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Original Message
Name: cathygecko
Date: August 11, 2007 at 06:16:09 Pacific
Subject: restrictions because of spyware?
OS: Windows XP Home Ed
CPU/Ram: P4 with 1G RAM
Model/Manufacturer: Pentium 4
Comment:

I keep getting a message that my computer is infected with spyware, and that Windows will now take me to a site to download a program to remove it... I have instead downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware and run it, and deleted everything I could, yet still get the message.

It also says in a different message that my computer is making copies of files etc...

I also have no access to Control Panel, the properties of My Computer or the Date/Time function ... I get a message that it has been restricted and to contact the administrator (which is me as I only have one log in)

I can't get any other system details atm as they are 'restricted'.


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Response Number 1
Name: XpUser
Date: August 11, 2007 at 07:10:13 Pacific
Subject: restrictions because of spyware?
Reply: (edit)

Give us the exact message plus name and we will suggest a fix

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: August 11, 2007 at 10:36:44 Pacific
Subject: restrictions because of spyware?
Reply: (edit)

Sounds like you are quite infested with spyware and probably a few viruses.
1-Which anti virus are you using?
2-Tap f8 on bootup and get into safe mode
It may sit on a data page for awhile...it may take from 2 minutes to even an hour before the safe mode page comes up...be patient, it will come up.

Once in safe mode, click start/run and type in msconfig. Then click on the start-up tab and uncheck everything Except your AV and firewall and then reboot to normal mode.
We'll start there....post back


Some HELP in posting on Cnet plus free progs and instructions
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back your result


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Response Number 3
Name: Surikas
Date: August 13, 2007 at 05:07:46 Pacific
Subject: restrictions because of spyware?
Reply: (edit)

This might have been virus protect pro, but AVG would have removed it, wouldn't it? Seems to be something serious if AVG did not help


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