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GreetingCard.com virus

CLIENT:




I
accidentally pasted the Greetingcard.org scam in my browser & my anti-virus
blocker said it bloked this fraudulent virus......do I have anything else to
worry about now that my anti-virus software said it blocked this
scam?





Thanks,


SUPERGEEKS' ANSWER:

You
should be safe. If you feel unsure you can check your system online at:


http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym


Thank
You,



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How do I get rid of this nagging popup?

CLIENT:



I have a popup at the bottom of my screen that that says my computer
is infected. I have ran spybot and all the other antivirus/spyware
programs. Problem is the popup comes
back about every 60 seconds then fades out. Of course if I by the
antivirus package the popup is trying to sell I am sure the popups will stop.
How do I get rid of this constant nagging popup?



SUPERGEEKS' ANSWER:



I would suggest trying
these processes: www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic95405.html

If this exists on your
computer, there is ...<< MORE >>

Problems with opening certain sites...


CLIENT WRITES:

I can't open secured pages. I can't even get Internet
Explorer to work ever since Internet Explorer 7 was automatically downloaded to
my laptop. I've been using my sisters laptop like forever.


SUPERGEEKS' ANSWER:


Sounds like the Internet Explorer is damaged.


IE7 can be downloaded and reinstalled here:

Another alternative would be to use a different (safer)
web browser like Mozilla FireFox;

Which is available for download here:



Note: It could also be caused by an underlying
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I need a program to clean out all my files on my personal laptop that I am giving away...


I need a program to clean out all my files on my personal laptop that I am giving away...

Please advise on what I need to do..

SUPERGEEKS ANSWER:

We offer this a service.  The cost is $50 flat fee.

If you want to do it yourself, there are ...<< MORE >>

Failed hard drive

CLIENT WRITES:

I am a Lahaina resident.

The drive that failed is a Seagate ST3400832A   400gig 7200rpm IDE drive formatted in ReiserFS and inside a NAS enclosure made by SimpleTech.

Do you have experience recovering data from ReiserFS file formats?

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old DOS machine won't boot...and I need the data. HELP!


CLIENT WRITES:

We turned off the computer then when the computer was turned back on, there was no power, no lights.  However the monitor does come on.

Not running XP, system very old  Purchaed approximately 1993. Second to getting the system up and running, my main concern is the data on the disc (word perfect) and cannot be ...<< MORE >>

do you think you can let me know if you ever ran into this problem before?

A CLIENT WRITES:

I spoke to Microsoft this morning for like 3 hours + on an error they could not fix.  Have you ever seen Visual C++ Library error on Windows XP Pro, it states Program E: \server setup.exe

This application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the ...<< MORE >>