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  1. SYNTHETICA
    Synthetica Win User

    Had malware virus infection, now I'm a Built-in Administrator(?)


    Hi all,

    I suffered an infection yesterday from some soft of Malware/Virus, I believe that I managed to remove the offending program with a bunch of scans from Malwarebytes, SpyBot, AVG, Panda and BitDefender (I went overboard but wanted to make sure my system is clean).

    Now I'm trying to open a photo from Skype and get the following message:

    I've check the system and my account is the only account on the machine, I used to be able to open photos etc. Now I can't.

    Any advice of help is greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,



    :)
     
    Synthetica, Jan 11, 2016
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  2. JR DE HARO
    JR de Haro Win User

    Error 0x8000ffff - Problem tring to update Windows 10

    It seems that the PC was infected, although I have Bitdefender fully active.

    After a full system scan, I'm now updating Windows 10 again.

    Thanks!
     
    JR de Haro, Jan 11, 2016
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  3. KEN BLAKE
    Ken Blake Win User
    Computer has its own mind

    See SpiritX's reply and let me add another two points:

    1. No Anti-virus is perfect. Even if it were perfect when you last did an update to it (it wasn't because no Anti-virus is perfect ), it wouldn't be perfect the next day, because new viruses hit the streets every day. So you could be infected with a virus.

    2. A virus is only one kind of malware. Even if you had no viruses, you could be infected with another kind of malware, for example a worm, trojan horse, etc.

    I'm not say you are infected, only that you should not rule out the possibility.
     
    Ken Blake, Jan 11, 2016
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  4. HTCONEM9USER
    hTconeM9user Win User

    Had malware virus infection, now I'm a Built-in Administrator(?)

    There is a new update for Skype version 7.18.0.103
    Also skype might also have become infected
    What I would do is uninstall Skype
    I had trouble if Skype not long ago
    Uninstalled it
    Then went to C drive
    All users
    Found the skype folder
    Deleted everything in it
    Then went to store
    Apps found Skype
    Reinstalled it and it has worked ok ever since
    Lost none of my contacts once I resigned in with my Microsoft Account details and password
    Hope the above has helped you somewhat
    Get back to us if you have anymore questions will do best to help
     
    hTconeM9user, Jan 11, 2016
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  5. SYNTHETICA
    Synthetica Win User
    Thanks for the advice. I've sorted it now.

    I restore my machine to an earlier point as my %userapps% file wasn't there at all.

    Now all seems fine. I'm still scanning it like crazy though.

    Synth
     
    Synthetica, Jan 11, 2016
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  6. HTCONEM9USER
    hTconeM9user Win User
    Ok as long as you are all good
    Just make sure you keep Skype updated
     
    hTconeM9user, Jan 11, 2016
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  7. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User
    System restore is always the first line of attack whenever you have issue, most of the time.
    Also, have the habit of creating system image backup in regular basis, say once every week.

    You will find system image backup if you open File History.
    If you need to know more about system image backup, please post back.
     
    davidhk, Apr 5, 2018
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