Worms wriggling down my scalp and hair, had a creepy feeling all the while...

I know that feeling Mimpi and i must say i too have had my share of it. Over a year ago, all those creepy crawling,bugs worms, viruses..all over gigabytes of data on all my drives includin my pen drive. The mouse would keep jumping and disappear from the screen. Then the system would hang. I installed the anti virus and boy was i shocked. The whole day, one message after another kept popping up on my screen. Worst was still to follow and the system files were corrupt. My system admistrator took the system and cleaned it out, but you know what, i had lost more than 50 percent of my data. Why ? He decided to reinstall the OS and formatted the disk. I did not get enough time to move the relevant files. I realised it 's better to be safe than sorry. I make sure i have an updated anti-virus running all the time now so that i take care of this problem. And further more, if there are some particular issues caused, then i get to the root of the problem and try and solve instead of having to go what i went throught the first time. The only thing is that there are so many new viruses coming out there, that it becomes difficult to keep track and the anti virus updation comes much later. Great to know you have a friend who helped you out doing this. I know that the process can be long and painful. Hope you did not loose too much data in the process ?

i know very little of computers and my computer keeps getting infected with the viruses,although i have a antivirus installed.a few weeks ago i had to format my computer as it was infected with the trojan virrrrus,which is known to eat up the hard disk space.

oh So, this is the reason for your vanishing act mimpi.I was a bit concerned . I am terribly scared that virus would attack my computer because I can do nothing if it happens and it is very difficult for me to get a reliable person to look into it and my son is on an outstation project and barely finds time for relaxation. Nowadays, I visit many sites and sometimes the computer is very slow to load. Once it restarted on its own and then screamed at me that the system had encountered a serious error as though I were responsible for it.Actually I had asked it to standby but it decided to have a mind of its own and behaved rebelliously and then lectured me. Honestly, I got so scared that some virus must have attacked it .So far , so good but of late it has become slow. It is hardly 3 years since this was bought and so can you give me some tips about cleaning the system[myself] periodically? There are of course some antivirus safety guards in the comp , already installed by my son.

I've been plagued with viruses on my office desktop PC for quite some time now and had to have it replaced on a number of occasions. Prior to being here, I only ever had one serious issue with a PC virus before and that was several years back. On the laptop, I have a few different things running at all times to monitor for viruses so I'm pretty safe on this front I think! (Touch wood! lol) I also use a cleaner program that removes cookies and other crap on a regular basis as well. I don't like the sounds of your dream though, I must say!

Oh my God! At times we are so much bogged down about the situation, that we dream really bad about the things. it is also no exception I think. I have got virus infection twice. Once the hard disk crashed.

*Shudders* Ooooh, just reading the first part of this made the skin on scalp kind of crawl. Yuck! I have only had a problem with viruses on my computer once, and that was a very long time ago. I have my computer set up to run short scans on and off throughout the day. And, it does a thorough one in the middle of the night. And, since my son installed whatever I am using now, I don't even find quarantined files and folders on here anymore. I am glad you got your computer fixed!

Sorry I went through a horrific time.Hope you haven't lost and vital information. I have the AVG anti virus and the Adaware anti spyware and malware installed in my computer.And every now and then I take a back up if each and every important documents and data. Cant afford to lose the precious data vital for my business.

Hi mimpi dear! I am glad that it was just a dream and equally happy that your computer has been rid off the virus. Our computer (actually my husband's computer since my laptop has already retired..haha) was infected by a virus few weeks ago but I didn't worry a bit since i leave the worrying to my husband. haha..He fixed it up but was still a little slow and asked his friend for tips and advice. Fortunately, it got fixed without having to call a computer technician to fix it. I think my husband has a new system or whatever it is called (haha..) to protect the computer from the new virus lurking and ready to attack. Yikes! Take care and blessings to you! lovelots..faith

I have also experienced these numerous worms a few months back when my computer had to be formatted. I lost all my data and had to start from scratch. So I know how frightening these creatures are. And I always make sure I delete all the suspicious mail so that no worms crawl over me!!!! Hope you are bug-free now??

Yikes, what a description. Im usually not grossed out by worms and other creepy crawlies but of course having them on my head or something changes things. I know that they do have a unique stench that could be hard to wash off by just a regular shampoo. As for the virus on my computer, Im not really sure. I dont get prompted that there's a virus as often as before. Makes me wonder whether my anti-virus is just letting all the virus in or there are just no virus on the sites that I go to, which are of course impossible. The browser also stops all pop-ups so the virus could be located there and not on the actual site that Im visiting. But I am confident with my anti-virus cause it does prompt me when I inserted my usb fresh from a computer shop. That's when the warning signals keep flashing.

Sorry to hear about your problem.I think you can backup all your useful data in usb or movable drive.Then format your drive,this is a little cruel but it will clean your computer thoroughly.Then you can restore your data to the computer but remember scan your usb or removable drive which holds your data at first.Then you need higher standard of security for your newly-installed system.For example,you can install Kavasky as an anti-virus and comodo as firewall.You can also use Returnil or Powershaow to protect your system from viruses.I also suggest you have a try on open source opearating systems such as linux-ubuntu-for example is one of the best choice,they are much more immunize to common viruses which is targeted to attack windows OS.

I don't know much about computer, mimpz, and thankfully I haven't have this problem and I hope I wouldn't. I don't even know what sort of anti virus I have in my laptop, lol. I do run the cleaner whenever I'm finished using it and apart from that I don't really do much. I'm glad to hear that you manage to fixed your computer with the help of your good friend.

ha..ha... believe me Mimpi,I had this same experience when I first dessected Leeches in my Zoology class.......I had to first squeeze out all the blood from these worms......(yes....it was eeeeekkkkk)......and that night when I pulled my blanket lying at my feet over me ,I screamed because I felt that leeches hiding inside my blanket were creeping all over me and sucking my blood....Any way THANK YOU so much Mimpi,for refeshing such fond memories of mine....... Well coming back to computers ,I have not had such problems thankfully..I have an anti virous installed,and has a back up team(my two sons) who are able to tackle with these viruses,much better than me......ha..ha....

Actually the coumputer i used in the company has not been affected by any virus yet from the operation system was installed till now, i installed an free version Anti Virus after the operation system had been installed, then i would use it to scan my computer sometimes and update the Anti Virus every week, fortunately all the things in my computer works properly till now. I am very happy to hear that the bugs in your computer had been fixed.

EEEEEEE!! mimpi it sounds so eeky!! Sorry you had to suffer in your dream. Good that your PC is free of viruses now. I do take care and have got some very good anti-viruses installed. Thankfully.

Ewwwww! I always pay a lot for the best protection I can get for my computer and am very careful. Nevertheless stuff did get one of my computers about 5 years ago. So now I am even more careful. What an awful dream!!!

oh its a pc problem. you must really hate pc worms or viruses by the way you described the whole thing.

Yeah, I just recently got hit up by something.. i am not sure what it was but i reformatted my computer... I put my pictures on a cd and just reformatted. I had tried to fix it without doing that but I just couldn't take it.. my computer was going WAY too slow to really even try to fix it. so i felt like reformatting would just be easier..plus it kind of needed it. I liked to do it ever so often to keep my computer running smooth.

Yikes! That sounds like a creepy dream! But I haven't had a virus since I switched to Macs. I now use a MacBook Pro with OSX Leopard and dual boot with Ubuntu Linux. I use Parallels to run Windows in a virtual machine for a couple of games. I certainly understand the frustration of having a virus though. I've had to kill more than my fair share of the little buggers.

As long as your computer into the network, it will be infected with the virus only a matter of time! I usually are formatted!