virus alert

  1. What to Do When Windows Security Detects a Virus: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Picture this: you’re deep into an important project on your Windows PC, maybe crafting that perfect Excel sheet or launching into a gaming session, when suddenly, your screen lights up with a red alert—your antivirus has detected a virus! Panic might set in, but fear not! Let’s unravel what...
  2. Imgburn False Positive?

    In the process installing Imgburn on my Think Centre, Outpost Security Suite popped a trojan alert squawking about "Adware.OpenCandy!UQ/lkedzl9U". Several website where I've checked on it showa a relatively low detection rate, something like 4 out of 48. While I understand that tends to point...
  3. Windows 7 popup that looks like windows 7 restart????

    I wish I took a screenshot. But, I received a weird popup that look eerily similar to a Win7 restart. Reminds me of the fake Windows Virus Alert pops that would appear. It was quite weird that it appeared after I stopped my screensaver, and no matter how many times I keep pressing the 'esc'...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 will not start up [CHALLENGING ONE]

    About a month ago I bought a brand new HP Pavilion DV7. Everything was working great until this week. It started slowing down, freezing for a couple of seconds, being slow when starting and as I was browsing the web today, Windows suddenly shut down to a point where a black screen was showing...