No signal for 18 hrs now. Reset itself to 1980

**Amy Powell** · 12-13-2012, 09:24 AM

My phone was working fine, when all of a sudden it lost all signal and reset itself to January 1980. It wouldn't recognize the time and date and continues to have no signal in places I have always had signal in the past. I have restarted it. Turned it off and turned it on. Took out the battery and SD card and put them back in. Anything else I can do?

**OperationA7X** · 12-17-2012, 03:34 PM

You sound like you downloaded a malicious app or something. I experienced the same thing with a Motorola Droid 2, although switching ROMs didn't help either.

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**OperationA7X** · 12-17-2012, 03:35 PM

And you should back up your apps, contacts, and text message, and then try a factory reset.

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**ScandaLeX** · 12-17-2012, 03:38 PM

She didn't say she downloaded anything so let's ask her..... Amy did you download or install an app 18 hrs prior to this happening?

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**OperationA7X** · 12-17-2012, 04:24 PM

I'm just doing my debug job, that is all. The original owner of the phone I was talking about said she got a virus and since then, it would do 1980 and make the apps read as if they have been on for 100,000+ hours. I put CM7 and it fixed it. Sort of. And since I modded an Inspire 4G/Desire HD, I can help, I just need to find out the preceding events leading up to it.

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**cyanogen-man** · 12-18-2012, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by OperationA7X

I'm just doing my debug job, that is all. The original owner of the phone I was talking about said she got a virus and since then, it would do 1980 and make the apps read as if they have been on for 100,000+ hours. I put CM7 and it fixed it. Sort of. And since I modded an Inspire 4G/Desire HD, I can help, I just need to find out the preceding events leading up to it.

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Ok I had that issue once turned out I burned my SIM card. So go to an at&t store and get a new SIM. Now there is a good anti virus by caspersky. It got rid of my root kit virus on my computer.