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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 28 2005, 01:38 PM (508 Views) | |
| countducky | Feb 28 2005, 01:38 PM Post #1 |
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can someone help with this please a prob with pc keeps shuttin down on me is this the virus i had, or just an overload? also, 180 search assistant is in the list and i cant uninstall it |
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| Daniel Talbot | Feb 28 2005, 01:42 PM Post #2 |
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I had the same problem and after awhile it will stop. i guess it depends on how many things you are running. also it could be spyware and or a virus. I have had spyware where it would shutdown the computer every so often and a virus that would do the same. so do a virus scan and a spyware scan and see if that does anything for you...... |
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| countducky | Feb 28 2005, 01:45 PM Post #3 |
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earlier on i trtied scanning with mcafee and the pc shut down.....and i even scanned it in safe mode i'll install Search and Destroy and rid of ad-ware |
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| ABeakyboy | Feb 28 2005, 03:26 PM Post #4 |
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sounds like you've got a virus. If you cant get rid of it, back up your files (to a flash drive maybe), reinstall the system, install a virus protector, update it, then put whatever media has the backed up data on it back into the computer. Run a scan on it and remove any infections before copying your stuff back. This is a really drastic measure, but it will get rid of the virus.  Oh, ya, if you are running windows, make sure you go to http://www.windowsupdate.com and download ALL of the security patches. |
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| countducky | Feb 28 2005, 03:33 PM Post #5 |
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you gotta b kiddin me i aint restartin the windows again i've already done that 3 times in the past 2 weeks, and its always annoyin me coz i have to ring bt up and reconnect it up |
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| d1rekt | Feb 28 2005, 07:43 PM Post #6 |
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Spybot Search and Destroy is Adware/Spyware in itself.  Get Ad-aware SE if you want to rid yourself of spyware.
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| Brian S. | Feb 28 2005, 08:20 PM Post #7 |
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What? :blink: SS&D is not spyware. Who did you hear that from? |
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| alamir | Feb 28 2005, 10:21 PM Post #8 |
Electricity is just Organized Lightning.
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He's right, I had a similar virus that involve 180 search assistance ... Ad-Aware SE is your best choice, it got rid of it. (PS if ur comp is going to shut down before Ad-Aware stops sifting through the files... just click Stop/Cancel.. and Ad Aware will still list the files it found... and delete those files before ur comp shuts down) |
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| Typhoon Omi | Feb 28 2005, 10:33 PM Post #9 |
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I've got Ad-Ware SE...I use Spybot to kill some of the more annoying-types, than Ad-Ware SE Personal to finish it and get rid of the MUI lists..theeeen I use the CoolWeb Killer (Or something like that, it gets rid of the CoolWeb virus. 180WebSearch is one of CoolWeb's different 'forms'...I had it for two months. :ph34r:) |
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| alamir | Feb 28 2005, 10:36 PM Post #10 |
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Electricity is just Organized Lightning.
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why when Ad-Aware gets rid of 180? besides,...if u want another spyware remover i'd go with MSN's remover... free until summer!!! |
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| stamps | Feb 28 2005, 10:54 PM Post #11 |
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there is also a chance, your cpu may be overheating, when you start your computer right when it starts click delete and go into the cmos and then go to something thats says standard cmos features, and then from there to something that says PC health status, and the see what the temperature is. But I am warning you be very careful while in the cmos, it is a fairly dangerous place to be, do not click anything you don't know what it is |
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| countducky | Mar 1 2005, 04:13 AM Post #12 |
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i also frequently get asds popping up with advertisements in it thats definately 100% adware |
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| stamps | Mar 1 2005, 08:49 AM Post #13 |
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yeah but you can have more than one problem, check and make sure all your fans in your case are working. |
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| countducky | Mar 1 2005, 12:08 PM Post #14 |
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as far as i know they are coz it did it before and they were workin anyways......that clickin everywhere virus is at it again its doin it tonnes of times i think i sorted the prob with the shuttin down but i keep gettin pop ups and files tryin to access stuff like outlook express n internet and microsoft office |
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| Deleted User | Mar 1 2005, 07:20 PM Post #15 |
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I believe people stated this in several of your other topics, but download hijackthis and post your results on a tech support forum with a hijackthis section. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...hijackthis+help And no, Spybot Search & Destroy is not spyware, to whoever said that. |
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