The computer screen recently turned from blue to black with a large message telling me I have a spyware/adware infection. Now the internet browser rarely opens correctly for me (it keeps saying cannot find server) and not even my microsoft word works properly. Having the comp set to its last known good configuration doesn’t work, and since I can’t get onto sites really, it seems unlikely to download anything to help. We do have a spyware program already installed, but it seems to freeze at a certain point. Please! Help me!
Ah, thanks everyone for all your help! I really appreciated it. Tinkering around with it, (and with the help of all the woderful advice) the comp somehow managed to speed up a little bit and I was able to use the antispy. Geez. 100 and something counts of malware, adware and the likes. How in the world did I even get all that. LOL. Well, thanks again!
Ok, so perhaps I spoke too soon. The screen is now back to its usual blue color. But now things just don’t seem to want to work. I need to reinstall microsoft word, I can’t download runescape (yea, not the biggest of issues), and I keep getting this message little black box whenever i start the computer that says “C:\WNNT\system32\svchost.exu, and im constantly getting a message that says something about “memory not reading” that eventually makes the whole screen go blank. Oh yea, and often when I try to go online I can’t get past the yahoo homepage.
This comp is really old and unfortunately, the people who let me use this don’t update it too much. I have a 2002 nortonanti-virus installed on here, but it won’t let me live update it, I checked and I had tons of things labeled “bloodhound” A lot of people have said that norton names any potential virus bloodhound, so I’m not even sure of what I have. I deleted them, but I’m still having issues.
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I’ll try toe foxfire thig, but honestly I’m not sure if it will let me. Aside from that/In addition to that, is there anything else I should do. I’m limited in funds and don’t want to mess with it too much since it doens’t belong to me. Help please and thanks!
press ctrl + alt + delete in same time. . . process go to try to remove everything from there. . . . System stuff not going to be remove and do not remove or svghost ctfmon. if they will not remove AllGo to start menu then run then writemsconfiggo to start upon there Uncheck All except the antivirus have anything & Location C: Windows. . . . . That’ll move not the programs but it’ll not make all the programs start with windows and u can use the program at the time U want U want not loading even if u not using it then remove ur temp. that’s all
Use system restore to restore your computer to earlier date to when your computer was working just fine. You will find this option by clicking> Start> All programs> Accessories> System Tools> System Restore. Here you can choose to restore your system to and earlier time. RegardsVipul
You should ask this question when there are more people on if you do not get a lot of answers, but here is my set up AVG free for anti for antivirusAdaware adwarespybot for AntiSpyware SpywareBlaster to preventDefault spywareccleaner to clean up unused files (only use for files, and not registry) Key tips once you get your computer running. Do not use p2p, bittorent programs. You will likely download infections that mess up your computer. always use firefox or opera browser. by using IE, you are prone to security issues. download all your programs from www. MajorGeeks. com since they scan their programs for spyware and stuff. good luck in fixing your computer.
Have a look in shops for computer magazines with free cover discs see if any has spybot or adaware se on them install and run any of them or better shut both of them. but try opening these links first. . if you can get into them download and run both programmatic http: / / www. safer-networking. org / http: / / www. lavasoftusa. com / software / adaware / hope this fixes your comp
It kinda sounds like a virus infection to me. But anyway the best bet is for you to try and boot into safe mode by pressing f8 as usually soon as your computer is restarting. this will only load up the essential files and driers that is needed by windows. I would then try to get a free antivirus program avg say, http://free. grisoft. com/doc/1. Maybe borrow your friends computer to get this and then do a scan of the system, this should find any nasties on there. You may also want to try windows defender as this is also very good at detecting spyware. Although this is only a beta so its still in testing but still worth a look. You could also try the usual things such as spybot search and destroy so this is a god programs. by trying all this you should easily be able to combat your problem
spyware doctor download from www. download. com and scan for spies then press fix checked then the pc will restart and when it opens automaticlyy it will scan again will cancel it if u like and then the windows will be normal again and its better that u scan every week
Perhaps your web browser has been hijacked Try to install Firefox and see if it makes any difference, go here http: / / www. sleekbytes. search_the_web_with_google com /. htmno need to disinstall your existing browserif it helps please remember me cheers