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gowzel
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 Posted - 01 Sep 2011 : 14:47:42
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| Hi Clive, you have a problem with your aol email, it is sending links to pharmacy websites to all your address book. Been getting about 2 a day for last week now. |
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Revolvor
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2011 : 15:30:56
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Sorry Clive, but I have had a few similar ones purporting to have come from you too.
Regards, John
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads! |
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cliveshep
Thailand
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Posted - 01 Sep 2011 : 21:49:54
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Sorry guys - I've been struggling fo a while now to get this swine out of the work machine. I have no idea how it got there.
I have to get the files stripped out of the machine first that I need asnd I'll be formatting this weekend asnd reloading clean.
How the HELL does it get your email addresses? I'm sure we never corresponded before?
Anyway, to one and all - I apologise. It IS a work machine and there is loads of stuff I simply must save first, not least of which are the driver files. Unforunately, the one thing that no longer works is the disc burn facility, so I have had to get new software for that which goes in tomorrow.
The cost of boating is insignificant compared to costs of a young wife and two teenage kids! |
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dnme
Ireland
110 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2011 : 20:46:41
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I wouldn't go saving or backing up anything from that machine until it's clean. The easiest way to clean is to use system restore, and restore the pc to a date proior to the infection. Then backup and re-install.
The above assumes that you have system restore active. On Win7, try start - type "system restore" (without quotes wq) and see (1) is it active, (2) what restore dates are available. On WinXP IIRC, start - run - "restore" (wq).
Modern trojans and viruses are multi-faceted and live in the registry, in files on disk, in old ini files etc all at the same time. Theyare very hard to repair, the system restore is a silver bullet solution.
If you're not using system restore, start using it. Best antivirus of all.
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My Norman 17 restoration thread (pics and vids)
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056217528
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MUDPILOT
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 16:04:16
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| and change the AOL. password. In fact try that first. rgds. |
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