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My laptop is currently under the care of a very capable computer expert friend, and I am using my old (and extremely slow) one.
Last night, the scan scared me rigid with line after line of red "found virus", and all of it in the Windows essential machinery. Basically, if I had turned the computer off, then it would not have restarted and that would have been that, but fortunately I had the right advice and all should be well after the necessary work to fix it.
One virus was called "Pinit" and I forget what the other one is, but they are new and lethal - also extremely fast in their infection of files. Unfortunately, my friend could find nothing that pointed to where the virus came in, which is a little bit of a worry to say the least!
Anyway, just be careful and if your scan should throw up this problem, along with a box from Windows saying that you must immediately insert the System disc, then whatever you do.........DON'T turn off your computer until it has all been sorted out.
Last night, the scan scared me rigid with line after line of red "found virus", and all of it in the Windows essential machinery. Basically, if I had turned the computer off, then it would not have restarted and that would have been that, but fortunately I had the right advice and all should be well after the necessary work to fix it.
One virus was called "Pinit" and I forget what the other one is, but they are new and lethal - also extremely fast in their infection of files. Unfortunately, my friend could find nothing that pointed to where the virus came in, which is a little bit of a worry to say the least!
Anyway, just be careful and if your scan should throw up this problem, along with a box from Windows saying that you must immediately insert the System disc, then whatever you do.........DON'T turn off your computer until it has all been sorted out.
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