[SEL] O.T. Need Computer Advice

[Paul Maples]

Bill I ran Norton Internet Security (Professional Version) and it said no
virus's, I ran Housecall.antivirus.com and it to said I had no virus's so
with your statement I am convinced that I d not have a virus. This happened
to me about a month ago and I did a complete System Recover (took me two
days) and this solved the problem up until now. I am running Windows XP Home
Version. Do you have any recommendations other than a complete system
recovery?

One guy called me and told me that he reloaded Windows XP and did what he
called a clean sweep, now a repair, and this took care of his "virus" as he
called it.

I dread dumping all of my files and reformatting the hard drive in a System
Recovery. I am open to any thing to try whether it works or now.

Thanks Bill for writing back.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Dickerson" <bill at antique-engines.com>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] O.T. Need Computer Advice


> Paul, without a little time I can't tell you what it IS, but can tell you
> it's pretty much NOT a virus.
> It's amazing how many computer woes get blamed on viruses now days.
> It's usually easier than finding the real cause.
> Most computer ills are due to file corruption, file conflicts, ill-behaved
> software, spyware or hardware malfunctions. A real computer virus doesn't
> typically "disconnect".
> If NAV says you don't have a virus, you don't have one. They aren't magic
> and don't escape detection that easily.
>
> Bill
> (former anti-virus administrator for a very large financial company, and
> former Symantec support volunteer who just turned down a Symantec position
> in California)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>