Computer Problem

I run a program called Lavasoft to see if there are any issues on the computer. The last couple of times I ran it, the computer shut down. I also had a good program called Spybot and it wouldn't work either. Each time I plug in the digital camera cord to the USB port, it turns off, maybe a short. Sounds like the problems are very similiar. Yes it very frustrating. Thanks for responding.

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My boyfriend is a computer guru and he took it over the weekend to try and fix it. He said he tried booting it up in safe mode, but the same thing happened. We had a good virus removal system on there but it still wasnt working. Its one mean bug. Right now he's trying to find a windows xp disc so he can try to just wipe everything clean and start over.

Thanks again for a terrific response. My problem started about a month ago and I sure can't remember what I was doing or playing. For quite sometime I've had issues with plugging in the digital to the USB port. Seems to short out and turn off the computer so I've stopped doing that until the computer is fixed. But this problem has been an ongoing problem since the computer was built less than 3 years ago. I won't take it back to the place that built it as they ripped me off big time no only on this one but another used computer I bought for one of our daughter's. The small company needs to be reported to BBB.

I forgot, you're the one with dial-up. Again, you're safer on average than a high-speed subscriber as far as remote control is concerned, but you can still contract malware, which can still steal your identity over dial-up. All Robert Vamosi talks about these days is malware. 2007 saw the launch of Storm, the most prolific and successful botnet worm ever; experts say it will get worse before it gets better, especially if you're using XP or earlier. When you know perfectly well what kinds of threats are out there, dial-up vs. high-speed is no excuse not to protect yourself. Try telling that to a victim of identity theft, and they'll just give you a dirty look. Approximately 1 in 23 people were victimized in the U.S. last year, and the stats are climbing. Most of these people aren't savvy with security software, the rest still think the old names are the best. And make no mistake; dial-up users were among them. It's interesting you should mention Pogo. I disinfected a friend's computer Saturday before last, and she also plays Pogo. She called me again yesterday, to tell me her NetZero (dial-up) was gone again. I walked her through some steps, then told her to call NetZero or get DSL for $5 more (If you're already paying $10 a month just so you can barely access the Web, $15 for THIRTY TIMES the speed is a steal). I wonder if Pogo was hit with a cross-site scripting attack? You are on my friends list, and I could analyze a HijackThis log for you if you want. All you have to do is download it, tell it to scan and save a logfile, then copy-paste all of the text from the logfile in a PM to me. If you want to do that, you can download HijackThis here (it's less than 1 MB): http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

By the way, thank you for best response! :)

I can do this when I shut it down tonight. Thanks, that's easy enough to do. Thanks for responding.

I shut the computer off, unplug from wall and from phone outlet when we have storms of any kind trying to protect it. I hope it's not the motherboard also but will take it first part of next week. Right now it's behaving! Thanks for responding.

This computer is not quite 3 years old. I do use it alot but it's off at night right now just as a precaution. Thanks so much for responding.

Thank you so much for the informative reponse. I'm afraid to add anything or download anything right now but will keep this information and look at it later. When I try to run Lavasoft the computer shuts down. Same issue with Spybot. Thanks again for responding.

This computer is turning off and won't turn back on unless I manually start it. Probably a virus or power supply problem but needs to be repaired. Thanks for responding.

I got into the habit of unplugging the computer when away from home just as a precaution especially with the way it's been lately. I agree with your theory. Thanks for responding.

I've had problems with this computer since it was built and the people who built it would never take responsibility for their mistakes. Nothing major until now and the problem is off and on. Thanks for responding.

Sounds very interesting. Was it ok when you got home? Thanks for responding.

I've had issues in the past with lightening but not with this computer. We still have dial-up so when it storms, I also disconnect it from the phoneline. Thanks for responding.

I had to buy a new computer so I now have a Dell. The repairs for the other one were going to be outrageous. Thanks for responding.

I had to get a new computer since this discussion was started. Thanks for responding.

The computer has been replaced. It was beyond repair. Thanks for responding.