Zach Dorsch wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I have noticed that a number of you deal with computers at a
> professional level (something that I am definitely not!). I would
> normally go to my university ITS but they don't open until Monday.
>
> My computer decided to go crazy today for lack of better terms.
> Basically I was on the internet searching the usual sites that I
> check every morning during breakfast and all of sudden the computer
> just slowed down. I next got a pop up error message informing me
> that my firewall had been shut down and automatic updates are also
> not activated. Every time I try to activate these two I get an error
> message which will not allow me to activate them. I have checked the
> 'Windows Task Manager' frequently because the computer has been
> chugging along even though CPU usage 0% or 100%. Then everything is
> fine until I try to start opening programs and sometimes it will take
> forever and other times not (especially when going to the Windows
> download page--when it does finally connect I get another error
> message).
>
> Does this sound like a virus or has something managed to get shut
> down and thus effected the rest of the computer?
Very well might be a virus or trojan; they often shut down a firewall or
antivirus program as part of their evil doings.
I recommend you try this site for an online scan:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
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