Computer trouble.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

My freind is having a little trouble. What exactly is ohbndj32? It appears when she presses ctrl+alt+del. she thinks it might be a virus. I googled it, but not a damn result came up. So I was wondering if anyone here could help.

 

[bignick]

Did you run a virus scan? WSB knows a gree one.

 

[gmzone]

Sounds like a virus. But, I'm no expert. I can't get my mouse to stop freezing up from time to time. Is it the mouse or something more serious?

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Her computer is slow, and it's taking a while to run it. I won't know anything for a little while.

 

[rickc25]

Does the task manager appear at all, or is it just a pop up window with that word in it?

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

It's in the task manager, and now its showing up several times.

 

[maddfrog]

I use Symantec Anti-virus on my comp, but a virus that I use when I think Symantec isn't catching a virus I use Trend Micro. I think its one of the best free online scanners on there. It will find a virus and clean it for you. If your interested you can go to http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

 

[stemartin7]

its probably some adware, run ad-aware 6 to check for adware.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Well, I just found out that her computer is running so slow, that she's having problems doing anything. She can't download right now.

 

[rickc25]

[quote name='stemartin7']its probably some adware, run ad-aware 6 to check for adware.[/quote]

That's what i would guess too. Also might want to search the registry for that term to see if something was installed.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

She cant get it to run.

 

[KrazyKefka]

The computer needs an exorcism. You'll need a old priest and a young priest.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

:lol: An act of god will save it.

 

[Mistik]

Well I'll give the same advice I always do when I have no idea how to fix it: Format the computer.

 

[Moxio]

Sounds like annoying spyware.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Hmm. That sucks, cause it's running so slow, she can't do anything. It took her forever to do a virus scan. So IDK what to tell her. Thanks for the help.

 

[TomCloud9]

tell here to get AVG anti-virus and spybot search and destroy for spyware.

 

[Moxio]

[quote name='MorbidAngel4Life']Hmm. That sucks, cause it's running so slow, she can't do anything. It took her forever to do a virus scan. So IDK what to tell her. Thanks for the help.[/quote]

Reformat would be good.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Her computer is running too slow to run them.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

[quote name='Moxio'][quote name='MorbidAngel4Life']Hmm. That sucks, cause it's running so slow, she can't do anything. It took her forever to do a virus scan. So IDK what to tell her. Thanks for the help.[/quote]

Reformat would be good.[/quote]


Oh brother. Her DA work is going to be gone. Alright, I think I will tell her that when I talk to her. Thanks.

 

[Moxio]

[quote name='MorbidAngel4Life'][quote name='Moxio'][quote name='MorbidAngel4Life']Hmm. That sucks, cause it's running so slow, she can't do anything. It took her forever to do a virus scan. So IDK what to tell her. Thanks for the help.[/quote]

Reformat would be good.[/quote]


Oh brother. Her DA work is going to be gone. Alright, I think I will tell her that when I talk to her. Thanks.[/quote]

How will it be gone if it's on her DA? :?

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

But like thre drafts and actual files and everything will be wiped off her compy,

 

[CaptainObviousXl]

why dont you hook her harddrive to your computer, get the files you need to a cd, reformat and your gold!!

 

[TheGreat2nd]

CaptainObvious to the rescue!...seriously!

Just get the important files onto a floppy disk or CD, format the drive, and you're done.

 

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Because I don't live near here. If I did, then I would.

 

[CaptainObviousXl]

[quote name='shadow9689']CaptainObvious to the rescue!...seriously!

Just get the important files onto a floppy disk or CD, format the drive, and you're done.[/quote]
its hard to do that when her computer is going super slow

 

[snotknocker]

spysweeper is pretty good

 

[shrike4242]

It sounds like there's either a virus or a bunch of adware/spyware on the machine. If it's that slow, it'll be cleaner to wipe it out and start over.

Back up the important documents to CD or flash drive. If she doesn't have a flash drive, worth going to pick one up. Wipe out the machine with the original install media/Windows CD.

 

[dafoomie]

She needs to run AVG, Spybot, and Ad-Aware.

It would be best to format, if she can get the needed files off first, but in either case, she needs to start using those tools, and probably start using Mozilla instead of IE, because it seems like she'll click on OK whenever an activex window pops up.