Kent,
It sounds like you have a boot sector virus. It will not go away. You have
two options.
Option 1. Try to find an antivirus program that can be burned on a CD that
will boot the computer. You may need a friend with a clean computer to find
one. You might try www.trendmicro.com and see if they offer it.
Disconnect the computer from the Internet by pulling the network cable or
turning off the wireless router. Boot the infected computer from the CD.
You will have to hit a function key when you turn on the computer to change
the boot order from the hard drive to the CD. Then run the cleaner. Don't
forget to change the boot order back if it works.
Option 2. Take the computer to Best Buy or some other computer store and
have them clean it for a fee.
Option 2 has my vote. Option 1 is a lesson in frustration.
I just picked up a new quad core computer from Costco with Windows 7. The
VERY first thing I did was load Avira, a free anti-virus program that is
highly rated by Consumers. I use AVG on the laptop and it is also
excellent. All the new computers come with free trials of Norton or
Kasparski, but then you have to start paying, and they are no better than
the freeware.
Or...buy a Mac!
Good luck and keep us informed on your progress.
Allen Hefner
Norristown, PA
*Current:*
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 6:09 PM, CosmicMag1380 <cosmicmag1380 at
gmail.com>wrote:
> One of my machines has a (most probably) virus of some sort... When I
> open the browser, it keeps going to some other web address that is not
> functional. I then get an error message and it keeps doing that over
> and over. I have had it do it up to 55 times in a row!
>
> The computer runs Windows XP. I have reformatted the hard drive and
> reloaded the OS. Still does it. I have removed the battery and
> disconected the electric so the BIOS could go back to the default
> settings. Still does it. I removed the Internet Explorer and replaced
> it with Mozilla's Firefox. Still does it.
>
> I know that there are some great computer folks on this list so please
> send me your thoughts and/or solutions.
>
> TIA
> --
> Kent
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1983 Garage full of spridget parts!
> 2010 Arrow shed full of excess spridget parts!!!
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