# stupid computer question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 3, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149 "2004-05-03T14:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/1 "2004-05-03T14:17:12Z")
something is resetting the security level in my internet explorer. And when I go it to manually enable everything, it just reverts right back to disabled as soon as i save the settings. Every single thing is check disabled. Does this sound like a virus? ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/2 "2004-05-03T14:18:05Z")
might be a back door trojoan here is a free online virus scanner run it and see what happens…also i would run adaware and or spy bot search and destroy ---
**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:** [May 3, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/3 "2004-05-03T14:29:10Z")
it’s that bullshit theme you are using@!!\>\>\>\> 😛 you did read about sasser though??? right? [www.symantec.com](http://www.symantec.com) sounds about right… could just be ads an nat… look for suspect processes and post the name of the exes. ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/4 "2004-05-03T14:41:26Z")
run windows update ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/5 "2004-05-03T14:51:29Z")
> _Originally posted by turbovw18_ > **it’s that bullshit theme you are using@!!\>\>\>\>** > > > > 😛 > > you did read about sasser though??? right? [www.symantec.com](http://www.symantec.com) > > **sounds about right… could just be ads an nat… look for suspect processes and post the name of the exes.** nope, i will thuugh. And ive ran ad aware and spybot S&D. I wouldnt be bothering you if I hadnt tried that already… :tounge: ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/6 "2004-05-03T14:54:06Z")
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**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:** [May 3, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/7 "2004-05-03T15:21:23Z")
:owned: hehe… just dump the garbage… start - run = msconfig … click startup tab, dump all garbage… if you want to get it… boot windows, hit f8 for selective startup and then hit safe mode… run adaware / pest patrol in safe mode and it’ll kill it… dump those stupid services though… realsch,ect ect ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/8 "2004-05-03T15:23:53Z")
bit torrent eh? msnmessanger, i hate firefox?? ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/9 "2004-05-03T15:36:09Z")
> _Originally posted by BlkP42E_ > **bit torrent eh? > msnmessanger, i hate > firefox??** i dont use MSN Messenger and Firefox is a browser. Had to download it cause IE wouldnt let me get into secure sites and i needed to check on something on my newegg acct. :hs: ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/10 "2004-05-03T15:38:33Z")
> _Originally posted by turbovw18_ > **:owned:** > > > > hehe… just dump the garbage… start - run = msconfig … click startup tab, dump all garbage… > > if you want to get it… boot windows, hit f8 for selective startup and then hit safe mode… run adaware / pest patrol in safe mode and it’ll kill it… > > **dump those stupid services though… realsch,ect ect** msconfig wont work. “windows cannot find msconfig” blah blah blah… cant do the restart thing right now, im halfway done with last nights sopranos, and bittorent is slow as shit. dont wanna have to start over… :mad: ---
**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:** [May 3, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/11 "2004-05-03T15:50:34Z")
what do you mean cna’t find msconfig??? this is an xp machine? maybe if you weren’t downloading infected pRon / movies you’d be cool :tounge: but seriously… we need to dump those processes and make sure they aren’t loading on startup… there are numerous ways to ensure that a deleted file is reloaded on reboot (many more ways if i was hacker smart :hs: ) … one is opurtunistic locking, meaning once the process starts, it’s golden… so you need to run msconfig (user friendly) or sysedit (non user friend) or regedit and dump those bastards, reboot and clean!!! ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/12 "2004-05-03T16:46:16Z")
> _Originally posted by turbovw18_ > **what do you mean cna’t find msconfig??? this is an xp machine?** > > > > maybe if you weren’t downloading infected pRon / movies you’d be cool :tounge: but seriously… we need to dump those processes and make sure they aren’t loading on startup… there are numerous ways to ensure that a deleted file is reloaded on reboot (many more ways if i was hacker smart :hs: ) … one is opurtunistic locking, meaning once the process starts, it’s golden… > > **so you need to run msconfig (user friendly) or sysedit (non user friend) or regedit and dump those bastards, reboot and clean!!!** yeah, its XP Pro… i dont download much/any porn. The only shit i download is sopranos every week off [suprnova.com](http://suprnova.com) and music off there too. :hs: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/13 "2004-05-04T05:21:51Z")
download RegCleaner… it can delete hidden stuff from your startup…actually its a nicer then using msconfig [http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm](http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm) ---
**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:** [May 4, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/14 "2004-05-04T05:44:56Z")
yeah… but msconfig should be bundled in xp… guess not in all versions :hs: ---
**Author:** ![P8NT-BALLAH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@P8NT-BALLAH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/P8NT-BALLAH)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/15 "2004-05-04T05:51:36Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > msconfig wont work. “windows cannot find msconfig” blah blah blah… > > cant do the restart thing right now, im halfway done with last nights sopranos, and bittorent is slow as shit. > dont wanna have to start over… > :mad: ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/16 "2004-05-04T10:13:04Z")
spysweeper \> adaware + spybot ---
**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:** [May 4, 2004, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/17 "2004-05-04T11:07:06Z")
> [@cracka](#): > > spysweeper \> adaware + spybot :nono: knowing how to kill it yourself \> any program made to kill it ---
**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:** [May 4, 2004, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/18 "2004-05-04T11:15:14Z")
> [@turbovw18](#): > > :nono: > > knowing how to kill it yourself \> any program made to kill it stick in windows xp, reformat… problem solved ---
**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:** [May 4, 2004, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/19 "2004-05-04T11:33:27Z")
wo wtf am i running? and msconfig works with my xp pro :dunno: whats wrong with mikes ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149/20 "2004-05-04T11:34:54Z")
go to run the type msconfig [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-computer-question/166149.md?page=2)