Anyone good with computers?

[Carmichal]

Trust me.

I'm actually 100% srs.

[ZERO]

You need to reformat. A factory reset DOES NOT do that. You need a windows install disc to reformat and reinstall windows. Then after you have done that go buy NOD32 so this shit does not happen again.

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[maynard]

if it is your "work computer" and you have a "corporate email address" try I dunno... letting someone who knows wtf they are doing handle it?

[SCRIBBLE]

An incorporated entity with no IT department -- this is the issue you need to tackle first.

[phil.™]

I might have narrowed it down.
I believe the virus has gotten to my Bios, now I need to re-flash my Bios.
How might one do this?

[ZERO]

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The virus did not go into your bios. You do not work for the CIA or do you....

This is like my car stopped working and rather than put more gas in I go oh the car has a bomb in it and that is why it does not work.

You have yet to reformat the system and until you do it is not going to go away.

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[Steamer]

Fix your PC for a tint job? Mwahahaha....The virus could be residing in the MBR. It is possible to fix it without a reformat if not entirely bad. To me it sound's like some nasty ass mal-ware. As Zero stated, a restore does not do shit but what it says... Restore system files. Formating is easyyyy.... BIOS Virus's are nasty and mainly used for pure destruction and extremely high level sneaky things.... better take care of that fast (Doubtful).

[StarsMine]

Yea follows zeros advice, though Nod32 is a bit much, Norton has some absolutely amazing enterprise products as well as a few other companies, look into them.
A good roundup of consumer level anti virus proctection, though it is a year old, I need to resubscribe to MPC sometime
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...pared?page=0,4
xD found one a year older
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...grams_reviewed
thats not what I was looking for.

I would be willing to bet that they will do another roundup sometime in the coming months. looking at the dates those where made

anyways reformat (not factory reset) and get one of these and Never EVER say you use common sense, because if you do I will say you have none and have no right to try to use that as your anti virus, It is by far one of the stupidest thing I ever read. Its like saying pulling out is an adaquit form of birth control and prevents the spread of stds. It just does not work like that.

And I will sit here waiting for someone, who seems to pretend codes dont change from version to version, to call out that norton sucks. So I can point and laugh because I got tired of telling people the code has drastically changed since 08

Edit: complacently off topic, the guy behind McAfee, John McAfee, is on the run from murder charges xD http://gizmodo.com/5959812/john-mcaf...ted-for-murder

[CYBER]

Yea follows zeros advice, though Nod32 is a bit much, Norton has some absolutely amazing enterprise products as well as a few other companies, look into them.
A good roundup of consumer level anti virus proctection, though it is a year old, I need to resubscribe to MPC sometime
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...pared?page=0,4
xD found one a year older
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...grams_reviewed
thats not what I was looking for.

I would be willing to bet that they will do another roundup sometime in the coming months. looking at the dates those where made

anyways reformat (not factory reset) and get one of these and Never EVER say you use common sense, because if you do I will say you have none and have no right to try to use that as your anti virus, It is by far one of the stupidest thing I ever read. Its like saying pulling out is an adaquit form of birth control and prevents the spread of stds. It just does not work like that.

And I will sit here waiting for someone, who seems to pretend codes dont change from version to version, to call out that norton sucks. So I can point and laugh because I got tired of telling people the code has drastically changed since 08

Edit: complacently off topic, the guy behind McAfee, John McAfee, is on the run from murder charges xD http://gizmodo.com/5959812/john-mcaf...ted-for-murder

You need to play it smart so that you don't waste a decent PC, so follow these steps:
1- Buy a MAC
2- Smash your computer with said MAC
3- Return that crappy MAC back to the store.
4- Learn the Amish culture.

Problem solved.
You can thank me with some butter, don't ask questions, just make me some damn organic butter!

[SCRIBBLE]

anyways reformat (not factory reset) and get one of these and Never EVER say you use common sense, because if you do I will say you have none and have no right to try to use that as your anti virus, It is by far one of the stupidest thing I ever read. Its like saying pulling out is an adaquit form of birth control and prevents the spread of stds. It just does not work like that.

And I will sit here waiting for someone, who seems to pretend codes dont change from version to version, to call out that norton sucks. So I can point and laugh because I got tired of telling people the code has drastically changed since 08

Preach it, brother.

You can thank me with some butter, don't ask questions, just make me some damn organic butter!

Organic butter tastes much better than the inorganic variety.

I'm also in agreement with the shitty mac thing... macs are nothing but tool kits for designers.