear on other peoples posts or just your own?

luckys_mum

Just on some of mine - not all of them

Jaffa.

Mine does the same, it's so you can edit your posts if need be

luckys_mum

Many thanks - when I started posting it was the thanks button came up and then about a week ago the edit button came up. Glad to hear its normal.