date auto change to 2099 and virus programs closed

• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 15:18

  hey guys, need yr help here
  
  my laptop's date keep changing to year 2099, and all anti virus programs will close, don't send messages keep popping up, closing several other programs. if i change back the year to 2007, everything will be ok, anti virus programs can be opened, but after a while, it will change to 2099 again
  
  how to solve this problem? anyone knows? other than reformat... thx
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 Jul 07, 15:26

  It's not a virus, but a problem with your hardware. The wrong time and date wil cause your antivirus to shut down. You might need to buy a new battery soon.
  
  Also go in your BIOS to check that the date and time is correct.
• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 20:14

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  It's not a virus, but a problem with your hardware. The wrong time and date wil cause your antivirus to shut down. You might need to buy a new battery soon.
  
  Also go in your BIOS to check that the date and time is correct.

  i went to BIOS to change the date and time during startup. after starting up, it will still remain at 2007 but after a while, it will jump to 2099.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 Jul 07, 20:29

  Originally posted by Vanquish:

  i went to BIOS to change the date and time during startup. after starting up, it will still remain at 2007 but after a while, it will jump to 2099.

  Sometimes a reformat and reinstallation of Windows will solve the problem. Back up all your files before doing so.
  
  Then monitor if the clock keeps changing itself.
  
  If it still does, it's your hardware that's facing problems, nothing to do with viruses.
• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 20:43

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Sometimes a reformat and reinstallation of Windows will solve the problem. Back up all your files before doing so.
  
  Then monitor if the clock keeps changing itself.
  
  If it still does, it's your hardware that's facing problems, nothing to do with viruses.

  my fren has this same problem, it started at her laptop last week. then she reformat it. And today she transfered some files to me thru thumb drive. after transferring, her com start to have the problem, and soon after mine too. any possibility it is a virus? any removal tool? and wat u mean by change battery?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 Jul 07, 20:50

  Originally posted by Vanquish:

  my fren has this same problem, it started at her laptop last week. then she reformat it. And today she transfered some files to me thru thumb drive. after transferring, her com start to have the problem, and soon after mine too. any possibility it is a virus? any removal tool? and wat u mean by change battery?

  Her thumbdrive is infected with virus, which infected your laptop.
  
  http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
  
  This tool will remove the virus that infect your computer.
  
  On the motherboard itself, there's a battery, which keep tracks of the date and time.
  
  
  
  Here's how you change it; it differs from motherboard to motherboard.
  
  http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/81/1
• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 21:05

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Her thumbdrive is infected with virus, which infected your laptop.
  
  http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
  
  This tool will remove the virus that infect your computer.
  
  On the motherboard itself, there's a battery, which keep tracks of the date and time.
  
  
  
  Here's how you change it; it differs from motherboard to motherboard.
  
  http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/81/1

  what will the flash disinfector do? any thread on it? thx
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 Jul 07, 21:50

  Originally posted by Vanquish:

  what will the flash disinfector do? any thread on it? thx

  It removes viruses spread by an external USB device, such as your thumbdrives or external hard disk.
• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 22:01

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  It removes viruses spread by an external USB device, such as your thumbdrives or external hard disk.

  oh, then do i have to plug the thumbdrive on my com when opening the flash disinector?
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 Jul 07, 22:14

  Originally posted by Vanquish:

  oh, then do i have to plug the thumbdrive on my com when opening the flash disinector?
  

  Yes.
• Vanquish

  11 Jul 07, 22:18

  ok thx, i will go try when i get the thumbdrive tml