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Does my laptop have a virus? - Zoe - 12-09-2012 07:23 PM
I just got a new laptop and I think I may have accidentally downloaded a virus (I'm not positive how, but I think I downloaded something wrong when I tried to download Mozilla Firefox)
The symptoms include:
-photos don't always load properly on tumblr
-certain pages (tumblr, facebook, twitter) don't load properly at first on Chrome (however, once I refresh the page, the do)
-the same pages very rarely load correctly on Mozilla Firefox
-i tried deleting all cookes from Firefox and reloading these pages but nothing changed
-occasionally, twitter and tumblr won't let me open different pages from the home page
-occasionally when i close my laptop it restarts and then tells me that something unknown caused it to restart
i thought it was maybe a dealcabby virus but there isn't a random.exe file running in my task manager
can anyone help me? my laptop is brand new and i'd like to nip this in the bud if it is a virus. i've run a few different AVG scans but it never comes up with any viruses found. am i just being paranoid?
thanks!
*I've used AVG for years and it's never been a problem for me, I don't think it's the virus now, and Internet explorer is the only browser not having any issues
- viper117 - 12-09-2012 07:31 PM
Well, there's one way i no to get rid of a virus is to restore your computer to how it was exactly when you bought it and that should get rid of the virus.
- ChatRoomKiller - 12-09-2012 07:31 PM
AVG is the virus.
Did you get that "free" somewhere? If its brand new slick the thing and reload.
It normally infests IE. For a real laugh open IE and watch for gay porn pop ups and all kinds of alarms and wornings going off. Even something from the FBI about unlicensed sw.
Good luck.