Author Topic: Weird Computer error/issue  (Read 768 times)

SWSoggyWaffles

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Weird Computer error/issue
« on: August 05, 2008, 12:24:41 PM »
A day ago i started to get a weird error popping up constantly saying: Error, Cannot delete file, file cannot be read from disk. This is unusual because Im not trying to delete anything, it just comes up whenever it feels like annoying me, and it started right after I installed a new game development program. Also, in addition to this pain of a problem, i started to get internet pop-ups to. I already tried scanning my computer with Avast Antivirus, but no help there. It has something to do with svchost, i think, since the error is labeled svchost on my taskbar.

Does anyone know of anything i can do to fix this?

Zorchenhimer

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Re: Weird Computer error/issue
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2008, 12:33:55 PM »
Sounds like a virus or some spyware.  Go here and scan your computer: http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/
It will take some time.  Thats a free online virus/spyware scanner that I have used.  If it finds anything it will let you know an in some cases, offers to fix them for free (otherwise you have to buy their software).