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Virus keeps on changing time
Name: pbeecham Date: August 3, 2004 at 01:01:54 Pacific OS: XP 2600 CPU/Ram: 192Mo
Comment:
Hi everyone,
Everytime I reboot my computer, XP's clock moves backwards. Generally, the date remains right but not the time. I suppose there is a small Exe trying to control my PC. Spybot, NAV, Ad-aware and WinPatrol don't detect it.
Name: BlueRaja Date: August 3, 2004 at 01:08:12 Pacific
Reply:
lol
Double-click the time in the task-bar; Click on the "time zone" tab; Change it to the correct time zone and hit "ok".
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Response Number 2
Name: Lesley Date: August 3, 2004 at 05:29:37 Pacific
Reply:
While your're there - check also re Daylight Saving - that may be why the clock keeps going back
Lesley
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Response Number 3
Name: orsan jethro Date: August 3, 2004 at 07:43:05 Pacific
Reply:
I have a little .exe file that does this "randomly changes the time" if it's the same one I have it's not harmful to ur PC or any files, all it does is change the time, if it is the same as the one I have all you need to do is restart ur pc then change the time back to what it should be then all will be fine, although you should find it so you can get rid of it, this maybe a problem to find with a virus or trojan scanner cos they don't see it as harmfull because it's not. The one I have says in the title "burn dvd's on cdr's" and is 112KB
BO-YAK-ASHA
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Response Number 4
Name: clickme Date: August 16, 2004 at 15:14:04 Pacific
Reply:
double click on your clock time, click on the "Internet Time" Make sure to uncheck the box for "Automatically syncronize with internet time server" this should tate care of the time changing in Win XP
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