I JUST TRIED DOWNLOADING 2 PROGRAMS OFF OF LIMEWIRE.COM. THEY DIDN'T COMPLETELY DOWNLOAD, SO I CANCELLED THE PROCESSES. NOW I CAN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF MY OWN COMPUTER. IM LOGGED IN AS A GUEST USER ACCT RIGHT NOW. IM PRETTY SURE I CAUGHT A VIRUS...I STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, THOUGH , SO CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS WHILE I CAN STILL MAKE USE OF MY INTERNET???PLEASE HELP ME OUT, GUYS!
2006-07-21 16:41:39 · 14 answers · asked by cool note 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I'm going to be a jerk and not answer because you tried to add emphasis to your question by typing in all CAPS, but then you pressed shift while typing the "A" in "an" in the title making it lower-case. Typos happen, but no matter how panicked you are, you need to check your question, like I am this answer.
Good Luck
2006-07-21 16:49:12 · answer #1 · answered by ipndrmath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use your anti-virus software, if you don't have one then get one quick, AVG Free by grisoft is great for free. Use caution if you choose other free anti-virus, you may get a lot more than you ask for. Note that most Windows virus's are aimed at Internet Explorer, switch brower to Mozilla, makes it almost as safe as a Mac. Between AVG Free and Mozilla you'll stay clean. File sharing is dangerous! Hurry, run quick! P.S. If all else fails, or not, got to 'start', botton left corner of screen, it'll come up when you put your curser there, click, then choose 'all programs', then 'accessories', then 'system tools', then 'SYSTEM RESTORE'; if a virus changed any settings you can turn back your computer here.
2006-07-21 16:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor ~W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to do a system restore. System Restore restores your computer to a certain state. You can restore your computer to the state it was in before you attempted to download the program. In Windows XP, go to:
Start>All Programs>Acessories>System Tools>System Restore
Unfortunately, you may not be able to access System Restore while using the Guest account. If this is the case, you're going to have to reinstall the operating system. Before doing that though, remember to back-up your important data.
Also, you do realize that just because it's on LimeWire doesn't make it legal to download programs? Just a heads up.
Good Luck, and feel free to email me if you need more help.
2006-07-21 18:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by csalm87 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm
I would kindly inform you that, Downloading music from Limewire is illegal, and it is seen as adware because the software contains adware.
If you are serious about protecting your privacy, we strongly recommend that you steer clear of all P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing programs (such as Kazaa, limewire and so on), or at least be very cautious when using them. Here is why:
Firstly, using P2P software is an excellent way to download a virus or other malware (such as a keystroke logger).
Secondly, P2P software is "free," but, at least in the case of limewire, there is another price associated with it. In this case, the price is spyware and pop-up ad programs.
Now, to completey remove this dangerous virus, try this software
http://hop.clickbank.net/?install/noadware&mode=d
best of luck!!
2006-07-21 16:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by PC Helper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you rollback to a previous state on your OS?
Run your Adaware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spywareblaster, anti-virus scan etc. You can't install anything usually as a Guest. You have to have Administrator rights. Good luck.
2006-07-21 16:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can restore you OS to a previous point in time, that's if you have a restore point setup already.
Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
If this doesn't work you can boot your PC in safe mode (Google it) and try removing the files you downloaded from limewire, good luck.
2006-07-21 17:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by Adeel I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run Ad-aware & Spybot Search & Destroy. You can safely get these on Download.com. I also heard C Cleaner is very good. In the future, prevent downloading viruses with the free McAffe SiteAdvisor, it's great!
2006-07-21 16:51:43 · answer #7 · answered by Ven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.trendmicro.com and scan with the Housecall programme. It is free, but may take some time to deep-scan your PC. Also, www.microsoft.com has a stand alone antivirus online scan, as does www.mcAfee.com .
Good luck!
2006-07-21 16:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by cheekandfolly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dowload an updated virus protection software from Norton. And run it.
2006-07-21 16:46:38 · answer #9 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay off of limewire. I could have told you that if you had asked. It cost me $98 to get my computer fixed after limewire.
2006-07-21 16:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋