Date and Time Incorrect

Hope this is in the right forum!

For some reason my computer has the wrong date and time. When I turned on my computer today it was on the same day that I turned off my computer 3 days ago. Also, when I completely unplugged my computer from an energy source, the time and date totally freeze on the exact moment I turned it off and unplugged it. Is this suppose to happen? And how can I fix it? Could it be a virus/malware doing this?

 

Yes, virus can do this. Do a lot of scannings. MBAM or SAS.

Combofix can on rare occations cause this. Did you use Combofix recently? The clock will usually get back to normal when you uninstall Combofix - like this: Start -> Run -> type -> cf /u

Also the program Dial-a-fix can repair your clock. Link: http://majorgeeks.com/Dial-a-fix_Full_d4899.html

Perhaps you need a new battery. There's a small button battery inside laptops and a bigger one inside other computers. It controls the time and has a few other jobs.

 

MBAM: http://majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
SAS: http://majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_d5116.html

 

thank you for your reply!

I have ran malwarebytes and Avira AntiVir Personal. and both haven't come up with anything. I'll try running superantispyware too.

No, i haven't used combofix. It's not install on my computer either.

If this helps, i have a HP computer running windows xp. Have had this computer for approximately 3-4 years.

 

Check the HP Homepage for (BIOS) updates for your particular HP computer model. The battery is still the best guess, though.