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by: harryknuckles November 13, 2012 3:01 PM PST

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Pc working fine then no internet and antivirus issue HELP

by harryknuckles - 11/13/12 3:01 PM

PC working fine and then no internet and no antivirus



Hello,
Today I was working on my home Pc. As I work my 2nd job from home. I was working away and clicked some random news site and all of a sudden Mcfee says they have blocked a trojan, and then get a little box pops up wanting me to approve windows to run something I click no and keep working. The box keeps popping up. Mind you the internet is working fine at this point.
I restart my PC in safe mode with networking, to run a virus scan. I notice my internet now is not working. I restart in normal mode, and to my horror the internet dose not work there either. I really know very little about PC's so any help would be great. I did try system restore but it froze up after a hour so clicked restart to take me back to safe mode. I'm running a virus scan and malwarebytes scan now. I'm stressing out I have work that has to be done asap, and I really dont want to go buy a new PC if I dont have to.As of now I have no internet and my Mcfee says buffer over flow checking off.... Thanks alot all.


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Sounds like malware to me.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 11/13/12 3:15 PM

In Reply to: Pc working fine then no internet and antivirus issue HELP by harryknuckles

Grif notes tools to scan with at http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5098912.html?tag=posts;msg5099421

Notice Grif's advice on how to get those tools onto the machine.

Because of those new nasties out there, I strongly advise folk to keep backup copies (MORE THAN ONE!) of stuff they can't lose. It's not a matter of if but when.
Bob


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