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Old 09-29-2009, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I had the same thing and it was not connected to TOTV. It was a trojan that I had allowed somehow and it is called scareware by the computer specialists. I could NOT disinstall it and it threatened that if I didn't buy the program I would have a third party able to breach my privacy etc. etc. I too went to the "Geek Squad" at Best Buy and they said they could clean it and fix it for $200. So I bought a new computer. I did get a download from microsoft that did enable Mcafee to remove it, but the computer was five years old and they say they only do good for five years. It is a malware that attacks the Windows operating system. I sell on ebay and I was unable to post a picture because this "ANTIVIRUS PRO 2010" kept obliterating the screen.

I'll tell you what, if I had been in TV, I would have consulted Katezbox, she is so smart with computers she would have known right away what to do.

It is very likely that it might happen to your computer, and it is NOT the fault of this website.

I got something similar to what GG describes last Thursday. I use the Mozilla Firefox too.

Took my puter to our company computer fixer and he had to clean it out. Cost me $240. Told me to forget using Norton or McAfee and had me install "Eset" security system.

That was the first time I got a virus that required a complete wipe of the HD and I've had PC's since the late 80's.

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