Hi, a freind of mine had virusis and trojans on her pc (no A/V or Spyware) and could not connect to the net I loaded A/V and Spyware and tried to go on the net to update but it says "connection failed" should I be able to use my connection on her pc or will it mean she can only use her own internet connection? thanks in advance Neil

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If your friend couldn't connect to the internet because of a Virus or Spyware, why 
do you think installing Antivirus or Antispyware would enable you to connect.  You 
have to have these things installed prior to connecting to the internet.  It's like 
putting on a bullet proof vest after you've been shot.

You may be able to connect to the internet if you enter Safe Mode with Networking.







On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:49 am, neilbigh101 wrote:

>Hi, a freind of mine had virusis and trojans on her pc (no A/V or Spyware) and could 

>not connect to the net I loaded A/V and Spyware and tried to go on the net to update 

>but it says "connection failed" should I be able to use my connection on her pc 
or 

>will it mean she can only use her own internet connection? thanks in advance Neil 
 

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Hi Tony, I`ve not explained myself properly I cleared all the infections (brought her pc to my house) but the definitions were a bit out of date so I tried to connect her pc with my connection to the net to update them, is or is it not possible to connect her pc using my internet connection to do this thanks in advance Neil


On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 8:22 am, Tony wrote:
>If your friend couldn't connect to the internet because of a Virus or Spyware, why
>do you think installing Antivirus or Antispyware would enable you to connect. You
>have to have these things installed prior to connecting to the internet. It's like
>putting on a bullet proof vest after you've been shot.
>
>You may be able to connect to the internet if you enter Safe Mode with Networking.
>
>
>

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It depends on your internet connection, and whether a password is required (as is typically the case for DSL) or not (as is typically the case for cable), and whether your ISP requires you to use a particular MAC address or not. Why don't you check with your ISP?


On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 9:23 am, neilbigh101 wrote:
>
>Hi Tony, I`ve not explained myself properly I cleared all the infections (brought
>her pc to my house) but the definitions were a bit out of date so I tried to connect
>her pc with my connection to the net to update them, is or is it not possible to
>connect her pc using my internet connection to do this thanks in advance Neil
>
>

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Thanks Ari, think I`ll just take it back to her`s and try from there thanks to all for the help


On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 9:23 am, neilbigh101 wrote:
>
>Hi Tony, I`ve not explained myself properly I cleared all the infections (brought
>her pc to my house) but the definitions were a bit out of date so I tried to connect
>her pc with my connection to the net to update them, is or is it not possible to
>connect her pc using my internet connection to do this thanks in advance Neil
>
>

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