connecting to the internet through Wi-fi; problem on only one PC out of four using the connection; The PC is running Windows XP SP3;
The browser (IE8) will not connect to the web unless I click on diagnostics. It will then repair the connection and I will be able to connect to the internet for some time.
According to a technician who came yesterday, my PC is hijacked by some malware that cannot be cleaned by any antivirus / malware program and that affects all browsers. According to him I should re-install Windows. Problem is this I lost the Windows re-install disc.
I had AVG installed on the computer. I de-installed it and installed NIS 2009. In order to register it and be able to update definitions, I had to run repeatedly the "diagnostics" trick so the PC would open a connection to the internet allowing me to register and then NIS to update itself.
I started a scan yesterday but I had to stop it so the wife could sleep
Do these symptoms look familiar? Does it look malware-related? Should NIS be able to find the problem? Is it some malware that I could remove manually?
Thanks
Phil