Re: TROJAN INFECTION - HELLLP!



In article <24C70E7F-BDBB-4C0A-A8F0-E171C01E024B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
ChocolateJunkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
Very frustrating and I'm at a loss as to what I should do about this problem
as I am by no means a computer security expert!

You MIGHT be able to clean your computer enough to backup data, but you
could also copy the infection with that backup.

The only 100% certain way to clean a compromised machine is to wipe it
in a clean environment with clean media and install it and patch it in
that clean environment.

If you've not learned why it was compromised you will compromise it
again.

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