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Warning popped up from 'Win 7 Home Security'
So I was surfing the internet, and all of a sudden a warning popped up from 'Win 7 Home Security' I knew at once what this was, as I have had something similar before. I know it is a malicious program which asks for your credit card details, and I haven't entered any. I was unable to access the internet, as it blocked me from my homepage, saying it was dangerous. I was only able to access my msn, where my friend sent me some information on how to delete this program. This program hid itself in my computer, and I managed to locate it by finding the date and time closest to when I saw the first popup - 17:30, 29/03/2011 - I also had to choose show hidden files etc. I began to try to delete it. I tried deleting it from task manager, but it just opened itself up again. I tried deleting the file. I opened my computer in safe mode, but this program was still bombarding me with false warnings. I finally managed somehow to delete this file, from another folder inside my C drive. I then restarted my computer and I knew something strange had happened. Whenever I clicked on anything, for example, Internet Explorer, a pop up would ask me what I would like to open this application in, I chose IE, and was them prompted to Run or Save this, and then run again, after which IE would open for a brief second and then close itself down again. This happened with everything, Windows Live Messenger, Word and Skype. I am wondering if there is and easy way of repairing this? Have I deleted something vital? Is this still the virus affecting my computer? Would I need to reinstall Windows 7? I've tried to do a system restore, but whenever I click system restore inside system tools, I just get asked what I want to run this program with? I really have no clue about what I have done to my computer. :I
Thankyou x