Please help to stop this !!!

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Shakeel Ahmad

I have installed and reinstalled my windows xp again and again within two
months.

The Problem is: there are some other users who use my computer. They visit
some x-sites and in our network some computers have shared some x-data with
the viruses. When ever they use this type of sites and data, my computer is
got infected. how can i stop it that when ever anyone tries to visit some
x-site, the computer should stop this kind of pages from opening?

Thanks and Regards,

Shakeel
 
Shakeel said:
I have installed and reinstalled my windows xp again and again
within two months.

The Problem is: there are some other users who use my computer.
They visit some x-sites and in our network some computers have
shared some x-data with the viruses. When ever they use this type
of sites and data, my computer is got infected. how can i stop it
that when ever anyone tries to visit some x-site, the computer
should stop this kind of pages from opening?
Thanks and Regards,
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Install your system, individual user accounts and the users in question only
have USER access rights. Make sure you are the only one that knows the
administrative username/password(s) and make sure you have changed the boot
order to hard disk drive first. Also - put a password on the system bios
and a padlock on the computer itself - so that they cannot open the
computer.

With 'user only' rights on their own account - the worst they can do is ruin
their user profile - if they can even do that (they have no rights to
install anything... so it's hard to do much.)
 
Shakeel Ahmad said:
I have installed and reinstalled my windows xp again and again within
two months.

The Problem is: there are some other users who use my computer. They
visit some x-sites and in our network some computers have shared some
x-data with the viruses. When ever they use this type of sites and
data, my computer is got infected. how can i stop it that when ever
anyone tries to visit some x-site, the computer should stop this kind
of pages from opening?
Thanks and Regards,

Shakeel
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In addition to Shenan's reply - note that not all software/malware requires
local admin rights to install or run. You also need good antivirus software
that can scan for common malware as well.

But the bottom line is: if the other users are not using your computer
properly, why are you letting them use it at all? It's your computer, right?
If it's a company computer, talk to management.

"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." -Ed
Crowley
 
Shakeel Ahmad said:
I have installed and reinstalled my windows xp again and again within two
months.

The Problem is: there are some other users who use my computer. They visit
some x-sites and in our network some computers have shared some x-data
with the viruses. When ever they use this type of sites and data, my
computer is got infected. how can i stop it that when ever anyone tries to
visit some x-site, the computer should stop this kind of pages from
opening?

Thanks and Regards,

Shakeel
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Not all malware/viruses need local admin rights or any as such!!!!!
User rights are restrictive but is not that protective.
Use firewall/antivirus/anti-spyware software and block content on your
router or disable ports for surfing.
 
Tom said:
Not all malware/viruses need local admin rights or any as such!!!!!
User rights are restrictive but is not that protective.
Use firewall/antivirus/anti-spyware software and block content on your
router or disable ports for surfing.
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Right, but isn't that kinda what I wrote?
 
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