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Thanks Waddler, I'm not sure what I have to do, I have done:
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Then what?0 -
Click Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK.0
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Done that....0
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Download AdwCleaner from the link below & save it to your desktop.
LINK
Then,- Right click AdwCleaner.exe & choose "Run as administrator" to run it.
- Click Delete.
- Click OK to the prompt.
- The tool will run & your computer will be rebooted automatically. A logfile will open after the restart.
- Post the contents of the logfile with your next reply.
- You can also find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[s1].txt.
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How are things now?0
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Ahh are we done?
Hopefully things are resolved now.... Thank you all so very much0 -
Yes, you're done.
Everything ok now?
You can delete DDS and it's logfiles - DDS.txt and attach.txt
Simply right click and choose delete.- Right click AdwCleaner.exe & choose "Run as administrator" to run it.
- If AdwCleaner prompts you an update is available, click Cancel
- Click Uninstall.
- Click Yes to the prompt.
- AdwCleaner will close and uninstall itself
Then create a restore point and delete the old ones.
Create a restore point: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/create-a-restore-point
Delete all but the most recent restore point:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/delete-a-restore-point0 -
Thanks Waddler.
I think its 'ok'..... I seem to have inherited 'people I am following'.... (I actually dont follow anyone) I have deleted them, twice now. That came about after the Malware....
I will have to do restore tasks at the weekend, I find it too challenging at this time of night lol.
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