Yep.....he probably does.

Sometimes systems get so badly infected with stuff, that by the time you get them cleaned up, they still don't work right. Good programs get corrupted.

In cases like that, you're better off to just back up their data, put the OS disk in, re-partition the hard-drive and re-install the OS.

One other thing. If you have not already done so.....you need to insure that you are up to date on all of the Microsoft updates....including Service Pack III. Having these updates will help prevent a lot of the crud that you pick up.

Also....Install Windows Defender.

AVG's newest version has built-in anti-spyware as well.

Use this:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

I got an XP virus the other day that locked my machine up pretty bad.

I work with several techs and the thing that they had me do was to go to:
Start
Programs
Accesories
System Tools
System Restore
Follow the Wizard and then Restore a day or so before I got the virus and I have not had any problems since. I also ran a full system scan right after that and there were no problems.

Hope this helps.

My 'puter caught that [censored] over a month ago. Found some of it in my programs list and deleted what I could find. That slowed the popups some. Here in the last week I have not had any sign of it. May be it goes away after awhile

your kidding right?? I see that onecare live thing and run...I was working on my Dads system, and that is some sort of redirector..will not allow you to go to the internet, but your connected with yahoo etc....

Still trying to un-screw it...and don't get me started on ie7

Well sure....if you wanna take the easy way out and lose anything that m ight have been saved since the last known good!

I did not have anything that was that important is why I went that route.

a good virus will infect your restore as well. best to switch to Linux and quit worrying.

Format C

myspace.com is where my kids keep getting it.

That is probably where my son picked it up. He visits myspace several times a day.

I figure thats where my dads system got infected...his daughters are always on that thing..

-Note to self- Use someone else's computer to check myspace...

Too funny, but also too true.....

Good Morning!!!!

I also have this POS virus and system restore won't work!I was up all nite trying this that and the other........and I am giving serious thought of using this machine as a really large trot line!

Any other ideas???

superantispyware.exe
google it it will clean your pc if it has infected your video driver you will have to do a restore from the safe mode I am 66 years old I don’t go to porn sites but I did get the virus software is free