Administrators SuperDan Posted November 26, 2006 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2006 Since we are talking about PC condoms, here is my .019 cents. When I worked at SAIC years ago our standard AV software was and still is AFAIK Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, small memory footprint and CPU overhead, no BS it just works. It's what I use for all my PC's and servers and the newer version has built in spyware detection/cleaning. For extra protection from Spyware (which is a bigger problem these days than virus) I swear by Microsoft Windows Defender, it's free and I have fixed a couple of PC's that have been infected by some nasty Spyware that nothing else available could remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 What kills me is that I always ran at least two antivirus/spyware methods. I also use ghost to keep an image on another PC. Even after all that, I get a massive hardware failure. It may have just been the motherboard going bad but like I said, I have no time to screw around anymore with this stuff. I am going to sell the parts on ebay with a money back gaurantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SuperDan Posted November 26, 2006 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2006 Your hardware problems and the virus problem are 2 seperate issues, it was just a coincidence IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. G. Olphart Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I've had memory fail and cause random problems... Memcheck 86+ found it. Free replacement from Crucial, and back on line. A tech friend later told me that some apparent memory problems are caused by poor/corroding socket connections. He can sometimes resolve a problem by pulling the memory and cleaning its' connector pads. <> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 Yup memory and connectors in general can cause all kinds of strange issues. I tried reseating all the connectors. This time though, it was getting worse and worse, eventually, the motherboard stopped POST'ing. Too late now. I photographed all the parts and put them back in their original packaging; except the motherboard. Heading to ebay with a full warranty from me. I have now shifted focus to making a space for the new Dell that should boot right up after I plug it in. Fingers crossed. I will buy one of those external drive enclosures for my old IDE data storage drive so I can access it from the new Dell via USB. It has all my software, documents, photos, and personal stuff on it. I am getting over the crash and the big hit to my wallet. Credit to Sunday beer and football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I've heard that about their browser and email programs... they fixed the holes that MS left with IE and OE;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 I am a die hard Opera user. I've been using it almost since the beginning. My virus came from a trialware program for finding duplicate files. I got it from a "shady" website so it was really my fault. But I agree with Super Dan that the virus didn't kill the PC. It was an unrelated hardware failure that just happened a few days after the virus scan caught it. My IT dept at work feels that it was my processor since the PC was still reading the RAM off my video cards before locking up. I can't wait for my new overpriced Dell. Intel Duo2 2.13Ghz Proc. 2Gigs DDR2 RAM Nvidia 512Mb 7800GTX SLI Capable for future Dual TV Cards with remote Windows Media Center --upgrade to Vista included. 750Watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Woo hoo!!! Hardware issue. So was it HD, controller, or memory? I'll bet you a hundred bucks the processor itself is okay. May have a strange conflict of sorts though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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