[Ham-Computers] Need help with Anti virus

Loren Moline WA7SKT lmoline at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 3 13:52:44 EDT 2010


Brian,

Will the computer let you run task manager?

 
Loren   WA7SKT

 
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> From: ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:44:52 -0500
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Need help with Anti virus
> 
> Hello all, I kind of screwed up and need some help.
> I forgot to update my wife's computer running Win XP to AVG 9.0 and don't 
> know exactly what she did but she either got a bad case of spyware or a 
> trojan on it.
> 
> Needless to say she said you always make sure you're computer is up to date 
> and not mine...:)
> 
> I tried to get latest AVG on it, but the spyware keeps poppin up on it, and 
> won't let me download it.
> I also put that AVG rescue stuff on the website on a thumb drive and ran 
> that, that didn't work either.
> Then I got to thinking about system restore I went back about 2 weeks when I 
> knew the system was working good.
> I went back to the AVG site and everything was working great, then I went to 
> install the AVG and a box popped up saying which program did I want to open 
> the file up with.
> 
> I didn't know, so I chose IE and that didn't do it.
> 
> Any suggestions on what I can do to get her computer back up and running.
> 
> Normally these types of things don't cause me any problems, but I have had a 
> run of bad luck lately!
> 
> Suggestions...Comments....
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian 
> 
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