 Internet Worm Cleaning
There
are computer viruses circulating around the world that have infected
millions of computers with Microsoft Windows operating systems.
It is very
likely that your Windows computer is infected. If it is, and you connect it
to our network, it will spread the virus rapidly to other computers that are
not protected. You are responsible for the behavior of any personally owned
computer that you connect to the campus network; therefore you need to take
all reasonable precautions including running antivirus software and keepings
its virus definitions up-to-date.
In order to make use of the Internet connection in your residence hall room,
your computer must be checked for the current viruses. If your computer is
not infected and has been protected against infection, it will be allowed on
the network. If it is infected, it must be cleaned and patched before it
will be allowed to access the Internet.
Below are
the steps:
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If you use Windows XP,
enable the built
in Personal Firewall. To learn how,
click here.
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Install the Microsoft
Update.
[This update is NOT required for Windows 98 and Windows ME (Millennium
Edition) systems.]
Select your operating system below:
**Important:
Please add patch #1 first. When complete, add patch #2.
The update will provide protection from the viruses. The installation
requires you to restart your system. Once you have installed the update,
RESTART YOUR COMPUTER, then revisit this page and continue with
Step 3.
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Download Stinger Virus Cleaning program.
Download this program and run it on your Windows PC using the "Scan Now"
command. "Stinger.exe" is from McAfee and provides both detection and
removal of specific viruses.
**Windows XP Users Only: The first
time you run Stinger.exe, click on the preferences button, and
change the On Virus Detection setting from repair to delete.
You must do this to remove viruses from you system.
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Restart
your computer.
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