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Virus, need help!!!!

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OverclockMe

Senior member
Well, there is a virus that locks your keyboard up and any key you press it keeps spelling out I am f------ gay!!, and I was wondering if there is a way to get rid of it, will NOrton work??? I just need some way to get rid of the virus without reinstalling windows, thanks

ps
I didnt dl the file this is for someone else I am helping


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<< Dont think I dumb I didnt dl the file this is for someone else I am helping >>



I'm not one to comment on the genius of that statement. LOL.
 
hey seriously, I am a senior member, dont flame me, I really didnt dl it, heres the story. My co worker's daughter was in a chat room and dl the file and bam thats what happened, then he told me and he was gonna reinstall windows, and I was wondering if I could save him the trouble. There so please dont flame me for trying to help out my friend, but if you do flame me it just shows how lame you are.
 
Why not try Norton AntiVirus? Just remember to follow the instructions on installing the program on a system you believe has a virus. If that doesn't work. I would recommend at least formatting the HD before instaliing windows to give you a better chance of cleaning that virus. Good luck.
 
Well the obvious first place to start is download a Virus scanner and see what it finds.

You could also try WinTop or Task Monitor (ctrl-alt-del) and end any processes that you &quot;know&quot; don't need to be running.

Thorin
 
Geez guys don't tell him to give up without trying. There's lots he can do before he heads straight for a Format/ReInstall. If he atleasts runs a virus checker to identify the Virus almost 98% of them can be removed/repaired.

Thorin
 
Cool guys I really appreciate the help, and he will try the norton antivirus , and if that doesnt work, then he will prob format/reinstall.
 
I think all you have to do is type stop, or off or something, try it, my friend gave it to me before but mcaffee caught it before i could install it. hehe. its more of a prank then a virus.
 
try it first, and see if it works, never had the virus but i've heard of it, you won't see stop on your screen but after you type stop, everything should work fine
 
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