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<blockquote data-quote="Khylaria" data-source="post: 130164" data-attributes="member: 10320"><p>Actually, this is no longer needed. I was able to hook up the infected hard drive to another (clean and protected) desktop PC, then ran Malwarebytes on the infected drive. I was able to delete the virus from there, then install the drive back in my son's computer, and was able to run Windows with no errors. I installed Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro on it then, and have run a new round of scans with both.</p><p></p><p>I can happily say his computer is now virus-free and I'm taking steps to ensure it won't be hit like that again.</p><p></p><p>And I was mistaken in my original post. It wasn't Avast that was on his system prior to being hit, it was Avira.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Khylaria, post: 130164, member: 10320"] Actually, this is no longer needed. I was able to hook up the infected hard drive to another (clean and protected) desktop PC, then ran Malwarebytes on the infected drive. I was able to delete the virus from there, then install the drive back in my son's computer, and was able to run Windows with no errors. I installed Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro on it then, and have run a new round of scans with both. I can happily say his computer is now virus-free and I'm taking steps to ensure it won't be hit like that again. And I was mistaken in my original post. It wasn't Avast that was on his system prior to being hit, it was Avira. [/QUOTE]
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