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Old 12-11-2011, 07:26 PM
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I got hit with the same thing today, probably from TOTV, but I can't remember which thread triggered it. Mine rendered my entire system inoperable, kept getting an offer to buy Vista Antivirus 2012 to cure this new virus.

I was able to reboot in safe mode (I had the adds for the Vista Antivirus 2012 pop up multiple times in "safe" mode which was strange) and eventually get to system restore from the start menu. I restored back to two days ago and it appears to have fixed the problem.

As extra protection, I updated my Norton, did a scan, and it appears as if my system is now OK.

What a pain in the arse.
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