help please !!!

sco0ter

When you press F8 during startup do you not get the option to "use most recent settings that worked" option

kerryallc71

yep , but when i use that option it just keeps restarting ,, the same as safe mode ..

sco0ter

Only option might be for a dos anti virus scanner... Look here

http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/

All files are there just make sure you use the latest signature file

kerryallc71

hello me again..

brother in law's computer is fine ,, we got a email from them last night , brother in law is the one who we got the virus off through the bt yahoo messanger service ..

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this is what the email said : my computer is fine , no problems with it . i had it from a frenid , who warned me not to take a message from the bloke whom he named.

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its funny how that message/virus got sent to us , it came through the yahoo messanger so the message/virus was already open..

can virus's be sent through the messanger service i thought they were all sent via email ..

anyway now the computers ruined ,,

did my brother in law send the virus/bt yahoo messanger message through to our computer..

just a bit baffled..

see you from kerry..

sco0ter

Heres some interesting reading


http://www.physorg.com/news67525115.html

http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5634007.html

http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1295

Also try a google search for yahoo messenger virus and will find loads

kerryallc71

just read the last link on your message , the bt yahoo messanger message i got was like that , but i never clicked on it or anything .. i just pressed the red cross to close the message..

its weird how the virus spread without me clicking on it..

see you from kerry.

ps
thankyou for all your help..

sco0ter

You dont have to click it as messenger does open it for you so the virus is activated when you read the message. There are virus protectors for Instant Messengers out there. I know Zonealarm has one but couldnt tel you if the free version does.