´´ ~~

hail

i do not know why, but when i press "´" or "~" in the keyboard, my windows 98 se with all updates makes two "´" and "~", so i can not put them over any letter, i it writes two like this "´´" "~~".
the thing is that there is a virus wich makes the computer act like this... i would never get a virus even if i do not run anti-virus... and i did search all the microsoft and symantec files and all their .exe wich they say that the virus creates, i do not have any of them.
what do you think

farewell

files can be renamed.... you should get a virus scanner and scan your computer ...

have you tried a different keyboard to rule out hardware issues?

Thing I am not the resident Virus expert, But anyone can get a Virus First.

Second I would advise that you get an anti-virus atleast get a free one.

There are plenty of free ones out there.

Go to this site and pick one up.

http://www.free-av.de

You can get a free one from there.
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Know as for, a virus that does what your talking about.

First someone help me here I didn't know that if you hit the ~ symbol that you could put that over a letter please tell me how.

Second I don't really think that it is a Virus, check to see type other letters on your keyboard to see if the same thing happens. If so them, your Keyboard might be fried, But as far as I have heard, there are no Virus's that do what your talking about.

Someone let me know if there is.

Jizz

One of these? &#227

hail

thank you for your replays.

memory: there is a file wich i do not know what it is... qynx.exe C:\windows\all users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp no need to say that this file could be...

breakology: i can say "~" with no problem in ms-dos.

whizkid2300: i should get a anti-virus, wich is the best one (i do not want norton) ? is there any anti-virus that includes a firewall ?

thank you

farewell

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Originally posted here by Thing
hail

thank you for your replays.

memory: there is a file wich i do not know what it is... qynx.exe C:\windows\all users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp no need to say that this file could be...

breakology: i can say "~" with no problem in ms-dos.

whizkid2300: i should get a anti-virus, wich is the best one (i do not want norton) ? is there any anti-virus that includes a firewall ?

thank you

farewell

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Norton has a complete Internet Security package, Macfee does too. Both firewalls are pretty good. Ontrack System suite 4.0 has.....A **** load. I dont think I can figure out why you wouldnt have these things already.

If that only happens in MS-Word then its not a virus or anything all it does is wait to see weather or not the next character will be a vowel or not so if you pressed ~ and then a it would automaticly make it an ã. However if the next character is a constonant then it will simply be ~b (or whatever).

Thing-
Just for the fun of it.
Press {alt}+{ctrl}+{delete}, and see what is running.

hail

gore: "i do not want norton".

sirdirge: happens in windows, anything.

the|spetral_: i know all that are running!

farewell

Thing-
I`m sorry i just thought that might help.
I must have misjudged your in·tel·li·gence.

WhizKid: CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+~ proceeded by letter will create letters such as ñ.

Thing: For an AntiVirus program, if you want a free one, you're going to have to get a separate virus scanner and firewall, since none of the free packages (as far as I know) have both available. There are also a bunch of free online virus scanners (which you can find via google). Just try some, see what you like (since you know you don't like Norton) and stick with it. I personally wouldn't go for anything besides Norton, since most others are either memory hogs or don't work all too well (at least not in my tests).

AJ

of the comercial AV's PC-Cillin has included firewall.. not a fan of the 2003..but then i am fussy
not a fan of all the crap with NAV.. nav is ok..read as fair

So have you checked the keyboard by replacement?.. had some funny sob keyboards.. also a mobo prob in the dos days.. llowercase n would lock some progs..


cheers

Sounds like a configuration problem. Not like an hardware or a virus problem. Have you searched in the configuration panel?

For your AV problem. I would recommend Kaspersky for commercial AV, or AVG for free one.

Might I respectfully suggest that you go into "control panel" and click on the "keyboard" icon, then check your languages settings?

I have had problems with keyboards that were American or Swedish.......you have to tell the operating system about this.


Just a thought?

hail

sure i will do that, i just know that i saw something about a virus messing up the keyboard with the same problem, tried the removel tools from symantec but found nothing.

i can get a commercial anti-virus, what i wanted was a all-in-one tool, anything but something that goes inside the system too much, example puting files in other folders like norton that puts file in program files and lots of fonders in /windows. i want something simple that will only put files in the place i install... something that will not give me many problems with the system, people say macafee is evil...

farewell

hail

can anyone please replay, because i feel like i need to use a anti-virus and a firewall, if no one replays i am going to try avg and zonealarm, maybe it is not the right choise for what i like (please red my previous messages! thanks)

farewell

We have been trying to tell you to use AV and a Firewall since the begining!

Thing, old chap...........................please follow Uncle John's advice:

You must do a websearch..............try Google?


Find "spybot search & destroy"....download, update & run.
Find "AdAware 6.0" ...download, update & run.



You must have a current anti-virus an a firewall...................try Pc-cillin for the AV...the latest one has some firewall as well..........you will have to pay for this one.


try these steps then come back

cheers


EDIT: Guys...what has Thing done? why all the negs?

"Home of the brave, land of the free;
why won't you let him be what he wants to be?"

PM me if you have a comment, please...............

hail

because i said rude things like for example:

i did not ask for adaware. and all those bad things

please my friends tell me what you think pc-cilin because it looks like it is the only nice anti-virus and firewall in one tool. http://www.trendmicro.com/en/product...e/features.htm many thanks

thanks

farewell

"Thing: i would never get a virus even if i do not run anti-virus... "
Excues me but what makes YOU so shoure that YOU wont get any virul ect???
Your on a computer right??
Your on the inter net right??
Thus there is a posability that you will get a virul right ???
Just like the rest of us right???

As Gore sayes every one hear has been telling you to go and get AV / SW... and your still asking about them...

I tell you what, run along to google and find one your self if you dont like the SUJESTIONS that members are giving you...

Remember YOU asked them / us...


Nightfalls_Girl

hail

my friend why do you have to bump the old text and not the new one where i ask for help to find the software wich i would like, a nice users already told about pc-cilin.

farewell