Re: Opinions sought re virus ?

Dave

I had a quick look at the start up log - and nothing in there. Will examine the
add/remove section next time, and then I'll look for spyware/malware.
Unfortunately due to the time of year, time is severely limited.

Just thought I would give an update.

The computer is usable - so it's not urgent although the owners have not reported any
more flashes across the screen since I cleared the TIF etc.

It's a possibility it could be a hardware problem locking up the computer. Once I
eliminate the obvious, it can go back to the dealer in the New Year as it's under
warranty - it's less than 3 months old.

When the computer was locking up, they were manually turning off - ran chkdsk which
seemed to improve things a little - there were quite a few errors.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Will report back when I've had a chance to further investigate.

Kaylene

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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| From: "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@xxxxxxxxx>
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|| Thanks Dave, this is going to be fun <groan> - will get back with results as soon
as
|| I get a chance to work on the computer - which won't be until the weekend. In the
|| meantime, I can download the files I can from here. Have printed/saved the email.
|| Kaylene
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| I look forward to seeing your results Kaylene.
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| Dave
| http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
| http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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