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I have this stupid comp at work, no admin privelages and it was used by someone else before me and has a bunch of spam, probably trojans and this inernet optimizer thing which takes over sometimes and I can't get rid of it. I can't even download adaware or the like because of this stupid non admin account. Any ideas to get rid of the junk in spite of that?
Originally posted by sonhouseFirstly, no hard feelings, but you seem to ask way too many pc related questions here.
I have this stupid comp at work, no admin privelages and it was used by someone else before me and has a bunch of spam, probably trojans and this inernet optimizer thing which takes over sometimes and I can't get rid of it. I can't even download adaware or the like because of this stupid non admin account. Any ideas to get rid of the junk in spite of that?
You won't be able to do anything without an admin or at a least poweruser logon, changing/removing this installed application will mean modifying the registry which will most likely be impossible at your current user level.
Originally posted by sonhouseFormat the hard drive then re-instal the OS. Problem solved!
I have this stupid comp at work, no admin privelages and it was used by someone else before me and has a bunch of spam, probably trojans and this inernet optimizer thing which takes over sometimes and I can't get rid of it. I can't even download adaware or the like because of this stupid non admin account. Any ideas to get rid of the junk in spite of that?
But seriously.... tell your IT department about it. It's a huge security risk having a virus infected PC on a work network so they should sort it.
Originally posted by sonhouseHave you ever wondered why your work does not give you admin privileges?
I have this stupid comp at work, no admin privelages and it was used by someone else before me and has a bunch of spam, probably trojans and this inernet optimizer thing which takes over sometimes and I can't get rid of it. I can't even download adaware or the like because of this stupid non admin account. Any ideas to get rid of the junk in spite of that?
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Originally posted by adramforallNah, I just used this desk, and took over the comp, there are others
Have you ever wondered why your work does not give you admin privileges?
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that I have admin privs on but haven't gotten around to junking it yet.
I might do that though. Hey Hop, I have had more than my share of
problems on comps, have four of them networked at home, a home
sound recording system, two comps for my wife and a laptop. I just
figured out how to avoid a problem she had been having with spam,
viruses, trojans, scumware: Her graphics machine which has her important stuff on, graphics projects, family photos, etc., had way too
many progs on and I think I did maybe one too many defrags or it got hit with a virus that Norton couldn't kill, anyway XP got zapped, not
enough to kill the machine but had to reload windows so I got this idea: Put back all the graphics stuff on a new HD and new XP, then get a data switch and have another comp for games and surfing only.
Shares the same keyboard, mouse and monitor, one switch to the left for the mainly internet machine, if it gets corrupted, big deal, no qualms about formatting HD and reload XP, then the other machine is used for serious stuff and is exposed to the internet less than one tenth the time the other one is so its a lot less likely to get zapped by the bad guys. Not bad, eh.
Originally posted by sonhousedecent enough.although if you use a Linksys Router with a 4-port switch and some free online anti-badstuff software your 4 computers would be well protected.
Nah, I just used this desk, and took over the comp, there are others
that I have admin privs on but haven't gotten around to junking it yet.
I might do that though. Hey Hop, I have had more than my share of
problems on comps, have four of them networked at home, a home
sound recording system, two comps for my wife and a laptop. I just
figured out how t ...[text shortened]... the time the other one is so its a lot less likely to get zapped by the bad guys. Not bad, eh.
Originally posted by David Check, without admin I can't even do that. Sucks actually. I am guessing I will take over another unused comp and kick the old one in the shins! I am the unofficial IT guy here anyway but with no
format c:
power... I have worked on spyware on almost every comp inhouse
including reloading windows, buying new HD's but somehow they don't want to trust me with admin privelages. I am the one who first warned them about scumware and am here to protect our intellectual property rights but trust doesn't seem in big supply around here.
Originally posted by frogstompHad trouble with a netgear router, so got a linksys and it has exactly the same problem, goes off the net every so often, maybe one hour on maybe two but always I have to hit the reset button and back on it comes. The support people at Linksys thinks I have a bum router but I keep thinking why did the exact thing happen to a completely differant brand? One possible answer, I did all the power supply things, even installed a UPS, is we have a cable modem and the router does not seem to be getting dynamic address updates correctly so I am going to check out getting another cable modem and see if that does it. If it does, then I have two working routers!
decent enough.although if you use a Linksys Router with a 4-port switch and some free online anti-badstuff software your 4 computers would be well protected.
Originally posted by sonhouseFirstly, defragged too many times? What the hell?
Her graphics machine which has her important stuff on, graphics projects, family photos, etc., had way too many progs on and I think I did maybe one too many defrags or it got hit with a virus that Norton couldn't kill, anyway XP got zapped.
Secondly, Norton is a bloated piece of crap that nine times out of ten causes more problems (via corrupted installations or other nonsense) than it will ever stop.
Originally posted by XanthosNZI know that perfectly well and when I reloaded windows I went with AVG.
Firstly, defragged too many times? What the hell?
Secondly, Norton is a bloated piece of crap that nine times out of ten causes more problems (via corrupted installations or other nonsense) than it will ever stop.
The thing about defragging with executive diskeeper is this: there is a feature called boottime defrag which is another order of magnitude more dangerous than simple defrag. Windows will not let an ordinary
defrag move directories around. So even after a defrag, all the directories are still scattered about the HD. So the diskeeper folks have a more invasive defrag that puts all the available directories in one place also but has to do that before windows boots up so when
windows DOES boot up its a done deal. The problem here is if the defrag goes wrong, an entire file trail can end up corrupted and boing,
no more file. I think that happened to me one time at least. Problems starting immediately after a boottime defrag. Thats what I meant by one too many defrags. Even an ordinary defrag has a low but non-zero chance of a screw up, wasting at least part of a file.