The Hindu Business Line : For a secure system

The problem is that whenever I boot up the system, at that point automatically a window appears, prompting for an Internet connection from a Web site. Is this caused by virus trouble? Please suggest a solution.

Nivedita Banerjee

Please download and install Adaware SE from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

It is a spyware detector. You can also install the spyware detector released by Microsoft, which you can download from http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx,

As we have been stressing repeatedly, to avoid such problems, please install Windows XP Service Pack 2 in your system.

This will make your system more secure. For more on XP SP2, please read the article at http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100330200.htm

Once you have installed SP2, please enable the Windows Firewall in the control panel. This will secure your system on the Internet.

Please e-mail us at eworld@thehindu.co.in

if you have queries on computer usage or if you find an interesting way of using a computer.

Solution by G. Rajah

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