Off-topic Talk Where overpaid, underworked S2000 owners waste the worst part of their days before the drive home. This forum is for general chit chat and discussions not covered by the other off-topic forums.

Virus?!?!?!?

Thread Tools
 
Old Sep 14, 2003 | 08:56 AM
  #1  
S2KHardTop's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,365
Likes: 0
From: San Jose
Default Virus?!?!?!?

I have a file on my computer called msbb.exe that is taking up all my CPU time and i cant seem to end the process using the task manager and the process keeps jumping around.... This has never happened before.... Can anyone help with this?
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2003 | 11:09 AM
  #2  
DaveZ's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,170
Likes: 0
From: Richmond
Default

Use the power of google, my friend

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...-8&q=msbb%2Eexe

Looks like you got some spyware, probably by downloading some freebie software. Download & run Adaware - it should clean you right up. http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2003 | 02:18 PM
  #3  
tritium_pie's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 4,543
Likes: 0
From: Vegas baby!!
Default

also Spybot is great for removing adware like that. (Known as Spybot S&D or Spybot Search & Destroy)
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2003 | 03:27 PM
  #4  
S2KHardTop's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,365
Likes: 0
From: San Jose
Default

yea..i actually used both of them...but it seems like ill find it...and take it out...and then when i restart my computer... non of my icons come up...this has happened twice.... with S&D and Adware... now i dont know what to do....
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Quik S2K
Off-topic Talk
12
Sep 14, 2004 04:57 AM
Mr. Francesco
Off-topic Talk
10
Aug 13, 2004 05:13 AM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:14 AM.