text: how do i stop my computer from restarting? a virus attack keeps on restarting it.? my comp recently got a virus from a flash disk i used in a cyber cafe.plz help all are free for a safe surfing experience, install in safe mode with networking ( hit f-8 at boot time ), run them all in safe mode with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.   anti viral  avg (free) http://free.grisoft.com/   firewall   zonealarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freedownload.jsp  web browser - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox  email  use thunderbird. it has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird  spyware   http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/   http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html    and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,   1. use wpa encryption (wpa-psk) it's less crackable then wep.  2. make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack. some like make1t5ecure0rel53 and as long as possible.  3. use mac access control so only you or authorized pc's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)  4. turn off dhcp use static addresses.  5. turn off ssid (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)  6. change username/password of access unit front end  7. ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your pc.  8. paranoia rules, turn wlan off if your not using it :)   one last tip control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger  right clik on it stop the service then disable it save changes