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Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties 3 Days Ago
Replies: 9
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Posted By hughv
Just y, enter.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties 3 Days Ago
Replies: 9
Views: 399
Posted By hughv
The admin pw is often blank. Just press enter and see what happens.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Oct 31st, 2009
Replies: 4
Views: 477
Posted By hughv
What is the Blue screen error message?
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jul 31st, 2009
Replies: 14
Views: 562
Posted By hughv
Start/Run/cmd
Enter ipconfig in the command window
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jul 31st, 2009
Replies: 14
Views: 562
Posted By hughv
Wired or wireless?
Reboot your modem/router.
Post ipconfig.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 8th, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
I don't think that's possible.
You're not booting to your recovery disk for some reason.
Try a known good bootable disk like an XP install disk, verify your BIOS boot order is set properly and try...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 3rd, 2009
Replies: 3
Views: 625
Posted By hughv
No log found.
Start with Malabyte:
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.htm
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 2nd, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
If you have the BIOS set to Boot from CD, Windows isn't involved. I question whether this is so. Double-check your boot settings.
If you're actually bootiung from CD, then you have a different...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 1st, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
I don't see anything about an error when booting to a CD .
If you get an error when the boot order is set to CD first, what is it?
What's the make and model of your PC?
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 1st, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
Recovery disks should work just fine.
Boot to the CD and begin your recovery, or use whatever procedure your PC maker recommends.
It sounds to me as though you have many services disabled.
You may...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 30th, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
Try this and see if it helps:
"Another way to get around the inability to access your antivirus program is to check your system for the presence of a particular rogue device driver:

• Step 1:...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 30th, 2009
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By hughv
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
See here:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic116808.html
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 28th, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 738
Posted By hughv
You don't seem to have an ethernet adapter.
Is this computer connected to your router/modem?
Look in Device manager and see if a network adapter is listed.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Apr 27th, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 738
Posted By hughv
In the run box, type cmd
At the Dos prompt, enter ipconfig and post the results here.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Feb 26th, 2009
Replies: 13
Views: 1,223
Posted By hughv
Apparently this option is only available if you upgraded from XP.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Feb 25th, 2009
Replies: 13
Views: 1,223
Posted By hughv
I've always been able to solve Defender errors by reinstalling.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jan 31st, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 772
Posted By hughv
Attitude?
He's just explaining that an Anti-Malware app is not an Anti-Virus app.
Malware is often called "Spyware" and Anti-Spyware apps don't usually deal with Viruses.
Malwarebytes is pretty...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Nov 26th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 336
Posted By hughv
See here for Safe Mode:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm
It might make more sense to download this program on to a CD or flash drive and load it on the infected machine from there.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Nov 26th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 307
Posted By hughv
Virus damage is limited to software, although some viruses can require an OS reinstall.
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/glossary.aspx#H
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Oct 11th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 694
Posted By hughv
Boot to the Safe Mode screen and try Last Good configuration.
Try a repair install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
If all else fails, it's relatively simple to remove the HD...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Sep 30th, 2008
Replies: 24
Views: 4,349
Posted By hughv
Have you tried Last Good Configuration?
You may have to do a repair install.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Sep 28th, 2008
Replies: 8
Views: 1,915
Posted By hughv
I solved this by running Malabyte in Safe Mode.
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Sep 13th, 2008
Replies: 20
Views: 21,365
Posted By hughv
I had the same infection, and a combination of Malabyte and Spybot solved it immediately.
Safe Mode:
Reboot, press F8 until the Safe Mode screen comes up.
Yes, go to step 9.
This is a very nasty...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Feb 19th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 457
Posted By hughv
Three suggestions:
Run a full AV/Spyware scan to be sure you've quarantined/Healed/Removed everything. (Use the "Immunize" feature in Spybot).
Turn off System Restore, reboot and turn it back on....
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