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[Closed] Help! Windows Power Expansion virus

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A friend of the family has just infected their laptop with this. I'm using C-Cleaner and even going back to DOS prompt but cannot shift it. Anyone with any helpful advise - very grateful.
Chap has exams tomorrow so it's urgent.
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Posted : 28/03/2011 7:17 pm
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just 'til a proper grownup arrives:

you sure it's a real virus & not just a malware popup trying to flog stuff (maybe including more virus) ?

Ccleaner is for tidying up, not for viruses, isn't it ?
Has he no antivirus ?

Quickest might be to get an online scan from [url= http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/ ]here[/url] or else download something like microsoft security essentials, avast or avg antivirus (he should have one of these afterwards anyway). Then also run some malware programme like malwarebytes.


 
Posted : 28/03/2011 7:24 pm
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as above. have you tried antivirus in safe mode?


 
Posted : 28/03/2011 7:56 pm