Some time ago, I also got this virus. It was my fault, because I fell for an innocent ruse and clicked on some website that was used to propagate the virus. Luckily, I searched the internet and found how to get rid of it. I've heard from some techs that it's only removed by erasing the whole hard drive and starting over. It's nasty, and believe me, it's no hoax. Paul McCloud San Diego On 02/22/2010 5:07 PM, Patrick C. Poulson wrote: > Duaine: DO NOT ALLOW THIS PROGRAM TO OPEN! It is a Trojan horse virus, > apparently the same one that killed my last computer. It installs > itself, is undetectable by any anti-virus program I have heard of, and > will not go away unless you "subscribe" to its "anti-virus" service. In > other words, it hijacks your machine and extorts money out of you to let > the machine function properly. I took my computer to a tech, who was > unable to remove it, short of installing an entirely new hard drive and > all system programs. The father-in-law of a customer of mine, a computer > service tech, said that he has gotten many, many computers in with the > same problem. A very clever, diabolical piece of software design. > Good luck, > Patrick C. Poulson > Registered Piano Technician > 530-265-1983 > >
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