-- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 7:04 pm on April 30, 2008 Alright earlier today around 7pm. I got this error message saying that i have a dangerous virus. I've ran my Anti Virus Program 3 times now. I'm on the 4 th. And it still wont get rid of it. I tried to reformat the pc, and it wont let me boot from the cd. What the hell should i do? -- Posted by elementality09 at 7:06 pm on April 30, 2008 are you sure it wasnt an internet popup that said u did and to buy some software? that happens sometimes -- Posted by rokuAA at 7:06 pm on April 30, 2008 total shutdown, unplug it if necicary, kill it before it spreads -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 7:06 pm on April 30, 2008 No.It wasnt. Because my anti virus is detecting it, just not getting rid of it. -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 7:07 pm on April 30, 2008 Quote: from rokuAA at 10:06 pm on April 30, 2008 total shutdown, unplug it if necicary, kill it before it spreads what do you mean kill it? Shutting it down wont do any good. I'll never be able to use my computer again. -- Posted by rokuAA at 7:08 pm on April 30, 2008 like i said^^ shut the whole thing down -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 7:10 pm on April 30, 2008 Quote: from rokuAA at 10:08 pm on April 30, 2008 like i said^^ shut the whole thing down Then what happens? -- Posted by rokuAA at 7:10 pm on April 30, 2008 yes you will, granted you do it fast enough^^ it is rather simple, shut down if early enough, dump ROM, dump HD -- Posted by climber783 at 12:28 am on May 1, 2008 What antivirus program are you using?  Have you tried a different one?   One program to try is Avast antivirus, because it has a  boot-time virus scanner.  That way, it can scan your hard drive for viruses without the operating system running.  I've used this feature a couple times, and it's definitely helped. http://www.avast.com -- Posted by Rhapsody at 8:05 am on May 1, 2008 I believe that you may need to restart your computer in Safe Mode in order to delete the virus using the Anti-Virus Program which is detecting it. To start your computer in safe Mode do the following: Windows XP If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.    * Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.    * Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.    * Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.    * When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would. Taken from here Alternatively if the anti-virus software has a Boot time scan feature you may use that. -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 8:30 am on May 1, 2008 I tried all of these ideas. I cant download the new software. And when pressing f8 nothing happend. It didnt give me anything. Its like it wont register my keyboard while its booting up. -- Posted by Rhapsody at 8:39 am on May 1, 2008 You have to starting pressing F8 as soon as you press the power button. -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 8:56 am on May 1, 2008 http://i28.tinypic.com/t0nuw7.jpg thats what its doing. EVERY time i click on something. Thats what it does. -- Posted by climber783 at 11:50 am on May 1, 2008 Try F2 to get into safe mode...its different on some computers.  I know mine's F2. Here's a couple online virus scanners:  no download necessary. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html -- Posted by ZOMGimrae at 5:34 am on May 2, 2008 seriously im getting irritated and im about to just throw this hard drive out the window. Nothing is getting rid of this virus. -- Posted by Crazy snake at 10:35 am on May 2, 2008 How exactly is the virus affecting the computer? Has it slowed it down, or deleted files? -- Posted by Syber at 12:30 am on May 18, 2008 Just format Harddrive and reload windows....