Supernova Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 When i turn it on...it takes around 10 minutes to load up completely...first the background comes up and about 5 miunutes later the icons deicde to come up with the start bar,in the tray i can see it connecting to the internet...but it just says connnecting and doesnt finsih connnecting "aquiring netork address" has been on there ht elast 30 minutescan anyone tell me whats wrongI have a feelign it could be because of my 192 degrees processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Fox Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Malware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Virus or something along the lines of an infected computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Sounds like malware to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 What's malware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_aMk_ Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 sounds like AIDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 what is malware ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Software that is designed to f*ck up ur computer, burn out ur hard drive etc...Sometimes the only way to get rid of it is to start from scratch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxx Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Any good free programs to clean malware from ur pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I've had to get my whole hard drive wiped bcoz of some stupid virus.I think it was limewire that was doin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 oh sh*twill it spread to my external hard drive ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necksta Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 downloadspybot search and destroyspyware doctorad awaredo a scan and you'll be sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 can do.....if it's constantly writing to the disk it will kill it....thats how they kill the drive...external/internal..it don't matter..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 oh sh*twill it spread to my external hard drive ???Yea similar question.Can you get viruses or that bullshit in an external hard drive from limewire??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 PCs same as humansinteraction with others will make u contract a virusf*ckSO REINSTALL THE OS YEH ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 downloadspybot search and destroyspyware doctorad awaredo a scan and you'll be sweetMaybe....I ran all 3 of those programs aswell and they never found it.....malware sticks itself deep in the registry and keeps f*ckin up ur pc in the background....i lost a hard drive to it...thats why i'd just be safe and format then start from scratch....if you have anything you want to keep just save it to the external...Sorted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow White Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 downloadspybot search and destroyspyware doctorad awaredo a scan and you'll be sweetI used spybot search and destroy, ad aware, AVG andZone alarm and i still managed 2 get a virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbmc Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Don't just take VIP2's opinion tho. Once my mouse was playing up and i asked on DC++ wot i could be, ppl were saying trojan this spyware that...it weren't my mouse was just dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 That's because they don't protect u agains viruses....thats what an anti virus is for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiftie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 downloadspybot search and destroyspyware doctorad awaredo a scan and you'll be sweetI used spybot search and destroy, ad aware, AVG andZone alarm and i still managed 2 get a virus.Even though the software do have a use. But half of the time its just like anything else.They're still work in progress. Not one software is PERFECT.I run my PC with no Firewall bar my Hardware one or an Antivirus. Yet I'm kool. Been kool for years now *touch wood* Watch how I get hacked now I just said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use the AVG anti spyware and anti virusi've purposely downloaded viruses to my pc and spyware and i've been cool for years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow White Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use the AVG anti spyware and anti virusi've purposely downloaded viruses to my pc and spyware and i've been cool for years....Yeh thats wot i use, well it is if its the yellow, black, green and red square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I use the AVG anti spyware and anti virusi've purposely downloaded viruses to my pc and spyware and i've been cool for years....Yeh thats wot i use, well it is if its the yellow, black, green and red square.That's the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I got Mcafee...cos Norton didnt work on my PCI hate McAfee i think its overrrrr shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackaDaBerry Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I don't like any of the paid for anti virus's they slow down my computer more than anything else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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