I got a virus....

s10237 · 12-22-2004, 12:47 PM

On my dads Dell, it was infected with a worm I am pretty sure. The progarms slowly started to not work. I would click on them and that dumb searching thing with the flash light came up. Eventually it took everything. So I reformatted and installed all the drivers and software. Everything was back to norml. So I go back to my business. What I didn't know was my dad pc had a external HD(Maxtor). I did nothing to it as in reformatting the ex. hd. My dad starts to configure the Maxtor HD back and boom as soon as he gets it connected the virus takes over again. Is this normal? I figure it is. I am guessing the virus got into the external HD and got back on the pc when it was hooked back up. Any solution to this beside reformating both HD's it is freakin annoying.

OIDanTheManIO · 12-22-2004, 12:56 PM

Sure! Do an antivirus scan. You can get Avast! Antivirus software for free. Avast! is quick and reliable and is completely free. You can find it at www.avast.com . Install, run a scan, and attempt to quarantine the virus file(s).

-Dan The Man

s10237 · 12-22-2004, 01:06 PM

I have Zone Alarm Security Suite. At the time it was disabled. Don't know why. Everyone says they didn't do it

southernlady · 12-23-2004, 12:22 PM

Follow the instructions in this thread: psu limits And then post your HiJack Log.

I am moving your post to the proper forum. Liz

southernlady · 01-15-2005, 11:30 AM

Closing thread due to inactivity. Liz

12-22-2004, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
s10237 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 49	I got a virus.... On my dads Dell, it was infected with a worm I am pretty sure. The progarms slowly started to not work. I would click on them and that dumb searching thing with the flash light came up. Eventually it took everything. So I reformatted and installed all the drivers and software. Everything was back to norml. So I go back to my business. What I didn't know was my dad pc had a external HD(Maxtor). I did nothing to it as in reformatting the ex. hd. My dad starts to configure the Maxtor HD back and boom as soon as he gets it connected the virus takes over again. Is this normal? I figure it is. I am guessing the virus got into the external HD and got back on the pc when it was hooked back up. Any solution to this beside reformating both HD's it is freakin annoying.

12-22-2004, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
OIDanTheManIO Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,848	Sure! Do an antivirus scan. You can get Avast! Antivirus software for free. Avast! is quick and reliable and is completely free. You can find it at www.avast.com . Install, run a scan, and attempt to quarantine the virus file(s). -Dan The Man __________________

12-23-2004, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
southernlady Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,346	Follow the instructions in this thread: psu limits And then post your HiJack Log. I am moving your post to the proper forum. Liz __________________ Priority Computers \| AdAware SE \| SpyBot-Search & Destroy \| SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| HijackThis \| Stealing is illegal Powered by Emily!

01-15-2005, 11:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
southernlady Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,346	Closing thread due to inactivity. Liz __________________ Priority Computers \| AdAware SE \| SpyBot-Search & Destroy \| SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| HijackThis \| Stealing is illegal Powered by Emily!

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12-22-2004, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
s10237 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 49	I have Zone Alarm Security Suite. At the time it was disabled. Don't know why. Everyone says they didn't do it