Help with comp restarting

Duff

Alright I have a problem with my computer restarting. It always restarts by itself after being on for about 5 minutes. I ve run a stopzilla scan and it tells me I have several trojans even though when I run my norton anti virus it detects nothings. I can't use the stopzilla since I haven't bought it yet.

Otherwise, my computer runs fine, no ads, no slowness, nothing else is wrong.

Sorry if theres already a thread or sticky like this, but with the constant restarts I have no chance to look.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

freshmasterfresh

The best thing to do first is test your hardware. Then, I always prefer to just reinstall the operating system. That is the best way to clear up any problems, but it's kind of overkill.

I don't fuck around, no sir.

Enos316

Random reboots usually mean overheating or bad RAM. Try running it with the side off and a fan on it. If that fails, try reseating the RAM or just using one stick at a time.

Duff

Thanks for the help, but could you guys also recommend a good free spyware remover?

1.) I tried stopzilla and spyware bot, both find lots of infections but ask me to buy them before they will remove anything.
2.) I tried the sticky at the top of the page since it has a spyware section, but clicking on it simply takes me to the main forum index.

brandotheninjamaster

I had the same problem with my computer. No spyware was involved. Turns out I had a defective mobo. I would look at that and ram as previously stated.

Spyware removal: I usually go to download.com and from there you can look and which stuff is free or just free to try. Right now I'm using Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Give those a try. Both good programs.

Nakatomi2010

Look for leakin/swollen capcitors on mainboard

Tav

AVG Anti-Spyware is meant to be very good at the moment.

brandotheninjamaster

Nakatomi2010 wrote: »

Look for leakin/swollen capcitors on mainboard

Also go on the net and look for any recalls on your mobo. I had a DFI Lan Party rev. B and it turned out that the socket for the processor was not mounted right. Caused a whole bunch of heat issues in the beginning before it died altogether.

Uncle Long

Duff, I'm assuming that this is a new development? You have been running fine for some time and it has just now started behaving oddly? If this is the case, have you made any hardware changes lately; and if so what were they? Have you made any driver or system changes recently?

As Eno said, try reseating your RAM and try to keep your case cool if it is overheating. This doesn't sound like a capacitor problem to me as it isn't at all intermittent and hasn't led to a complete crash just yet (in fact, I don't think I am entirely convinced that this is a mobo problem, though): also check to see if your processor is seated correctly, sometimes they can be a bit loose.

Aside from that I would reconnect your wires making sure that each of the connections is snug. Tie wires to the side to keep airflow pretty significant through the case.

That's about it for hardware advice.

As for software advice, use the spybot and adaware that have already been mentioned as well as AVG. If you want to check your memory you can always run memtest86, but I'd go through the simple stuff first (running the anti-malware programs). Also try CCleaner, it helps repair some registry issues.