Virus Help
Khiraebana
17-12-2005, 05:15
I just have a virus question. I'm assuming its a virus, because I will hit cntr alt del and it wont come up. Does anyone know what this is? It slows down my comp a real truckload too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The Aryan Apostle
17-12-2005, 05:17
I just have a virus question. I'm assuming its a virus, because I will hit cntr alt del and it wont come up. Does anyone know what this is? It slows down my comp a real truckload too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, I've seen this before. Your computer has been inhabited by the devil. I suggest an exorscism immediately.
(I have no idea, but im sure if you put this post in the technical forum you'd get more help.
you should describe the symptoms better. Much malicious software does not show up on the task manager.
My money is on adware.
Have you tried the standards? (Adaware, spybot, free virus scans)?
One thing you should do is back up your registy monthly. I keep it in a special file and then lable each file by month. It can be a liefsaver - but is not a failsafe.
Well if you haven't done so already, run a virus scan. If you don't have an up to date virus scanner you can use microsoft's beta scanner at http://safety.live.com
Also try running adaware and spybot search and destroy.
Khiraebana
17-12-2005, 05:21
ive tried adaware and spybot, thanks for that other thing, gonna try it out.
i thought the technical was only for NS related stuff, ill go there.
Ashmoria
17-12-2005, 05:23
go to housecall.trendmicro.com and run their free virus scan. its good.
then try adaware or spybot.
Khiraebana
17-12-2005, 05:26
Oh, and I ment that when I push cntr alt del, the task manager wont actually come up. Its quite odd, but im running that thing now, and its allready gotten 3 viruses lol. thanks a bundle guys. can always count on the NS forums.
EDIT: right after submitted that, it went up to 9 viruses lol...good thing I ran this...
Nova Roma
17-12-2005, 05:31
Geeks To Go.com is a great place to go if you have an infected computer. Go to their Malware forums and you'll find great help.
DrunkenDove
17-12-2005, 05:38
i thought the technical was only for NS related stuff, ill go there.
It is. Anything you put there will be kicked back here.
The Aryan Apostle
17-12-2005, 05:53
It is. Anything you put there will be kicked back here.
Well...pretty sure I give terrible advice. I am profoundly sorry, and will pay you with a brand new computer, free of viruses, and soon as i get the transportaion means.
Valdeunia
17-12-2005, 06:53
Oh, and I ment that when I push cntr alt del, the task manager wont actually come up. Its quite odd, but im running that thing now, and its allready gotten 3 viruses lol. thanks a bundle guys. can always count on the NS forums.
EDIT: right after submitted that, it went up to 9 viruses lol...good thing I ran this...
Woah, 9? Make a note: Lay off the porn ;)
EDIT: right after submitted that, it went up to 9 viruses lol...good thing I ran this...
Pft! Amature. Try having 47 different viruses with over 700 files infected, with spyware and adware on top of that and still being able to get Windows to run (I took a day and a half to start [even longer to shut down], but it would still run:) .
My advice for you. Firefox, Spybot: Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware, and all the updates for Windows.