Firewall XP SP2

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Do I have a firewall built in with Windows XP? If so how do I turn it on and
off. Also I have just downloaded AntiVir free antivirus and I keep getting a
window opening, (about 3 or 4 a minute) telling me that a file has a Trojan
horse in it and what do I want to do with it. It defaults to 'decline
access' so is that what I should do? (Or delete, wipe, rename file, or allow
access - all options given). Why dont they tell me what to do instead of
asking - I don't bloody know (about 5 have popped up while I've been
typing this - HELP.
Last one said C;/DOCUME-1/HP/LOCALS-1/TEMP/K.2279.TMP
Is The Trojan Horse TR/DLdR.Barnius.3
File name is not always the same but Trojan horse name is.
 
helpless said:
Do I have a firewall built in with Windows XP? If so how do
I turn it on and off. Also I have just downloaded AntiVir
free antivirus and I keep getting a window opening, (about 3
or 4 a minute) telling me that a file has a Trojan horse in
it and what do I want to do with it. It defaults to
'decline access' so is that what I should do? (Or delete,
wipe, rename file, or allow access - all options given).
Why dont they tell me what to do instead of asking - I
don't bloody know (about 5 have popped up while I've been
typing this - HELP.
Last one said C;/DOCUME-1/HP/LOCALS-1/TEMP/K.2279.TMP
Is The Trojan Horse TR/DLdR.Barnius.3
File name is not always the same but Trojan horse name is.
Click to expand...

First question:

Windows XP does have a basic firewall. It's turned on by
default if you've installed Service Pack 2. Go to Start ->
Control Panel and see if you have an icon named "Windows
Firewall". If so, double click on the icon an see if it is set
to On. If you want a firewall that monitors outbound
connections as well, something the XP firewall doesn't do, you
should download and install one of these free firewalls or
purchase one that has than feature. Monitoring outbound
connections is important if something gets past your defenses.
An alert will be displayed whenever a new application wants to
access the internet. You'll have to decided if this is a
legitimate program or not.

Free firewalls:

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

Second question:

Have you run a scan recently with the AV program? Before doing
that you might want to run Disk Cleanup from the Start -> All
Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools menu. That should clear
out any temporary files.

The action you take in response to an alert from your AV
program is often based on the location and type of file. The
file you've listed is a .tmp file, meaning temporary, in a
folder titled TEMP. I'd want to remove that file and any others
that are contained in that folder.

If you're confused on which action you should take when
confronted with an alert from your AV software there are two
courses of action that are prudent. One is to search the
internet for any references to the file. If you don't recognize
the name, do a google search. The other course of action would
be to quarantine the file. That way you can see how your PC
operates without the file before you delete it.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
My reply is mixed with your words and is also at teh bottom of the message:


Do I have a firewall built in with Windows XP?
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Panda_man >> Windows XP has built-in firewall.
SP1 -> has partial firewall ,designed for direct internet connection
SP2 -> has full firewall,suitable for all kind of user and connections
If you have SP1 ,upgrade to SP 2 now because SP 2 is more secure.

How to see what is your OS version :
Start - Run and type : winver

If so how do I turn it on and
off.
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Panda_man >> Because of the question you are asking I suppose you have SP1.

For SP1 -
Start-Settings-Control Panel-Network connections and right click on the
connection you use - Properties - Advanced to enable/disable it
When the firewall is enable,if you see them in Icons,tiles you should see a
small yellow padlock.

For SP2 - it is ON by default.
Start-Settings -Control Panel-Windows Firewall
or
Start-Settings -Control Panel-Security Center


Also I have just downloaded AntiVir free antivirus and I keep getting a
window opening, (about 3 or 4 a minute) telling me that a file has a Trojan
horse in it and what do I want to do with it. It defaults to 'decline
access' so is that what I should do? (Or delete, wipe, rename file, or allow
access - all options given). Why dont they tell me what to do instead of
asking - I don't bloody know (about 5 have popped up while I've been
typing this - HELP.
Last one said C;/DOCUME-1/HP/LOCALS-1/TEMP/K.2279.TMP
Is The Trojan Horse TR/DLdR.Barnius.3
File name is not always the same but Trojan horse name is.
Click to expand...

1.You have to boot in Safe Mode and delete this file,in the Temp folder.

2. You have to remove the Trojan.
To do this,perform these malware removal instruction,created by me.

Here is a link where I have uploaded them in a file:
http://free.hit.bg/fightmalware/Malware removal instructions.rtf

3. I think you should use another antivirus software because Antivir free
is not very good:

http://www.pandasoftware.com/about/resp_social/children_internet/ally.htm
 
Thank you Nepatsfan, that has been very helpful, it's so nice to have access
to people who know what to do.
 
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