Re: Boot Up issue--sign of infection?
- From: 1PW <barcrnahgjuvfgyr@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:32:32 -0700
On 04/02/2009 10:45 AM, Diane P. sent:
This morning, my PC did not boot properly....
My monitor and speaker system are turned on separately first. I then power
up my tower; after that the cable modem and router.
This morning, I went thru the above routine....monitor did not have anything
on the screen, but I could see the led's on the tower all working. Nothing
on the monitor. The light was blinking, but nothing. I powered down the
entire system...everything.
I turned everything back on; this time the system booted up, on the the
bottom of POST, just after the system components show, the was a message
that said "the system failed to boot several times. Hit F2 to reconfigure or
to get into BIOS"....well I did neither and the system booted fine.
Several days ago, I turned my system off, but left the modem and router on
so my husband could use the internet connection. Later in the day, when I
went to power up my PC, the PC exhibited the same behavior exhibited this
morning.
I have WinXP SP3; Super-AntiSpyware; Ad-Aware; Spybot S & D; Comodo firewall
and AVAST, and hardware firewall in the Netgear router.
I am asking about malware or trojan or virus here because someone on a
hardware forum suggested my PC could be infected, but I could find nothing
in the scans I ran.....and, no other symptoms.
Thanks.....
D.
Hello Diane:
Is the age of your system well beyond three years old? Your system's
motherboard CMOS battery becomes a candidate for replacement as systems
age. Some CMOS backup batteries don't make it to five years. YMMV.
You have a good lineup of antimalware in your arsenal and the only
additions I'd make are MBAM (as a partner with your SAS) and MRT if you
forgot to mention it. Some might add GMER for periodic rootkit checks,
and others might add Windows Defender.
You might wish to schedule a chkdsk scan for some future boot-up.
If your system has an actual video board, reseating it wouldn't hurt.
The cable that runs between your monitor and the computer could be
unplugged and replugged to clean the pins that carry the video and sync
signals to your monitor. If you /do/ have an actual video board, it
could be in the early stages of failure.
Opening your computer to check for excessive dust might also include a
check of all your system's cooling fans.
If any of the hardware checks give you a feeling of dread, many self
guided instructions can be had with Googling.
Thank you for the lucid description of your trouble. We don't
frequently see this. Tell hubby you deserve a hug. Please post a
follow-up with progress.
Best wishes,
Pete
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