# A little help for a computer moron like me **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 16, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342 "2005-02-16T23:28:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/1 "2005-02-16T23:28:03Z")
I already asked whitey for some help but understandably after all the work on the forums today me told me “my Brain is fried, but I will look into it”. anyway I figured I would see if any of you guys can help too. I did a virus scan and found the file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SInstantM.exe as a virus. I tried to quarintine it, delete it and fix it and it won’t let me. I turned off the system restore settings to see if that helped but didn’t so they are back on now. What can I do to get rid of this virus and is this file needed to run any of my systems on the computer or is it created by the virus to keep me from removing it? I really want to get this thing off here asap so any help will be greatly appriciated. thanks in advance, Sam ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/2 "2005-02-17T02:51:32Z")
[http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=81973&st=0&#entry840322](http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=81973&st=0&#entry840322) found this look towards the bottom of teh page ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/3 "2005-02-17T03:06:06Z")
go into safe mode, n’ try and delete it though there… or I dont know what OS ur using but restart into dos and delete though there… another is… Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del once,kill every application on there except, “Explorer.exe”“Taskmgr.exe” then try to delete the file again. Best bets safe/dos tho… ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/4 "2005-02-17T04:15:28Z")
[Symantec.com](http://Symantec.com) has no items matching this description. Are you sure it is a virus? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/5 "2005-02-17T05:37:08Z")
it’s not a virus… it’s a service to launch ads. best bet is to do what dude said and kill your services, although you need a little more than taskmgr and explorer… keep the svchosts and lsass… but yeah… try that. otherwise, right click and make sure it’s not read only and make sure you have proper permissions on it… just see what that does and report back ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/6 "2005-02-17T06:18:40Z")
Deleting in safe mode got rid of stubborn spyware for me. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/7 "2005-02-17T15:11:13Z")
Dear Sam, Format: C Love, Mike ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/8 "2005-02-17T21:19:56Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > Dear Sam, > > Format: C > > Love, > Mike won’t I lose a lot of stuff? I can figure out how to get XP to run in safe mode. I am used to 98 cause that is what I have always used ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-help-for-a-computer-moron-like-me/172342/9 "2005-02-17T22:18:21Z")
> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > won’t I lose a lot of stuff? > > I can figure out how to get XP to run in safe mode. I am used to 98 cause that is what I have always used press F8 when your computers starting up… Like the BIOS screen n’ shyt