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[Arianna]

It was suggested that I post this problem here. Maybe one of you can
help me.


I'm about to rip my hair out.


I got a pop up the other day saying something about how Windows
Security Alerts detected some virus. Like an idiot, I clicked "OK"
without thinking. Now, I have a constant pop-up from some supposed
security alert center asking me to buy it. UNlike other rogue
anti-spyware viruses I've had, though, this one won't let me do
ANYTHING.


I can't run Antivir, Spyware Doctor, MalwareBytes, or Advanced
Systemcare. It won't let me open anything .exe save for Internet
Explorer. I have tried running all of these in Safe Mode. This
doesn't
work either. I have surfed the web and found numerous supposed
"fixes," but once I download them, I can't use them as the error
message pops up once again telling me that it's not a valid Win32
application. I've tried system restore, and it tells me that system
restore was shut off by the administrator.

I tried the fixes mentioned above, and none of it works. Renaming the file does nothing. Is there a way around this?


Please someone help me. I don't want to have to completely reformat
EVERYTHING if I don't have to.

Thanks in advance.

[LonnyRJ]

Welcome to the forum Arianna

Try this:
Download and run combofix (from your desktop)
when downloading the tool change its name to combo-fix.com
http://www.bleepingc...to-use-combofix

If that doesnt work reboot and rename it to iexplorer.exe

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