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[smithb84]

So i recently suffered a major virus on my computer, with plenty of attempts to edit registry values, pop-ups etc. Yesterday was the worst , when upon boot, i noticed a new 'anti-spyware program' on the desktop which i had no idea where it came from (so i left it well alone). I did notice a message from an icon in the taskbar that said something of attempted data transfer by a key logger program. So i removed the internet connection and finnally installed malwarebytes properly. For the previous few days i had been unable because it could not find "mbam.exe". However after trying a 3rd time, and with the internet connection gone, it worked fine. So i ran it, it did look legit, and allowed it to its thing with removal and reboot. And now the plot thickens:

Upon reboot, Windows holds me up at the Windows login screen, with only an "Owner" account available for login. But of course, its password protected and I don't know it. I never use a password since it is a home computer. Might anyone have an idea whatI can do to get around this? I am not worried about transferred data or compromised passwords because i had not checked anything on that computer in terms of bank sites etc. I have had success with this program before at removing everything, So i am hoping to work through this instead of reformatting, if only to save myself any itunes trouble.

[smithb84]

And i just read through the other posts and found that i too have the security tool virus. So if that helps anyone...

It does not change my login problem, but i am glad to see that it was bogus viral warnings etc.

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