[zoobee]

UPDATE:

I feel like an Exorcist!
I finally ran a Virus program (Mcaffee) on this computer and found out it was infected with tons of viruses…… I thought it was just the spyware…..but look at a partial list of what it found:

fthyezkn.exe—memory virus W32/generic.c!p2p
Trojan: Generic Backdoor.c
Uploader-R.dr
Prockill-JKill
Dialer-77
Trojan: Downloader-TH
trkgif.exe Trojan: QlowZOnes-10

Number of infected files: 7
Number of Potentially unwanted programs: 21
Number of infected files auto-cleaned: 4

ALSO….In the startup folder I found a file called: REBOOTSETUP.exe

Just thought I'd let you all know since you were so nice to help me out.....

[DaGman]

Good God!

It sounds like McAfee couldn't remove all the files by itself so you may have to do it manually. Be careful! You may have to edit the registry in addition to removing the unwanted files. Be sure you back up the registry if you have to edit it and follow any instructions very carefully and to the letter.

[anniegetyourgun]

Ugly stuff.

[cyborg]

You need a laptop condom.

[jdm]

Best Registry Editor I've found is Registry First Aid. Might be of help. It's also, by far, the most safe of all I've tried. It's free to download the version which only corrects up to 12 entries at a time. So what I do is simply run it 10 to 20 times to correct all (or most) invalid registry entries.

[dennisw]

Stinger is a quick free download. It will remove lots of viruses. It removes stuff from an infected machine. It does not protect .... that's why it's free


http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Does any of this look/sound familiar to you? : )

[jongaltsr]

Yep. It pays to keep your system clean. My assumption that it was the power supply is because I never let viruses in my computer and excessive files clutter things up.
There are a couple of free programs (SPYBOT) which will eliminate spyware and (CLEANUP) which eliminates temp files, cookies etc which are not necessary for a healthy system.

[holymoly]

It looks to me as though someones' computer isn't protected very well (if at all).

Does the system have full-time antivirus protection? You may want to try AVG or AntiVir. Both are free (I use AntiVir).

I also recommend using Spybots' "TeaTimer"; it protects against adware & spyware, a number of trojans, as well as un-authorized changes to your registry.

Javacool Softwares' "SpywareGuard" is a full-time protection program which uses heuristics to protect your system. Their "SpywareBlaster" program makes changes to your system which can protect it against spyware/malware. Many people use TeaTimer, SpywareGuard and SpywareBlaster together, to protect their systems.

If you check my FR homepage, you'll find it's full of security-related links to software (freeware), sites, etc., including links to everything I've mentioned here.

[freedumb2003]

Thanks and congrads!!

I hope you invested in the purchased version (McAfee or Norton, either one)

[zoobee]

HI again......

Does anyone know why I can't install NORTON? I was only able to install Mcafree since it was part of AOL, ut Norton was purchased and it won't install. It tries too but stops and says's it can't install becuase of some installation program missing? Does anyone have any idea what means??