virus help

Hi
i think my pc has a virus when on the internet. it take's a long time for
the page's to load up and whan i try to view a video on the net. it keeps
stop's and gos my qustion is if i do have a virus do i need to tune off my
system restore. remove restore points to remove the virus if so how do i do
this?
i hope this make's sense

thank you i have vista home premium with sp1 i am useing ie7

"Brad" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> i think my pc has a virus when on the internet. it take's a long time
> for
> the page's to load up and whan i try to view a video on the net. it keeps
> stop's and gos my qustion is if i do have a virus do i need to tune off my
> system restore. remove restore points to remove the virus if so how do i
> do
> this?
> i hope this make's sense
>
> thank you i have vista home premium with sp1 i am useing ie7


Have you done Disk Cleanup lately? Type "cleanmgr" into Start/Search and
hit Enter.

Then use an online virus scanner to find out if you really have a virus.
You well may not but may have other issues. Some scanners to use are: (they
all take a while)
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/pro...tyscanner.mspx
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.as...catalog_mobile
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/d...d=ie&venid=sym

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:48:00 -0700, Brad wrote:

> Hi
> i think my pc has a virus when on the internet. it take's a long time for
> the page's to load up and whan i try to view a video on the net. it keeps
> stop's and gos my qustion is if i do have a virus do i need to tune off my
> system restore. remove restore points to remove the virus if so how do i do
> this?
> i hope this make's sense
> thank you i have vista home premium with sp1 i am useing ie7

1. CCleaner - Free
Cleans temporary internet files, cookies, history, recent urls, application
MRUs, etc. ...
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
If Windows Defender is utilized go to Applications, under Utilities
uncheck "Windows Defender".

2. SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/supe...freevspro.html

3. Kaspersky® AVPTool
http://avptool.virusinfo.info/en/
http://downloads5.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/

After the software (#2) is updated, it is suggested scanning the system
with both SAS and KAVPT in Safe Mode.

Problem still not fixed?

Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...HJTInstall.exe

Please, do not post HJT logs to this newsgroup.
Fora where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) logs.

NOTE: Registration is required in any of the below before posting a log

http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/in...6&showforum=29
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/...p?showforum=18
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5

Good luck

Two days ago I 'checked' Require Users to Press CTLALTDEL at logon.
was surprised that I had to press CTLALTDEL after the id-pw is entered.
Somehow I thought it would be before. By the next day I had logged on
couple of times and when I tried to get it up from sleep I got this

*Your system is running low on resources. You cannot log on as a ne
user. Please use an account that has already been logged on.

I eventually got back on my Administrator account and used Even
Viewer to see what there is to see

ACPI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal PCI operatio
Region (0x5). Please contact your vendor for technical assistance

Something I vaguely remember about PORT A being unavailable o
unaccessible, shadow copy of Cdisk eliminated for such and such reason.
I also remember that Kaspersky was mentioned but isn't that an anti-spy
Then it froze while I was in Event Viewer. I brought it back up an
it was continuing to generate alarming msgs so I shut it down and no
I'm afraid to bring it up again. (Just heard about PostcardFromHallmar
Virus creaming the hard disk.)

What should I do first?
Find out what ACPI is. I noticed one guy fixed a system freeze b
disconnecting ACPI.
Find what exactly is running
Look for something else in the Event Lo
Run some diagnostic tool(s
(Bring it up in Safe Mode to avoid it running self-destructive-ly
Retrieve system info -HP Pavilion Dual Core WHomePremium Vista 32-bi

After reading 'Anti Virus Protection' I don't believe I have any bu
AVANT seems recommended
FYI this was an officedepot display model

Appreciate any suggestions

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'WinVistaClub : Guide - Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal'
(http://www.winvistaclub.com/s5.html) should help you.


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