Can someone help me identify and get rid of a virus?

Question

My computer got a virus a couple of days ago. I an using my sisters laptop right now. When I go in the internet Its really slow and suddenly another page pops out that says could not find page, and then another one and again and again. It doesnt stop unless you turn your computer off. I have seen up to 58 pages but I was to scared that something bad was gonna happen if I didnt turn it off. please help me identify it and get rid of it please. thank you

Answer 1

Enter 'mrt' into the run commands and scan for malware,  

Answer 2

A really quick way to diagnose this problem would be to restore your system from a previous point in time (this applies to Windows XP or Vista).

If you're system is Vista go to the link below to do a system restore...

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-v...

If you're system is XP go to the link below...

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/u...

Answer 3

Your web browsers are probably hijacked. Download the free version of Avira Antivir at www.avira.com and run a complete scan, it should find all of the viruses and clean them. You should run the scan while in safe mode for better chances of cleaning.

Answer 4

The only way to "identify and get rid of a virus" is with antivirus software that is designed for this purpose.  Just a description of the symptoms of a virus won't be enough to figure out what it is and isolate it, there are thousands of viruses out there.  

I would recommend downloading a free antivirus program on your sister's computer (AVG Free is good), put the setup file on a CD and use that CD to install it on your computer.  

Good luck!

edited to add: While you are at it you should get a spyware program as well because that is what could be causing this just as easily as a virus.  Spybot Search and Destory and Adaware by Lavasoft are both free and work really well.

Answer 5

You can go to the web site below for a free virus scan. The site is owned by microsoft, so it's safe to use. After the scan it will tell you what infections you have.

If you can't spend any money, spy-bot search and destroy is the best anti spy-ware program out there. There's others available.