Virus/spyware messing with time/date

Oksana433 · 11-10-2006, 09:13 PM

The time/date feature on my WinXP is messed up, on the task bar, on my emails and my Outlook Express is showing last week's emails on top and the most recent ones underneath, or sometimes on top. I had AVG but the virus disabled it as well as AntiVir. I've tried other online virus scanners which show nothing. Some don't work at all. Bitdefender showed and deleted a couple of trojans and malware but the problem persists. I stayed up all of last night trying to solve this and will probably do the same tonight. Any ideas/advice would be most appreciated!

**POADB** · 11-11-2006, 02:54 AM

Hello Oksana433, welcome to TSF

We have a specific forum dedicated to the analysis of malware and it's removal.
Please follow the steps detailed in this thread: http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...kthis-log.html

Create a new thread in http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...this-log-help/
and post your HJT log.

dai · 11-13-2006, 10:46 AM

while you are waiting for the log to be done change the cmos battery

Oksana433 · 11-13-2006, 01:19 PM

Sorry but I don't know what the cmos battery is....?? Can I go buy one at a computer place and if they show me how to change it is this something I can do myself. Is it expensive?
Thanks

dai · 11-13-2006, 03:09 PM

when you look at the m/b it is the round silver battery about 1/2 an inch in diameter
turn the computer off,remove the power lead
remove the old battery and put the new one in holding it by only the edges

11-10-2006, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Oksana433 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WinXP	Virus/spyware messing with time/date The time/date feature on my WinXP is messed up, on the task bar, on my emails and my Outlook Express is showing last week's emails on top and the most recent ones underneath, or sometimes on top. I had AVG but the virus disabled it as well as AntiVir. I've tried other online virus scanners which show nothing. Some don't work at all. Bitdefender showed and deleted a couple of trojans and malware but the problem persists. I stayed up all of last night trying to solve this and will probably do the same tonight. Any ideas/advice would be most appreciated!

11-11-2006, 02:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
POADB Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,482 OS: XP SP2	Hello Oksana433, welcome to TSF We have a specific forum dedicated to the analysis of malware and it's removal. Please follow the steps detailed in this thread: http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...kthis-log.html Create a new thread in http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...this-log-help/ and post your HJT log. __________________

11-13-2006, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,690 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	while you are waiting for the log to be done change the cmos battery __________________

11-13-2006, 01:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Oksana433 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WinXP	Virus/spyware messing with time/date Sorry but I don't know what the cmos battery is....?? Can I go buy one at a computer place and if they show me how to change it is this something I can do myself. Is it expensive? Thanks

11-13-2006, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,690 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	when you look at the m/b it is the round silver battery about 1/2 an inch in diameter turn the computer off,remove the power lead remove the old battery and put the new one in holding it by only the edges __________________