Re: Vista SP2 and virus alerts - any ideas?

On Wed, 27 May 2009 16:46:24 -0400, "mazorj" <mazorj@verizon.net>
wrote:

>
>"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>news:Ot0uw8s3JHA.480@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Mike Brannigan wrote:
>>
>>> "zekimurad" <zekimurad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C66B066A-5CF8-4939-8E2F-1A8FF23CD1F6@microsoft.com...
>>>>I wasn't asked to disable my anti virus and it's not too useful to
>>>>do so
>>>>for
>>>> any length of time whilst broadband connect remains open during
>>>> the
>>>> install.
>>>> Even now after 30 minutes since the failure I get pop up windows
>>>> from
>>>> Bullguard telling me about the stopping of the malware - at east
>>>> 30 so
>>>> far. I
>>>> can't believe that that is supposed to be happening.
>>>> I am waiting for Bullguard to give me confirmation of a false
>>>> positive -
>>>> then I might deactivate the AV and retry updating but I not happy
>>>> that I
>>>> have
>>>> to do that to get an update.
>>>> Many thanks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you downloaded the package from Microsoft.com - it is clean.
>>> As regards the ability of Bullguard to correctly identify virus
>>> signatures
>>> that is unfortunately an issue for them.
>>> Other users with other AV products have not reports these false
>>> positives
>>> (my systems are running either Avast - no reports or Forefront -
>>> again no
>>> reports).
>>> The issue clearly lies with either you source for download (if not
>>> Microsoft's site) or your AV vendor and their product.
>>
>> And just to add to Mr. Brannigan's excellent advice - if you are
>> connected
>> to the Internet directly to a cable/DSL modem, download the full
>> package
>> from Microsoft and then disconnect the ethernet cable that goes from
>> your
>> computer to your modem. If you are behind a router there is no need
>> to do
>> this. Completely disable your antivirus and any other third-party
>> anti-malware programs. Then install SP2. If you have prepared
>> properly, you
>> should have no problems. ...
>
>Just to be sure here: Once you download it, will Vista SP2 install
>with no Internet connection running?
>
>The reason I ask is because back when I switched to DSL I foolishly
>followed the Verizon installation CD's advice to shut down my security
>programs when it came time to go to the VZ site to finish setting up.
>As soon as it was done - no more than 2 minutes - I immediately
>powered down the modem and rebooted. In those 2 minutes of
>unprotected time online I got zapped with malware that took a week of
>work and two new security programs to eradicate.
>
>Now, whenever I do an install that insists that I shut down the
>security apps, I first ignore that and plow ahead. Most of the time
>the installation works perfectly. They always tell you to turn off
>security because there will be one or two security suites that don't
>play well with installing their application - even though the vast
>majority will work fine. IMO this is reckless and irresponsible
>advice intended to ward off the handful of complaints from users of
>the handful of security suites that do interfere with installation.
>Everyone else is asked to go unprotected and open to attacks just for
>the sake of preventing a few complaints and support requests.
>
>If the install fails with security still running, I power off the
>modem, THEN shut down the security, do the install, reload the
>security stuff (the install may require a reboot, which resets the
>security anyway), and then get back online. I still do this even
>though I've added a router, on the assumption that absolutely nothing
>can get past an unpowered modem. (If anyone knows anything to the
>contrary, please let me know that my modem power-down "security
>blanket" has holes in it! If need be, I'll unplug the Ethernet cable
>instead.)
>

D/l and installed with firewall ( Comodo ) and a/v ( Avast ) both
operative .