Re: My Norton Firewall Can't Update Intrusion Signatures
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Re: My Norton Firewall Can't Update Intrusion Signatures

From: John Schutkeker <jschutkeker@sbcglobal.net.nospam>
Date: Sat Dec 31 2005 - 21:57:29 CET



Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> wrote in news:43b39acc@news.uni-ulm.de:



> Somebody. <somebody.@spamout.russdoucet.com> wrote:


>> > Intrustion Detection Signatures is always marked with a red 'X,'


>> > meaning that it's not working properly.  Needless to say, it never


>> > indicates the availability of any new downloads, nor tries to


>> > install them. Does anybody know what's wrong and how to fix it?


>> Probably adware/spyware has subverted your update routines.  Sad that


>> it's even possible, but it is.


>> Download several adware/spyware cleaners and run them all in safe


>> mode, then try your updates again.


> 


> No, please don't do this. Instead, better read this:


> 


> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx



Selling FUD.  What won't they think of next?


Received on Tue Jan  3 03:40:27 2006