virus problems

eddy234 · 06-08-2009, 02:12 PM

hi, please help if you can, i have a laptop and sometimes i hear like its on a radio some audio music or something, how do i get rid of this, is it a virus i dont know what to do, please help

edd

Edgar Moreno · 06-08-2009, 02:15 PM

What version of Windows are you running? I've never heard of a virus that plays music for you.

My recommendation would be to check and make sure you dont have some 'behind the scenes' programs running such as jukebox or something. I thought I had the same thing a while back but realized it was an embedded radio tuner in one of my programs. Hope this helps.

eddy234 · 06-08-2009, 02:17 PM

something to do with newest new news its annoying and rubbish

edd

peter gibson · 06-08-2009, 02:49 PM

hit ctrl+alt+delete which launches the task manager. Look at your running applications and processes. See if there's anything there that looks like a media player (such as wmp.exe) or better yet, glance at the CPU tag and see which process is using up some memory. If you see an app that's causing an increase in usage when you have all applications closed, write down the image name and google the description. Once you know what is running and playing music, you can end the process.

If you really feel you have a virus go to cnet and download spybot search and destroy or malwarebytes Antimalware. Run a scan.

Edgar Moreno · 06-08-2009, 02:54 PM

Spybot has done wonders for my computer.. and its FREE! Also you can try this, click start>Run>and type msconfig in the entry line.

It can be a tedious task but go through each program on there and find out what programs are running that you dont recognize or use. On XP there can be a long list but if its that much of a problem it will be worth it if you dont want to format your entire system.

pjCheviot · 06-08-2009, 03:33 PM

It's probably nothing to do with a virus - but your laptop may be picking up rogue radio signals. Are you using a wireless adapter? It can also happen to PC speakers which can act as an antenna for radio signals. You generally find it happens with certain weather/atmospheric conditions?

If it is a constant annoyance there are filters available (Tandy, Maplin, Radio Shack or whatever)

06-08-2009, 02:12 PM	#1
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06-08-2009, 02:15 PM	#2
Edgar Moreno eFusjon Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 50 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: virus problems What version of Windows are you running? I've never heard of a virus that plays music for you. My recommendation would be to check and make sure you dont have some 'behind the scenes' programs running such as jukebox or something. I thought I had the same thing a while back but realized it was an embedded radio tuner in one of my programs. Hope this helps.
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06-08-2009, 02:17 PM	#3
eddy234 Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: virus problems something to do with newest new news its annoying and rubbish edd
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06-08-2009, 02:49 PM	#4
peter gibson clikddclik War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 571 Thanks: 122 Thanked 105 Times in 63 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: virus problems hit ctrl+alt+delete which launches the task manager. Look at your running applications and processes. See if there's anything there that looks like a media player (such as wmp.exe) or better yet, glance at the CPU tag and see which process is using up some memory. If you see an app that's causing an increase in usage when you have all applications closed, write down the image name and google the description. Once you know what is running and playing music, you can end the process. If you really feel you have a virus go to cnet and download spybot search and destroy or malwarebytes Antimalware. Run a scan.

06-08-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
Edgar Moreno eFusjon Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 50 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: virus problems Spybot has done wonders for my computer.. and its FREE! Also you can try this, click start>Run>and type msconfig in the entry line. It can be a tedious task but go through each program on there and find out what programs are running that you dont recognize or use. On XP there can be a long list but if its that much of a problem it will be worth it if you dont want to format your entire system.
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06-08-2009, 03:33 PM	#6
pjCheviot Don't Just Sit There! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NE UK Posts: 281 Thanks: 82 Thanked 45 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: virus problems It's probably nothing to do with a virus - but your laptop may be picking up rogue radio signals. Are you using a wireless adapter? It can also happen to PC speakers which can act as an antenna for radio signals. You generally find it happens with certain weather/atmospheric conditions? If it is a constant annoyance there are filters available (Tandy, Maplin, Radio Shack or whatever)
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