NetFixer
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2 edits | said by Chris J :
as my brother has mentioned
couldn't what caused the the system to restart on its own a malware
and what is an event viewer log
thanks
Here is how to access the event viewer. Just double click on a log entry for details.
As to whether or not the crash was malware driven, perhaps the event logs will provide a hint?
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| reply to Chris J
said by Chris J :
as my brother has mentioned
couldn't what caused the the system to restart on its own a malware Just like something at home that comes up missing, don't initially assume it was stolen by a burglar. Most likely, it's just been misplaced by you or somebody else... so you check around first.
The same kind of thing happens with computers. When the unexpected occurs, don't just assume it's malware. Most likely, it will be a hardware or software hiccup. For spontaneous resets "out of the blue", I usually first look for hardware issues - but that's just me. Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager is the place to start looking for flagged devices. Then I look for software issues. Event logs are the place of choice to start. Some folks will start with the event logs first... that's OK too. If nothing evident turns up in either place, then I'll start checking for malware.
Unless, of course, one gets an anti-malware warning right off... then you pursue that.
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