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--- Sybilgal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My son has just inherited an old HP computer (circa
> 2000). It is running WXP
> Home.
>
> He apparently has received a virus/and or spyware
> that is totally ruining
> his ability to function. He downloaded and ran a
> complete scan with
> PCCillin and though it found spyware it did not find
> any viruses.
>
> There are continual pop up messages advising that an
> 'attack on his system
> is being attempted and to 'click here' to download
> software that will clean
> it'. However I strongly suspect that this is part of
> the scam...
>
> It continually opens an IE window to a
> website--whose name I cannot quite
> recall, but it contains the word shred or shredder.
> We were able to remove
> (or so we thought) the "UDefender" program that
> seemed to install itself on
> his system, but during the night it came back...
>
> My son is not computer literate, and I am weak on
> the virus/attack
> knowledge... So we need help!
>
> How on earth do I get this thing OFF his computer?
> The system is slow as it is, 800mghz (if that's
> correctly defined) and one
> gig ram.
>
> I sure appreciate any help...My son needs to be able
> to access work info
> several times a day for his job, so this is
> essential to have fixed.
>
> I thank you in advance for any help!
>
> Kathleen LaValley
>
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> pads
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>
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>
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