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Very Nasty Virus/Spyware
Yes IPGuru, I am well aware of the issues with login with administrative rights. I have 50 machines at work, only four of them have administrative rights. Three of the four users are very careful, but on the fourth machine, every 3 to 6 months it requires major attention. You are definitely...- mKeller10
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- Forum: Virus/Spyware discussion
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Very Nasty Virus/Spyware
Both very good advice. Thank you very much. I hadn't thought of the restore points. I am really reluctant to spend time repairing (a repair install) the operating system because I really feel that the environment is so flawed at this point it will not really ever be clean. I was intending to put...- mKeller10
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- Forum: Virus/Spyware discussion
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Very Nasty Virus/Spyware
This is Windows XP SP3. I have encountered an extremely nasty virus/spyware situation and everything I have tried has produced some results but not enough to straighten out the machine. The malware/virus occurred under a user with administrative rights. This user does alow for a boot up but the...- mKeller10
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