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System Tool Removal

macman · 2011-03-23 18:27:16

Just has my first encounter with this, on a PC on which I did a clean install of XP only 4 days ago! Microsoft Security Essentials missed it completely. I've run an Malwarebytes full scan in Safe Mode, then again in Normal Mode, and it found 3 infections and removed them. All appears clean, browser (IE8) is working OK and…

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macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite

24 March 2011 at 1:11PM

Rats, I've deleted that first one. Oh well, at least its clean now, and they can carry on cruising..

No free lunch, and no free laptop
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