Question:
Is it a virus?
2006-09-16 12:34:15 UTC
It has been almost a week since the problem occured.While downloading with azureus my downloads stop and the internet is dead.I can't disconnect thought and I have to reboot.I formatted the disk but I did not get rid of my problem.Any ideas?
Six answers:
2006-09-16 12:40:16 UTC
I highly doubt that it's a virus. You probably have a firewall that detects that certain ports are being used (by your bittorrent client) and thinks that you're being attacked, so it cuts the connection to the internet. Try disabling your firewalls/antivirus and bypassing your router (if you have one) and try it again and see if it still does it. If it does still do it, then it is probably your ISP blocking you.
johnzy_08
2006-09-19 12:49:10 UTC
here are some things to know if you have a virus..



First, you may think you have a virus, but how do you really tell? Viruses often cause erratic behavior, smiley faces may pop up, your screen may disappear, or your computer may crash. The trigger that activates the virus can be almost anything. For instance, the virus can be activated the minute it is installed. Or it may start its dirty work the next time you start your computer. In many cases, a virus can reside inside your computer in an inactive state, waiting for a certain event (like a certain date) to happen.



From the moment the virus infiltrated your computer to the time that it made itself known to you, you could have innocently spread the virus to others. A very disconcerting sign that you have a virus is when friends call or e-mail to let you know you have sent them a virus-infested e-mail. It can also be transfered via IM's and Peer to Peer's like limewire, Bearshare and Kazaa... SO beware!!!



Now... If you notice any of this CRAPS (lol) in your system.. The first thing you gotta do is STAY CALM.. lol... because people tend to panic when they notice something like viruses... Thats what I did sometime in the best and I deleted some of my system32 thinking the virus is there... and KABOOM!!! I cant start my pc anymore...LOL!!!!



What you gota do is, download an antivirus... My personal reccomendation is AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/... Because unlike Norton and PCcillin or Mcaffee.. It's not resource hungry.. It's simple.. lol...

another recommendation is zonealarm.. but... It cost like 50$ for the fulll version... but you can email me for a serial (LOL!!).. anyways...

other programs are:

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My etrust antivirus.cai.com

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and Last but not the least.. KAPERSKY... ( I dont actaully know if it's free or something.. But because it's not that popular, There's less hacks for that program...)



But.. if you dont want any programs.... Try just to scan first...

housecall.antivirus.com

or jsut use free mcaffee virus scan...

but.. remember,, better be safe than sorry!!LOL!!



anyways...

They say only use one anti virus program... I say not... Because... base on my experience... There was this virus that got scanned by Avast but not by AVG.. Well thats just my opinion...



Now... sometimes... your anti virus says they have scanned something.. But cant delete it... what your gonna do is, google the virus name.. then there should be some step by step instructions in some forum... Try that... lol...



anyways... last but not the least but the most annoying and irritating and pissing (lol)

If you still cant delete it.. the last way is to reformat your PC... that sucks I know.. but... It'll surely kill the viruses.. and your files.. LOL!!



And ya... before I forget...

Sometimes... viruses seem to restrict you from accessing the net.. sometimes... it kills your connection or something... now great.. you cant download softwares.. what you gotta do is go to a clean PC.. then download the latest installer from there... now... burn it to a cd or something... then load it to your pc... it shall work... lol



now good luck with you!!!!
char__c is a good cooker
2006-09-16 12:41:06 UTC
Try to do a system restore from before you downloaded it, maybe about a month ago when it was running good. Call Microsoft, they will walk you through every step of the way till you figure it out.
timtheenchanter
2006-09-16 12:38:33 UTC
If you reformatted then it's not a virus. Probably a driver problem or your routers pooping out. Try resetting that, and make sure you're forwarding correctly.
jv637
2006-09-16 12:35:46 UTC
i think it's a virus. do you have the virus scan? try it.
2006-09-16 12:40:03 UTC
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