Computer Help

[sligoman]

This just started happening last night, I've windows XP. Every 10 seconds or so, the blue line across the bottom(where the start menu is) disappears, as does all the shortcuts on the screen. It disappears for about 2 seconds and comes back again. I've tried restoring the system to a previous time but that didn't work.

Any help appreciated.

[tetsujin1979]

does it come back when you roll the mouse down to the bottom of the screen? You might have auto-hide enabled?
Right click on the tool bar, click properties. Under "Task-Bar Apperance", see if the "Auto-hide the task bar" is ticked. If it is, clear it.

[sligoman]

does it come back when you roll the mouse down to the bottom of the screen?No it justs goes itself every 10 seconds or so and then comes back again.

[kdjaC]

You have a virus thats infecting Explorer.

Windows is trying to fix it by restarting Explorer (the disappearing part).

Step 1: Spybot or a decent anti virus run both of them on full scans should fix it.
Step 2: Stop going onto porn sites :D



kdjac

[sligoman]

You have a virus thats infecting Explorer.

Windows is trying to fix it by restarting Explorer (the disappearing part).

Step 1: Spybot or a decent anti virus run both of them on full scans should fix it.I've scanned for viruses with McAfee and nothing showed. Don't think it's a problem with IE as that's working fine, it's just the start menu and shortcuts that disappear.

[tetsujin1979]

I've scanned for viruses with McAfee and nothing showed. Don't think it's a problem with IE as that's working fine, it's just the start menu and shortcuts that disappear.
McAfee is crap, seriously. So is Norton.
Remove it and install Anti-Virus Guard from http://free.grisoft.com
Then download and run SpyBot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
It will take a while, but these are the best free tools available

[kdjaC]

I've scanned for viruses with McAfee and nothing showed. Don't think it's a problem with IE as that's working fine, it's just the start menu and shortcuts that disappear.

Explorer isnt IE, its the shell you see when you click start my computer.


kdjac

[sligoman]

Remove it and install Anti-Virus Guard from http://free.grisoft.comI did a scan with avg and it found two infections in the C drive and it says they've been moved to the virus vault. Does that mean they're gone from my computer? Because the problem is still happening, if anything it's got worse because sometimes, the thing disappears altogether and doesn't come back unless I re-start. At the moment I'm opening stuff using task manager.

[tetsujin1979]

I did a scan with avg and it found two infections in the C drive and it says they've been moved to the virus vault. Does that mean they're gone from my computer? Because the problem is still happening, if anything it's got worse because sometimes, the thing disappears altogether and doesn't come back unless I re-start. At the moment I'm opening stuff using task manager.
No, you'll have to open the virus vault in the AVG control centre, and delete them completely
Did you scan with Spyboy? AVG doesn't pick up on spyware

[sligoman]

No, you'll have to open the virus vault in the AVG control centre, and delete them completely
Did you scan with Spyboy? AVG doesn't pick up on spywareI've emptied the vault now. Scanned with spybot yeah and it found stuff and I deleted them too but it's still happening...think I'm gonna need a professional in:mad:

[tetsujin1979]

There's always plan B. Wipe the machine and re-install windows.

[TheBoss]

try SuperAntiSpyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/downloads/SUPERAntiSpyware.exe)

They maybe a Trojan called 'Vundo', that is causing the problem.

[gilberto_eire]

This should work......

Dowload Smithfraudfix and clear the register!!

http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php

This gets rid of the really good viruses that spybot and Mcafee won't get rid off.

[sligoman]

[QUOTE=TheBoss;1006798They maybe a Trojan called 'Vundo', that is causing the problem.[/QUOTE]Just 4 minutes into the scan and it's already found 13 threats of that 'Vundo' thing. Hopefully it's that and this will clear it. Otherwise, I'll try your idea gilberto.

btw, is it best to have only 1 spyware detector on your system? I've been advised to have only one anti-virus as if you've more than one they kinda affect each other but don't know if that applies to spyware programmes?

[sligoman]

try SuperAntiSpyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/downloads/SUPERAntiSpyware.exe)

They maybe a Trojan called 'Vundo', that is causing the problem.Seems to be fixed. Delighted, I owe you a pint:D

Thanks to everyone else too!

[TheBoss]

No probs :D

[kdjaC]

Seems to be fixed. Delighted, I owe you a pint:D

Thanks to everyone else too!



internet rumour superantispyware created that virus to get you to buy it. try removing superantispyware and see if it comes back ;)


http://www.google.ie/search?q=superantispyware+virus&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

ironic thats the only software that removes that particular virus?

What else is that software doing?


kdjac

[sligoman]

internet rumour superantispyware created that virus to get you to buy it. try removing superantispyware and see if it comes back ;)I didn't pay for it though so unless it starts doing me harm now it can stay there. Plus how did it start in the first place? I had no superantispyware on computer so I obvously picked it up from somewhere else, not off their program.

[Rovers1]

Step 2: Stop going onto porn sites :D



kdjac

still think kdjac had a valid point though ;)

[kdjaC]

I didn't pay for it though so unless it starts doing me harm now it can stay there. Plus how did it start in the first place? I had no superantispyware on computer so I obvously picked it up from somewhere else, not off their program.

Usually that virus comes from software that was "obtained", software developers stick things on torrent sites with viruses inside them.



kdjac

[paul_oshea]

lads any idea why some sites wont open up and some will.

cant get to flash player to install on a friends computer and cant get into facebook. youtube doesnt play videos even though i installed flash player through a third party site.

[tricky_colour]

lads any idea why some sites wont open up and some will.

cant get to flash player to install on a friends computer and cant get into facebook. youtube doesnt play videos even though i installed flash player through a third party site.

Do you have your security settings too high? Sound like you are blocking java
script or something like that. I have Firefox and an add-on allows you to
block java by default, hence if I go to a new site with flash player or similar
it won't work untill I give it permissions. However you often get some sort
of message saying you have java disabledetc.. but not always.
Youtube won't work without java either

[paul_oshea]

not blocking javascript or anything like that. Also when i try to get to the website in firefox it goes to 4 bars and then nothing happens. its really weird no matter what i do i cant get it working in firefox....it does however work in internet explorer but then I get all the pop ups so dont want that.

its a friends computer not mine so knida frustrating as they are of limited techincal ability.

[tetsujin1979]

Is it running Vista / Linux / XP?

[paul_oshea]

xp i beleive.

[tetsujin1979]

do the sites appear correctly in IE?