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help with virus!!
Name: kvargas1 Date: June 6, 2005 at 21:40:26 Pacific OS: Microsoft XP home CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium 4 HT, 512 M
Comment:
So just recently my computer has been freezing, and now i can't open anything before it freezes again. I wasn't even able to back up any files. Is there anything I can do?
Name: bofra Date: June 6, 2005 at 23:06:51 Pacific
Reply:
may not be virus, also may be file startup conflict, try booting in safe mode (f8),also check drive for errors and defragmentation, if cause is virus / spyware, try adaware scan and antiviru scan,lo empty temp folder and internet temporary files folder,...:) also check hardware and cables,...
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Response Number 2
Name: kev100 Date: June 6, 2005 at 23:40:27 Pacific
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Agree....
Try to boot to Safe Mode (press F8 during restart, then select the Safe Mode choice when a plain text list appears).
IF it will boot to safe mode okay (an odd looking Windows screen)...open your Anti Virus program and scan the Entire hard drive.
Then...if you have some spy ware like AdAware installed...run that too.
-OR- -- If you do not have any Anti-Virus or spyware installed at all....then:
download a copy of Adware from download.com (using another computer) and save it to a CD.
Then boot your computer to safe mode (if it will), install AdAware, and run it.
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Response Number 3
Name: kvargas1 Date: June 7, 2005 at 14:18:06 Pacific
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Im able to successfully use my computer in safe mode, and I have ran an antivirus and an adware program that have come up with nothing. After I checked my disk for errors and defragmented the harddrive, I was able to run my computer normally sometimes. On the times it doesn't crash right away I'm able to open some applications but then it crashes again. Is there anything else I can do?
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