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sidewinder · 04-29-2010, 09:35 PM

So I've brought my PC to work and am staying after hours troubleshooting. Gotta say it's convenient having it set up right next to me and I can continue to surf the web and research on my office PC. So last night I spent a couple of hours reading through and taking notes on a series of steps I should take to try regaining control of my computer (READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide - MajorGeeks Support Forums). Unfortunately as I'm going through it, I'm having to skip steps because I simply don't have the privilege to access or run certain things. But I'm getting through what I can, as recommended.

So one thing I'd tried to do before was to get the latest MalwareBytes updates, but I was blocked from doing so. I was instructed to just grab the latest from the net and install it, which I did. And wow, I was watching the "objects infected" just add up as it was scanning...I was shocked when it got to around 40 (since it was detecting about 20 every time I ran it with the version I had installed before), and it just finished now with 219 infected objects!!!

About to clear them...hope this does some good. There are still tons of steps to take but this better at least make a difference.

04-29-2010, 09:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	So I've brought my PC to work and am staying after hours troubleshooting. Gotta say it's convenient having it set up right next to me and I can continue to surf the web and research on my office PC. So last night I spent a couple of hours reading through and taking notes on a series of steps I should take to try regaining control of my computer (READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide - MajorGeeks Support Forums). Unfortunately as I'm going through it, I'm having to skip steps because I simply don't have the privilege to access or run certain things. But I'm getting through what I can, as recommended. So one thing I'd tried to do before was to get the latest MalwareBytes updates, but I was blocked from doing so. I was instructed to just grab the latest from the net and install it, which I did. And wow, I was watching the "objects infected" just add up as it was scanning...I was shocked when it got to around 40 (since it was detecting about 20 every time I ran it with the version I had installed before), and it just finished now with 219 infected objects!!! About to clear them...hope this does some good. There are still tons of steps to take but this better at least make a difference. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.