Re: Spyware Removed, but computer restarts by itself

From: Seelan (seelanrNOSPAM_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/10/05


Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:58:34 -0400

Billygoat,
  MS Antispyware doesnt seem to show u all spyware...I use 2...MS
Antispyware and then I run a scan using Ad-aware SE(free version). This
catches what MSAS missed and vice-versa...
u may still have spyware...

Billygatesjuniour wrote:
> While i was on a holiday, my parents used the computer and some how they got
> spyware installed on the computer even though i am using Microsofts Spyware
> Program, it always works great. So it found 69 diffrent spyware files on the
> computer and erased them all for me. I did a restart as it requested, but now
> will only make in to my desk top screen, run for about a minute and the
> restart itself and continues to do so on and on again. This only happens when
> the computer is plugged in to the internet, when it is unplugged in works
> great and does not shut it self down. What did i do or what am i missing
> here, can spyware take control of the computers startup functions and cause
> it to restart.
>
> Thanks for your help



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