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kat1368
kat1368

Jan-25-2005 03:41

Just out of curiosity, has anyone been booted from the net while playing Sleuth? I am a paid subscriber, but, I have been booted twice and it has taken a long time to regain DSL connection.

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Sam the Rose
Sam the Rose
Old Shoe

Jan-26-2005 15:45

can spyware or a virus prevent you from doing a scan?
I have similar problems and when I tried to scan my computer suddenly re-booted itself!
Weird.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Jan-26-2005 16:51

Yes, I had this problem with a virus, if I recall correctly. I assume it can also be done with spyware, although never heard of it, or experienced it. I suppose it can also be a glitch in your operating system.

Wayne Williams Jr.
Wayne Williams Jr.
Well-Connected

Jan-26-2005 22:28

I believe it can, Sam. After all, viruses are written by people - programmers/hackers - and sometimes they will try to come up with viruses that deliberately stop the Antivirus program, such as preventing you from making a system scan.

In some cases, the Antivirus program will lose the battle and then you'll have to reformat your hard disk and reinstall the OS.

Sam the Rose
Sam the Rose
Old Shoe

Jan-26-2005 23:52

oh fun city!

okay time to call the computer doctor

Sam the Rose
Sam the Rose
Old Shoe

Jan-26-2005 23:52

thanks guys!

kat1368
kat1368

Jan-27-2005 03:11

TY everyone, for your replies. I did do both scans.

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