2007-11-18 12:53:45 · 4 answers · asked by Dave 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I had a friend bring me her laptop because her laptop had over 500 trojans and was also hijacked. Every time I attempted to open or even type in the word "antivirus", or "antispyware", I was redirected to porno, or gambling sites. I think there were over 25 webpages open at one time along with pop-ups. I was still able to download an antivirus program and scan while all the screens were showing.
In your case, you may want to click on "F8", at bootup until you can open the screen, where you will want to boot in a safe mode. And then run your existing antivirus if you have one installed. Or try and install a free one.
Good luck to you.
Minddoctor, France
2007-11-18 13:01:47 · answer #1 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Log on to your laptop from Safe mode as administrator. Connect to the anti-virus site, download, and clean up your laptop. If you are not able to do that, you may have to re-install the whole system. By the way, are you able to restore the system back to some earlier clean state? (Try system restore first)
2007-11-18 13:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by Scott P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After you boot to safe mode, using the F8 key at startup, instead of choosing "safe mode" choose "safe mode with networking". Doing this will allow you to connect to the Net if you have to download and antivirus or antispyware software to clean your rig.
2007-11-18 13:18:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did it die
2007-11-18 12:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by Techman2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋