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Possible virus on laptop

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  • 30-10-2014 2:38pm
    #1
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,452 ✭✭✭


    Over the weekend, I went to use my laptop but saw that half of the screen was covered by some abomination. Maybe it's just an internal electronic problem with the screen but it looked a bit too dodgy/artistic/weird for this to be the case.

    Here is what I see:

    http://s3.photobucket.com/user/tornaxx/media/IMG_0082_zpsfb876500.jpg.html
    This is the full screen, the right side is just partly visible.

    http://s3.photobucket.com/user/tornaxx/media/IMG_0081_zps84710395.jpg.html
    This is a closer view of the faulty part of the screen.

    I have Windows 8, on a Toshiba something or other. I have tried to do a system restore a few different ways but can't. When I open some applications, I can move the screen so that I can see all of it (but not at the same time) but with others, they are hidden by the thing on the screen.

    When I click on Control Panel, nothing happens. Same with Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

    Any ideas?


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    #2
    Aeternum
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    Looks like impact damage to me, very similar to what happened when my laptop was stood on. I could be wrong though - I haven't heard of a virus like this but perhaps someone else has?


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    #3
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,452 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    I definitely didn't stand on it but I possibly could have placed something on it. If so, can anything be done?

    And thanks for your input.


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    jsa112
    Registered Users Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    When I click on Control Panel, nothing happens. Same with Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
    These could be from the virus. can you follow the steps in the sticky thread in this forum


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    #5
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,452 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    I'll check when I get home. Thanks.


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    I'll check when I get home. Thanks.

    When you start the laptop, you'll see the manufacturer's logo on the post screen. Does it look damaged there? Alternatively, can you connect it to a monitor or tv? If it's not on the tv, it's your laptop screen.


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    Rory28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭Rory28


    Looks like what happened to me.
    Fell asleep with it on my lap and fell off me onto the floor. When I woke up it looked exactly like that.

    Sorry dude.


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    #8
    ssmith6287
    Registered Users Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭ssmith6287


    physical damage, anybody even suggesting a virus shouldnt be aloud advise on computer products. The preassur points look to be under the bessel, 90% of these sitiuations happen from people lifting the laptop by the screen, or closing the lid with something on the keyboard. Either way, its defo physical damage


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