hello everybody ,
It's been like two weeks since i have been trying to fix this problem on my friends pc. the problem is that once you connect to the internet a message comes out in the front window that says the computer will turn off automatically in 30 seconds some guys told me it could be the sasser worm or the blaster but it is not that i have even formatted the hard drive and deleted its partitions.
running a windows xp
any help you can give will be appreciated thanx!
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Jump to PostOnly happens when you connect to the net, eh? And it still happens after a full format and reinstall as well... odd.
How is your friend connecting to the net? What browser, conection type, etc.?
Jump to PostWhen the screen to reboot comes up, go to
start-run and type CMD
on the black screen type "shutdown -a" and hit enter that will prevent from restat and will give you enough time to fic the problem, it is a blaster worm, you can click on this link
Jump to PostHello,
I would take a look at the Microsoft Logs and see if something is written in there describing why the computer may have shut off. If you are lucky, the logs might suggest something for you.
I have also heard of stolen registrations of XP shutting down, …
Jump to Postanother question does anybody know why a computer wont letyou download things such as virus removal tools and any other av system?
Yes- some of the malicious programs out there redirect requests to anti-virus/anti-spyware web sites by modifying your "hosts" file. Search for the hosts file and open it in …
Jump to PostRemoving the hosts entries should at least allow you to reach the previously-blocked sites. I'd make sure to run the lastest version of your anti-virus, as well as Ad Aware, SpyBot, HijackThis, etc. to make sure you're clean; whatever altered your hosts file is probably still lurking in your system.
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