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by: JohneP4596 November 8, 2012 12:56 PM PST

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by JohneP4596 - 11/8/12 12:56 PM

Starting a couple of weeks or so ago, I first noticed that Microsoft Security Essentials and one or two other anti-virus programs were no longer on my hard disk, then found I could not download any programs from the Internet. Always got that message "windows cannot accees the specified path..., etc." Tried three times to restore, each time a little further back but was told the restoration had failed. Thought it was AVG, but that program has been isolated and still have the problem.


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Given so few clues. I'm going with malware.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 11/8/12 1:33 PM

In Reply to: Unable to download any programs from Internet in last couple by JohneP4596

Next up is Grif's advice. And before you tell my you can't download, see what Grif tells us to do about that.

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http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5098912.html?tag=posts;msg5099421


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Thanks, Bob, but where can I find Grif's link.

by JohneP4596 - 11/8/12 6:25 PM

In Reply to: Given so few clues. I'm going with malware. by R. Proffitt Moderator

I agree that something's afoot, but all my anti-virus programs disappeared from the hard drive and I was unable to download any program of any sort from the Internet. Catch 22.


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by R. Proffitt Moderator - 11/8/12 7:15 PM

In Reply to: Thanks, Bob, but where can I find Grif's link. by JohneP4596

Right after "Bob"

http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5098912.html


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