Andrew D. Gable
First Post
If indeed it can be helped. When running a virus scan, it came up that one of my files in the Temporary Internet Files folder was infected with a virus (I forget which). I deleted that file, which according to that was the only infected file on my system. Ever since, I'm getting constant messages about the Sasser worm, as I recounted on another thread. Despite having run virus scans several more times. What's Sasser do, anyhow? Now my whole system has gone to merry hell, I think.
Oftentimes, before a problem happens, my monitor flashes and crackles, almost as if there's a power outage for a brief second. But AFAIK, there shouldn't be. A few moments ago, the computer deleted a Word file I was working on, for no readily apparent reason. After it refused to open, but sent me in a looping series of error messages, the icon for the file vanished off my desktop.
Then I got a message saying that an error was caused in KERNEL32.DLL (I *always* get Kernel error messages), by file TAPISRV.xxx (can't recall the extension). Explorer crashed, and as a result I was forced once again to do a system restore (about the only way I can do anything on this computer anymore). And for some reason, a restore which normally took 3 minutes tops took upwards of 25.
And all this is just within the past hour.
All seems to date back to when I installed my digital camera over a year ago. I shut down the computer that night when I went to bed, and the next morning had the first problem I remember. It's been about everyday since then. It seems like anything which alters the .INI files, in particular, plays merry hell with the computer. I'm bombarded with spam mail here lately, which I think might have something to do with it - whether as the source or another symptom, I don't know.
What's going on here? Some serious virus mojo?
Oftentimes, before a problem happens, my monitor flashes and crackles, almost as if there's a power outage for a brief second. But AFAIK, there shouldn't be. A few moments ago, the computer deleted a Word file I was working on, for no readily apparent reason. After it refused to open, but sent me in a looping series of error messages, the icon for the file vanished off my desktop.
Then I got a message saying that an error was caused in KERNEL32.DLL (I *always* get Kernel error messages), by file TAPISRV.xxx (can't recall the extension). Explorer crashed, and as a result I was forced once again to do a system restore (about the only way I can do anything on this computer anymore). And for some reason, a restore which normally took 3 minutes tops took upwards of 25.
And all this is just within the past hour.
All seems to date back to when I installed my digital camera over a year ago. I shut down the computer that night when I went to bed, and the next morning had the first problem I remember. It's been about everyday since then. It seems like anything which alters the .INI files, in particular, plays merry hell with the computer. I'm bombarded with spam mail here lately, which I think might have something to do with it - whether as the source or another symptom, I don't know.
What's going on here? Some serious virus mojo?
