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11-26-2007, 10:44 PM | #1 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| Oh Dear! I was on my hubby's laptop earlier and i was looking at a bunch of recipe sites trying to find something and then a virus warning popped up so i deleted the file it told me to and then I decided to turn the computer off. As i did that my screen went black and started flashing! I turned the computer off but when i turn it back on it's still flashing and i can't see anything, although i can hear the starting windows sounds. I haven't told my hubby yet, he's gonna be pissed! Can a virus make your screen do that? Last edited by chloeandj; 11-26-2007 at 10:45 PM. |
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11-26-2007, 10:46 PM | #2 |
Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
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| Ooooh! That doesn't sound good at all! I am so sorry! Hope it is not a virus!
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11-26-2007, 10:48 PM | #3 |
IheartYorkies Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SGV, CA
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| Lol... sorry, but I found your story funny... how you were only looking for recipes. Sounds like a virus to me. I hope your husband won't be too mad and I hope it doesn't affect any files on your computer. Maybe you should tell him instead of letting him find out for himself. Goodluck!
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11-26-2007, 10:50 PM | #4 |
Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota
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| Oh yikes! It does sound like a possible virus. What program told you to delete a file? Was it your antivirus program or just a box that popped up and told you to do that. Sometimes things will happen where they trick you into deleting a needed file...but if it was your antivirus program, that wouldn't be the case. I wish I knew how to help you get it fixed before hubby finds out. Good luck!
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11-26-2007, 10:53 PM | #5 | |
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11-26-2007, 10:55 PM | #6 | |
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I don't know! It was a red box LOL I kinda freaked when i saw it and just wanted to quickly do whatever it told me to do. I assumed it was the antivirus program but i'm not sure now that you said that. | |
11-26-2007, 10:57 PM | #7 | |
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11-26-2007, 11:00 PM | #8 |
IheartYorkies Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SGV, CA
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| OOOh I'm pretty sure it wasn't your antivirus program. It must have been those pop up ads that makes you act without thinking because it made you panic. I'm pretty sure it's temporary....
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11-26-2007, 11:04 PM | #9 |
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| Gosh, you'd think you'd be safe on recipe sites! I was just looking at some recent viruses and one can be picked up on websites where a box pops up to say you need activeX, so to click on it, and when you do, you download the virus. I suppose you can't get it to come on at all? If you can, go here and run a scan...they pick up a lot of the trojan horses and such: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ I have my own antivirus program, but I still run this scan every now and then.
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11-26-2007, 11:21 PM | #10 | |
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11-26-2007, 11:24 PM | #11 |
Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota
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| As far as I know, it's safe. I trusted it because computer geeks or one of those computer help places recommended it. I've used it and had no problems with it. I have adaware also, the free version, and that helps with spyware too...oh...and I also have Spybot search and destroy. I run that about once a month or so.
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11-26-2007, 11:29 PM | #12 |
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| I use spybot seach and destroy, adaware (a great one) and AVG as my anti-virus protection...I run each daily just in case lol..hopefully his computer is ok..keep us posted!! Dawn |
11-26-2007, 11:32 PM | #13 |
IheartYorkies Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SGV, CA
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| I have spybot also... but for some reason when I do a search and click on the website.. it keeps redirecting me.. so that's a definite spyware...
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11-26-2007, 11:39 PM | #14 |
Just me 'n my boys Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Murphy, TX
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| I've had the same thing happen, first time I followed the instructions and it all seemed so like it was legit and my software but it actually downloaded a virus and spyware on my system. I had to pay some guy to come fix it. It actually just happened to me yesterday and I exited out instead and then ran my virus stuff and everything was ok. The pop up yesterday said that someone had hacked in and stolen my information, it was weird.
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11-27-2007, 12:21 AM | #15 |
IheartYorkies Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SGV, CA
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| Omg... it detected a trojan virus on my laptop!!!!!! All those times I have been using personal information... I kept telling my bf about it, but seems to not care... I knew it all along! I better change my passwords and account information soon on another computer.
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