Do you have a Virus? If your system Vista Tips Discuss Do you have a Virus? If your system in the Windows Vista forums; After you open and run an infected program or attachment on your computer, you might not realize that you've introduced a virus until you notice something isn't quite ...

[Snuffy]

After you open and run an infected program or attachment on your computer, you might not realize that you've introduced a virus until you notice something isn't quite right.

Here are a few primary indicators that your computer might be infected:

• Your computer runs more slowly than normal

• Your computer stops responding or locks up often

• Your computer crashes and restarts every few minutes

• Your computer restarts on its own and then fails to run normally

• Applications on your computer don't work correctly

• Disks or disk drives are inaccessible

• You can't print correctly

• You see unusual error messages

• You see distorted menus and dialog boxes


These are common signs of infection—but they might also indicate hardware or software problems that have nothing to do with a virus. Unless you run the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and install industry-standard, up-to-date antivirus software on your computer, there is no way to be certain if your computer is infected with a virus or not. If you don't have current antivirus software installed or if you're interested in installing a different brand, you can try Windows Live OneCare free for 90 days or visit our Security software downloads page for software from other companies.

Tip: Beware of messages warning you that you sent e-mail that contained a virus. This can indicate that the virus has listed your e-mail address as the sender of tainted e-mail. This does not necessarily mean you have a virus. Some viruses have the ability to forge e-mail addresses.
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There is a Big Difference in a Virus and a super slow Internet ISP..
as of 1 Jan 2008 many people on my ISP have:

Last Result: 8:40pm 1-1-08
Dallas
Download Speed: 235 kbps (29.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 281 kbps (35.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

Last Result: 12:57PM 1-2-08
Dallas
Download Speed: 323 kbps (40.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 197 kbps (24.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

[Znod]

Good list Snuffy. Thanks. Have you seen any references to a virus making storage dissappear at an astronomical rate?

[Snuffy]

Seems that some time ago, there was one that REPLICATED at a rapid rate, which in time would cause the ability of a NONE BOOTABLE partition.

also if you use AVAST AV... there is a part of it that (grows quite fast) do not remember exactly where but under AVAST... I used a special bat file to remove when I used AVAST... to keep from growing..

A.I.D.S. Virus HoaxThe A.I.D.S Virus message is a hoax. There are in fact some AIDS viruses and Trojan ... Before it self terminates it eats 5mb of hard drive space and will ...
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoax....S.+Virus+Hoax - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

Other than also cleaning the TEMP and TMP files.. and checking the AVG directory for its files...

[Znod]

Thanks Snuff.