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BlackIce and ZoneAlarm are both software fire walls -- it's somewhat
redundant to have both installed, however there is much controversy over
which is better -- I've regularly deleted the .ENC files without problems --
Here is a link that explains the BlackIce CodeRed problem --
http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/fall2001/blackice.html
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At 11:13 AM 12/21/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>I've been getting hit w/ CodeRed Worm at least once a week now for
>several weeks. I use Norton AntiVirus & update it daily. I also use Zone
>Alarm Pro. Although the CodeRed Worm is quarantined each time (for some
>reason it's unable to get rid of it) I'm a little uneasy that someday
>something will fail & it'll run amuck. I also back up to a mirror hard
>disk nightly & then remove it for storage elsewhere.
>
>This virus often is detected in files created by another program I have
>called Black Ice. I believe it's a firewall of some sort. Someone else
>installed it on my PC awhile back & I've long forgotten about it until
>lately when these occurences keep happening. I don't know if Black Ice
>is doing its job along w/ Norton & that's why I'm seeing so many
>quarantines, or if it's somehow contributing ot the problem. Also, Black
>Ice seems to be creating some sort of daily file or log (e.g.,
>evd20021219-17.enc, an 8kb file) and the amount of space taken up by
>these files (going back 2 yrs) is enormous -- around 131 mb. I'd sure
>like to free up that space & be assured that I'm ok as long as these
>worms are quarantined. Better still would be to eliminate them
>altogether.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas as to what steps I should be taking?
>
>Thnx,
>
>Michael
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