I need help badly!!!

#1 Postby **wx247** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:11 pm

My computer has been sabotaged!!! It has a virus, and I have the latest anti-virus program, yet it doesn't find it. It has screwed my volume up and has placed links all over the place to dirty adult sites that I don't visit and such. Can anyone help???

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:15 pm

Spyware? Virus programs won't pick that up.

#3 Postby **wx247** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:16 pm

I have AdAware and it won't let me open it!!! My virus software said I had a virus... bloodhound, yet it won't let me click on the links to even quarantine it. :cry:

CajunMama · #4 Postby **CajunMama** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:22 pm

Free online virus scan..... http://www.pc-cillin.com and go to housecall.

It may not clean it but it can tell you what you have.

Also, AVG is great...trial version too. http://www.grisoft.com (I think)

#5 Postby **Cookiely** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:25 pm

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
It will get rid of your problems.

#6 Postby **wx247** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:27 pm

Thanks for the links. This is so awful.

Derek Ortt · #7 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:12 pm

delete and re-install windows

chadtm80 · #8 Postby **chadtm80** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:15 pm

Cookiely wrote:http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
It will get rid of your problems.

Garret.. Reboot into safe mode with networking.. Then go to the link Cookiely posted.. Then after you run that in safemode, run the adaware in safe mode.. Then reboot

Website · #9 Postby **Brent** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:37 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:delete and re-install windows

I've had to do that TWICE with this stupid computer. It sucks. WARNING: If you do it... you lose everything except what the computer came with.

I'm never getting a Hewlett-Packard again. :grr:

#10 Postby **wx247** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:23 pm

chadtm80 wrote:
Cookiely wrote:http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
It will get rid of your problems.

Garret.. Reboot into safe mode with networking.. Then go to the link Cookiely posted.. Then after you run that in safemode, run the adaware in safe mode.. Then reboot

Seems to be back to normal now. Thanks Chad and to everyone who helped me.

Miss Mary · #11 Postby **Miss Mary** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:26 pm

We have an iMac and have never had this problem. In fact, they have all Mac's at hubby's office/work except for one windows they need for a specific function, no viruses there either.

We have a close relative that has to pay for monthly virus protection and have had them numerous times. They seem to lose so much and always asking for Jim's help. He does help, but since he's a Mac user, he can only help to an extent. He finally said last time when he couldn't fix the problem - get an iMac!

Not pushing Macs but they are great to own. Sorry to hear of your virus Garrett. :-(

Mary

#12 Postby **wx247** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:07 pm

Thank you Miss Mary. We have MACs at the high school where I work and I detest them. They crash all the time... they never want to load pages right... they drive me nuts. They are only 2 years old, too!

I suppose IMacs at home would be a lot easier to deal with. I haven't had an ounce of problems with my Dell Laptop since I got it a year ago (knock on wood). It is just this stupid Compaq.

#13 Postby **streetsoldier** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:26 pm

My DELL Dimension 4500 has been going strong for 4 1/2 years...with Norton AntiViruScans and Ad-Aware build 1.05 SE...NO problems! :hehe:

Website · #14 Postby **Brent** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:12 pm

streetsoldier wrote:My DELL Dimension 4500 has been going strong for 4 1/2 years...with Norton AntiViruScans and Ad-Aware build 1.05 SE...NO problems!

Mine will be 2 years old in February. :roll:

Dell is defintely the next brand computer I want.

#15 Postby **Cookiely** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:23 pm

Brent wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:delete and re-install windows

I've had to do that TWICE with this stupid computer. It sucks. WARNING: If you do it... you lose everything except what the computer came with.

I'm never getting a Hewlett-Packard again.

You can say that twice. I won't begin to tell you how many times I rebooted. Thank God a friend of mine won a Dell in a contest and he was an angel and gave it to me.

Website · #16 Postby **Brent** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:26 pm

Cookiely wrote:
Brent wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:delete and re-install windows

I've had to do that TWICE with this stupid computer. It sucks. WARNING: If you do it... you lose everything except what the computer came with.

I'm never getting a Hewlett-Packard again.

You can say that twice. I won't begin to tell you how many times I rebooted. Thank God a friend of mine won a Dell in a contest and he was an angel and gave it to me.

Rebooting has been awful. It got so bad we decided to leave the computer on all the time unless we'll be away overnight or longer. When it does reboot properly, it takes FOREVER.

#17 Postby **Terry** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:31 am

I'm with you, Streetsoldier -- Dell and Norton. I alsol have Adaware.

I get tons of email every day, some with viruses. So far, so good.

I need help badly!!!

I need help badly!!!

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