[Concerned]

I had a new Trojan Horse attempt at 9:49 P.M. CST from 66.76.100.241 : 2060, but I didn't get the name of it written down. It had something like "Net" in the name of it.

My Norton Utilities Visual Tracking hasn't been working correctly the last several days and has just been blank when I have attempted to get info about attackers.

Unfortunately, I "downloaded" the Sunday night updates, but fortunately, I did NOT "install" them. How can I get the "downloaded" files off my computer? Anybody know?

Also, I have had SpyBot for a while, but got lax in running it at the beginning of EVERY SINGLE TIME I got online. However, I try not to even be PHYSICALLY connected to the internet when rebooting because of problems I have had with attackers completely taking over my rebooted computer with the reboot. I COMPLETELY lost control over my own computer because of attackers and deceptive SPAM email which tricked me to believing it was a legitimate email from someone I knew.

Now, I actually PHYSICALLY DISCONNECT the cable going into my computer and put my Motorola Surfboard cable modem on "standby," and then rehook and turn on after FULLY rebooted. It is a PAIN to have to do so, but until I "downloaded" the stuff Sunday night, it was working well.

Recently, I started getting a FEW RED (checked) items on SpyBot to delete, but I now also have a TON on BLUE things like Registry Key (if I'm recalling correctly from memory), etc. Should I go ahead and delete the BLUE items? I have NEVER had it come up with BLUE things listed before---only RED ones.

BTW, a while back, I bought (but have not installed yet) a "NetGear FM114P 11Mbps Cable/DSL ProSafe 802.11b Wireless Firewall with 4-port 10/100 Mbps switch with Print Server." Would that solve the almost CONSTANT attempted attacks which I have to keep confirming I want blocked?

[Concerned]

I was trying to post the following to all previous posters to this thread, but for some reason, the others didn't show up in my "To" section.

Please see:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1035915/posts?page=55#55

Thanks!

(TO: Tumbleweed_Connection, ImaGraftedBranch, GummyIII, visualops, 11th Earl of Mar, Indie, mhking, chilepepper, martin_fierro, Jeff Gordon, witnesstothefall, Holly_P, commish, Vision, Petronski, matrix2225, arasina, TheBattman, Free Trapper, righthand man, pctech, ChadGore, Ronin, general_re, Yohan, Danette, Happy2BMe, orbitboy, EUPHORIC, Mixer, blowfish, MeneMeneTekelUpharsin, steplock, suzyq5558, boycott, Styria, A CA Guy, COEXERJ145, Richard Kimball)

[Hawkeye's Girl]

Should I go ahead and delete the BLUE items?

YES! You must delete everything Spybot finds. The blue ones are messing with your registry.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Unfortunately, I "downloaded" the Sunday night updates, but fortunately, I did NOT "install" them. How can I get the "downloaded" files off my computer? Anybody know?"

open explorer, check windows\temp

[general_re]

Unfortunately, I "downloaded" the Sunday night updates, but fortunately, I did NOT "install" them. How can I get the "downloaded" files off my computer?

Why do you want to do that? Are you thinking it's the update that broke the program?

Anyway, it's possible, I suppose, but the easiest way to proceed from here would probably be to take your computer offline, uninstall Norton, reboot, and reinstall it. Then, once you've got it reinstalled, reconnect to the network and re-run LiveUpdate. 95 times out of 100, that'll clear up the problem, and it's easier than tracking down whatever the specific issue is.

[Happy2BMe]

If you are running windows xp, you need to go to the Microsoft web site, find both the blaster and the melissa virus cleaners and run them.

Then you need to make sure you download and install each and all of the security updates found during the autoscan of your windows update.