have your computer ever been hit by virus

hmmm getting hit at least 8 times (i'am making my money online) a day but doesn't matter that's why we have nod32 keeps my system clean, please get rid of macaffee it's a waste of money and system resources. now for the virus part: 1 turn off system restore. 2 go to http://housecall65.trendmicro.com and scan 3 clean up your'e system 4 get a better virusscanner 5 backup your'e data 6 and reformat, sorry there is no other answer if you want to be sure your'e pc is clean, some advice if you reinstall xp without a service pack make sure you are disconected from the internet untill you install sp2 good luck

My PC has been infected many times with viruses. One of the worst one was which replaced all .exe files with an infected one. I have two hard disks, one which has only the OS and the other one for my files. Normally i format only the hard disk on which i have OS installed. But for this virus it didn't work because it has already infected all .exe files. I do format my computer by myself and i am very much comfortable in doing it.

my computer had a virus for about 3 weeks, and it made me mad because every time i would turn my computer on i would get this loud warning about how my computer has experienced a security threat and it needed to be cleaned out. me and my boyfriend performed virus scans on the computer every night until finally my boyfriend was at home bored and he went into the computer and did a bunch of stuff and before i knew it my computer was virus free.

During a time in my life when I was surfing the web without any antivirus software installed. You bet I was asking for it really I was. It took days before I was able to get the matter rectified. Truly a lesson learned. Thankfully I didn't have that much information on my system that I needed to replace or reproduce. So I was blessed in that regard. But I wouldn't want to wish that on my worst enemy even though I do not think I really have any. At least none have attempted to not be friendly against me or show any animosity towards me. Now my wife is the software techy person to resolve any software challenges. To help her on my end I do not open emails with attachments especially jokes in PowerPoint presentations that everyone is Sooooooo famous for forwarding on to everyone they know.

Yes many times my system got affected by antivirus. It disables many option and i need to reinstall xp or to move to any good antivirus. To protect your pc from viruses. Do a scan every week or month in safe mode. Becoz the AV detects virus better in safe mode. And it will make a deep scan. So install a good antivirus and go to safe mode and make a full system scan weekly to avoid VIRUS Attack.

I had a virus about maybe a week ago. I tried all kind of anti virus programs, anti spyware/malware and so on. Nothing has helped me. Instead I backed up all the music, pictures, programs, or any data that I value onto dvd discs(they have more space). I basically brought my computer to it's factory setting. I'm not sure if your computer lets you recover your PC without a cd but mine does. I have an HP, and when I turn it on, I press F10 on my keyboard which leads me to PC recovery, where I go onto "destructive" recovery and it turns my computer into its factory settings in about an hour. Then I simply re install the programs I backed up, and do the same with my photos and music. It all should take a person about 2 hours. Goodluck

I have been fixing people's computers for a long time and I have never had a good and up to date antivirus software not recognise a virus. Sometimes they have trouble removing them, but that is another matter. What very often happens, though, is that someone has a problem with their machine and immediately jumps to the conclusion that "it's a virus". Before even beginning to be able to help you, I should need to ask a number of questions to decide what the problem might really be. You say that it causes you to lose 'Internet and sound' and that rebooting the system appears to restore those functions. For how long after you reboot can you continue working normally? At what point do you lose Internet and sound again and is there something specific that you are doing at that point? Do you get any error messages when you do try to use the Internet or the sound card? Have you recently installed any software or hardware that might use the sound card or the network card (or modem)? Examples might be VoIP software (phone over the Internet) or a web cam (some of which have microphones). What 'virus scan' did you use? If it was a reputable make, did you make sure that it was up-to-date with the latest database/update? Did you allow it to do the full scan (which can take several hours)? Were there any messages of any kind to say that something had been discovered?

Oh yeah I have been hit by a virus, actually just over a month ago and I am still feeling it's affect on my online business life. It started with a few things that just didn't seem right as I would be working but nothing serious but once I tried to do a backup I realized something big was wrong. I tried to backup my files numerous ways but no luck. I couldn't even copy them to any of my servers online. I was getting quite nervous as my entire business is online. I ended up buying a new harddrive, took the old drive out, did a new install of windows, had my virus checker and adware checker installed, all was well. I then put my old drive back in as a second harddrive and was able to get all my files back. It was a nightmare and I lost lots of sleep. I am still installing software I use for my business as I need it and so far so good.

In the beginning, I would just ignore it until I couldn't take it anymore and bring it to someone I know who would fix the problem. They would most likely just take the files that matters to me, reinstall the operating system and transfer the files that mattered to me back to the computer. Since that was simple enough, I often try to do it by myself and I have done so a couple of times already. Sometimes, viruses just get through even if you have your anti-virus software updated or it just so happens that it cannot be detected by one anti-virus software but, could be detected by another which kind'a makes it odd..

Many times and some caused me a lot of trouble fixing my computer. I have anti virus installed in my computer but sometimes I'm lazy to update it or to scan my computer regularly. My advice to you is to have an anti virus software installed in your computer and make sure you update it regularly. Also, scan your computer too. Scan everything that you will put in your p.c. Have your computer fix as soon as possible or you could do drastic measures to clean your p.c. In this case, you have to reformat your computer.

Hi! I've had so many personal computers throughout these years, and all of them got infected by virus so many times. I solved it myself. Usually, I had to reformat the hard drive. But sometimes, losing internet connection and sounds can also mean hardware problems. Anyways, here's hoping you solve your problem and get to your computer up and running smoothly soonest.

I have had several viruses. I don't use virus software. I have never found one yet that didn't slow my computer down a lot. I am careful about what I open in email but if I pick up a virus that I can't delete then I just reformat my C drive and reload XP.

MY son is good at computers and he takes care of everything. Actually I don't have any knowledge regarding this matter. I'm so thankful that I have my son who knows how to take care of the problem. I think what he does is to always update the virus scan. I hope someone could help you with your problem. Good luck. It's such an annoying thing having problems with your computer and having to stop working on the sites.

I haven't had any viruses lately (and luckily) but I have had some problems with viruses before. I usually use some anti virus programs to scan my computer for them so that they can be deleted. Also if that does not help I usually end up just reformatting my hard disk drive to make sure that all of them are gone. I have heard of viruses that can't be removed by a simple format but so far I haven't had any of those. And I don't want any of them. :D

[i]Hello chiaeugene, Yes, my computer gets viruses specially when I downloading using limewire. My norton anti-virus can't remove the virus and so I have to re-install Windows. This is better than reformatting the disk. When you re-install Windows it will ask if you want to re-format the disk. If you answer yes, all your data will be lost but at least your computer is free from viruses. You have to install all other software and drivers. This will take time, you also have to update windows from the latest patches etc. Now, I stop downloading from limewire and change my anti-virus to avast and my computer is virus free up to now. Good luck friend, you need to have a backup of your important files, keep all your software keys and license available so when the virus gets you, you can restart. Regards.[/i]

Once have a time, I know a lillte about computer, so I surf the net with no protect. Luckily, after two weeks, my computer can not run anymore, I have to reinstall the system. Now I have antivirus software, and update it every week, I think that can help my computer work in a safe atomsphere.

My computer is always been infected by antivirus Chiaeugene, Don't worry Chiaeugene, you are not alone...Me too, experience the same problem, and i couldn't repair it on my own. I have to call for a technician virus expert remover. My only way to get rid of viruses is to format the computer almost 4 to 5 times a month.

Hi chiaeugene, My system often gets affected by virus. Its the reason i have recently installed Kaspersky internet security, an antivirus software. Works so great and so secure real time protection and effective scanning!

THE BEST THING TO DO FOR THAT VIRUES IS REBBOT YPUR WHOLE SYSTEM DO A NEW FORMAT AND NEW WINDOWS OR WHATEVER SYTEM YOU MAY BE RUNNING, I HAVE HAD THAT VIRUES LIKE THREE TIMES, IT SUCKS WHEN YOU HAVE A HARD DRIVE FULLL OF THINGS HOPEFULLY YOUCAN BACK UP GooD LUCK

Hi chiaeugene, How is your computer doing? It's been quite sometime since you post the discussion and I hope the virus issue has been solved. Well, I've had my fair share of virus problem and this is what I do to mitigate damages. 1) always get a good antivirus program. I must admit i was an illegal antivirus user for quite a long time before I finally bought an antivirus program online. Personally, I feel that Kaspersky is the best program which is what I bought. if you are looking for free program, then I'll recommend AVG. 2) always partition your hard disk into 2 drives (if you have the pre-installed computer with already 2 drives, then partition a 3rd drive) use 1st drive for operating system and installing applications and the other drive for data storage. I also store the installation files and drivers in this other drive. This way whenever I have a problem with my computer and needs reformat, I only need to reformat the OS drive and still have all my data intact. 3) Get an external hard disk for backups, songs, pictures and video storage. This way, your computer is free from data overload and will be able to run in it's maximum efficiency. Sometimes, a lot of our computer problem is due to data overload and you'll be surprise how much faster your computer can run once you have clear away all the space 'eating' data. After all, if you imagine your computer like a storeroom, you'll understand it's a lot easier to find things if your storeroom is clean and tidy instead of full and clustered. So make sure you do defrag your computer say once every few months... Prevention is always better than cure. good luck and happy mylotting