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Old 08-13-2008, 06:19 AM   #26 (permalink)
TheBruce1
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Re: Constant pop-ups: NetWorm-i.Virus@fp, Spyware.CyberLog-X

Aloha,

That is indeed good news, my guess is your friends son got a pop up from Comodo, whatever the pop up was he chose the wrong answer.

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Originally Posted by hulagirl
What can I do in the future to safeguard other users from modifying my files and such?
If this computer is going to be used not just by yourself, but others, you`ll need to password protect your account, you can do this by going into your account and setting up a password. Be careful of what password you use, make sure you and only you, knows what it is, also keep a back up somewhere safe(written on a piece of paper).

You`ll also need to set up limited user accounts, as a limited user they cannot make changes to the system(only admin can), as to limit problems like this from re-occurring.

These tutorial in the links below will guide you along the way.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../accounts.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...eraccount.mspx

Guid Luck( Good luck in Scots)
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