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[Closed] Windows re-install???

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Annoyingly, PC got nabbed by a trojan over the w/e.

Managed to identify and clean out the downloader files etc using AVG Free and Malwarebytes, but AVG still identifies a threat on one of my system32 files - tcpip. AVG says this file is a "white listed" vital system file and can't be healed / deleted

Seems to have disabled my ability to activate the Windows firewall and the Windows restore point utility.

Any alternatives to backing up my files and reinstalling Windows???


 
Posted : 12/07/2010 11:50 am
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you could try a different anti-virus like avast. A boot scan might help, too


 
Posted : 12/07/2010 12:03 pm
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you could try running [b]sfc /scannow [/b]or similar from the recovery console your windows installer disc. It compares all the Windows files with the originals and restores any which have changed.


 
Posted : 12/07/2010 12:04 pm