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I GIVE UP!!!
This 'puter is drivin me nutz....and I ain't enjoyin the ride.
I have been having "issues" for the last few weeks, and have since discovered a malware insertion that just won't go away. Now, I can't even do a "System Recovery" It says "Cannot Restore...nothing has been changed", no matter what date I try to restore to. 
Imma fixin to do some back-ups on my data/software files, and wipe this sucker clean, and start over.
None of my virus stuff is finding anything else, other than what it caught a few days ago, and supposedly removed/quarantined.
I may have to plug in the other 'puter I have here if this one doesn't survive the dump/wipe....
Wishes me Luckies, ya'll....Adams' Apple 2008-09-23 17:02:09
This 'puter is drivin me nutz....and I ain't enjoyin the ride.
I have been having "issues" for the last few weeks, and have since discovered a malware insertion that just won't go away. Now, I can't even do a "System Recovery"
It says "Cannot Restore...nothing has been changed", no matter what date I try to restore to.
Imma fixin to do some back-ups on my data/software files, and wipe this sucker clean, and start over.
None of my virus stuff is finding anything else, other than what it caught a few days ago, and supposedly removed/quarantined.
I may have to plug in the other 'puter I have here if this one doesn't survive the dump/wipe....
Wishes me Luckies, ya'll....
Joel Adams
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Wow..........that really sux
............I would try to start all over. Maybe Adam, or some of the other Computer
Gurus could help............man, you're helping everyone else..........I hope that someone helps you.......Good luck Joel
............I would try to start all over. Maybe Adam, or some of the other Computer Gurus could help............man, you're helping everyone else..........I hope that someone helps you.......Good luck Joel
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Been there Bro. However I was able to restore. Your a mechanic, use the big hammer.
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I had to do the same on my home puter a few moths ago! It really sux!
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Joel:
Have you tried the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool?
It couldn't hurt to give it a shot
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Thanx ya'll
Roger, I do have the MSR tool...it ain't happening.
I did do a FULL system restore(non-destructive) this morning, and so far, that seems to have eliminated the virus issue. It doesn't however, take care of the Firefox issue.
Sorry I haven't been around the last couple of days...I was gonna fire up my other puter, but....darn thing doesn't have a modem in it!
I need to get one of my other puters out of storage and steal the modem for it.
Hopefully, we're on the road to recovery...keeps yer fangers crossed.
Roger, I do have the MSR tool...it ain't happening.
I did do a FULL system restore(non-destructive) this morning, and so far, that seems to have eliminated the virus issue. It doesn't however, take care of the Firefox issue.
Sorry I haven't been around the last couple of days...I was gonna fire up my other puter, but....darn thing doesn't have a modem in it!
I need to get one of my other puters out of storage and steal the modem for it.
Hopefully, we're on the road to recovery...keeps yer fangers crossed.
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Joel are you running on all 8 cylinders now or what?........
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Not really....I had to wipe-n-go....now I'm trying to get all my settings/programs back the way I had them....
I'm STILL picking up a dam malware bug....it appears to be actually coming from my Ad-Aware program, of all places. The puter is werking mooch better now, tho, but I still gots lots of fiddlin tuh do yet....Tanx fer axin!
I'm STILL picking up a dam malware bug....it appears to be actually coming from my Ad-Aware program, of all places. The puter is werking mooch better now, tho, but I still gots lots of fiddlin tuh do yet....Tanx fer axin!
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Can somebody PLEASE tell me how to get this GD Norton Security crap OFF my puter??????
It keeps tellin me I ain't got the friggin authority to remove it! WTH?!?!?
I removed it once before, and never had any issues, but since I've done the full recovery, it won't let me git rid of it. The problem is, it(Norton) also won't let me get into my e-mail(I have to do a little run-around to access my e-mail), or do any updates for my other AV stuff....and it's really startin to pizz me of....
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Have you just tried to unistal or under add remove programs to dump it. You should be able to at least disable it no?! You prolly know this already but make sure you are logged into puter with full admin rights when you did the wipe you may have somhow removed yourself as the admin and thats a why its tellin ya you dont have authorita'.williammoore2 2008-10-02 19:54:45
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