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05-06-2017 06:30 PM
My omputer turns on and goes to Windows 10 then it loses the icons of and on. Could this be a virus or a harddrive problem.
05-07-2017 08:17 AM
Welcome to this forum.
> Could this be a virus or a harddrive problem.
Yes, but it is unlikely to the cause of your symptoms.
If you press the "Windows flag" key (bottom-left corner of your keyboard), does it change the appearance of the items displayed on the screen?
Is there an "input-area" on the bottom-left corner of the screen, where you can type 'system restore' ?
If you type that, then you should be able to select the Windows "System Restore" application, to "time-warp" your computer backwards to a date/time at a time for which you remember before the symptoms appeared?
05-08-2017 01:57 AM
It does not look like virus infection as you do not get any infection symptom like these
1 Slowdown
2 Pop-Ups
3 Crashes
4 Suspicious Hard Drive Activity
5 Running Out Of Hard Drive Space
6 Usually High Network Activity
7 Browser Unusual Activities
I think it is a issue caused by harddrive problem.
But if you qorry about virus, why not use tools to scan the entire system?
05-08-2017 09:03 AM
> if you worry about virus, why not use tools to scan the entire system?
That "tools" hyperlink leads to the file: SpyHunter-Installer.exe
I downloaded the file, and then submitted that file to www.VirusTotal.com
and it reported:
Detection ratio: 1 / 61
Analysis date: 2017-05-08 13:27:04 UTC ( 1 hour, 24 minutes ago )
Antivirus / Result / Update /
Malwarebytes / PUP.Optional.SpyHunter / 20170508
So, the "MalwareBytes" anti-virus software categorizes that "SpyHunter" software as a 'PUP' -- "Potentially Unwanted Program".
My recommendation: if you are going to download a virus-scanner, use "MalwareBytes", not "SpyHunter".
