RE: [OT] I think I have a virus
- Posted by Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> Aug 13, 2004
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Greg Haberek wrote: > > > - Notepad closes randomly (actually I think its after a specific > interval) > - Internet Explorer takes forever to start > - my start page has been set to some "Home Search" crap > - my memory almost maxes out right after windows starts (i use MaxMem by > AnalogX) > > I ran Ad-aware, Anti-Vir, and Bazooka Spyware scanner, and stripped down > my > boot with msconfig. I'm pretty sure its a virus or a worm or something. > Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? > > ~Greg > When I suspect something odd going on I check taskmgr for unusual processes. I also check the registry for unusual things in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. If I find something odd I delete the reg entry and remove the binary from my hard drive. Check everything because sometimes they'll use names that don't appear suspicious. -- Brian