Comatose Computer...

[Thanee]

FORMAT C:\

That's what I would suggest after a virus infect, anyways.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pbartender]

Life, do you hear me?

Give my creation... Life!

 

[Cergorach]

I would check the memory first (quick, no muss checK) using memtest86. It can be downloaded on it's own, or comes package with certain linux live cds (such as ubuntu).

While memtest does sometimes work, it often doesn't work. Pull out every memory unit but one, try if it works now, if not replace it with a different one.

Also removeall the hardware you don't need to operate the PC (including printers and USB devices).

You might also want to go through your BIOS settings to see if on an error the computer doesn't reboot itself (I remember having a similar problem with an old computer).

 

[ssampier]

Ah, malware how I hate thee!

I never get any on my computer. But with my old job, my customers frequently brought in that junk. I spent considerable time cleaning that junk out. Of course they'd be reinfected shortly, however.

On a similar note, you'd be surprised how much stuff antivirus misses (that is if you only run retroactively). This excludes antivirus that is outdated or nonexistent, of course.