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General Discussion => Unwashed Village => Topic started by: Doombot on May 16, 2009, 09:47:29 PM

Title: I think I have a computer virus and it's weird
Post by: Doombot on May 16, 2009, 09:47:29 PM

Ok. Usually I'm able to google the services/applications in the taskmanager.

However it seems like the virus (if I do have one) is generating applications with nonsense characters. eg. adifoiu2.exe.

That was a made up one but they flash for 5 seconds, disappear and then another nonsense named application will come up.

Usually about three will come up, then rotate out as new applications show.

AVG shows nothing. Spybot Search and Destroy stops about 1/4 though.

And the really weird thing?

I only have 1 gig available out of 120 hard drive. I had about 30 available last night. Now I'm in safe move and I have 5 available.

I'm looking for new files that were created after 5/14/2009 but I'm getting files from 2008 for some reason.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: I think I have a computer virus and it's weird
Post by: Doombot on May 16, 2009, 10:27:58 PM

I did a System Restore and my space is back and the applications in the task manager aren't showing up.

Thanks Jen!

ps. I'm also updating all my security updates and adding a few more anti spyware programs.