Malware is a broad description of viruses, trojans, worms, RATS,
spyware, adware, underware ... wait, not underware.
Basically anything YOU did not want installed and that which could be
either destroying the OS or undermining it's security.
Who manufactured the system and what is the model number of it ?
Without that info we're just whistling in the dark.
And, whistling in the dark can result in dogs showing up which could
result in fleas and then we'll be having the Plague again from all those
fleas and ... but I digress. <w>
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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archie wrote:
> i used the manufacturers recovery disc, but i think it was recovering from a
> partition as it was showing x:\, i might be wrong
> what is malware and how do i cure it ???
> i have very limited tech knowledge so i am struggling here
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
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>
>>After 'resetting' using the 'backup disk', was any software installed ?
>>That 'full message' appears to indicate active malware in Internet
>>Explorer's cache, e.g. Temporary Internet Files.
>>
>>Was the disk formatted and a manufacturer's rescue/recovery disk used or
>>was there some kind of backup of the Hard Drive's image reinstalled ?
>>
>>If it was just a backup, then it's still infected.
>>And please, go easy on the CAPS. Unless it's the malware causing them,
>>they're considered as shouting and bad netiquette.
>>
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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>> *-343-* FDNY
>>Never Forgotten
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>>archie wrote:
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>>>after resetting to factory state via backup disk, i can't download from the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>internet and keep getting a message "is not a valid win32 application"
>>>>>can anybody help in dummy terms as i am not it literate !!!!!
>>>
>>>I AM USING XP HOME, THE FULL MESSAGE IS
>>>C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ARCHIE\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
>>>FILES\CONTENT.IE5\4B8X4V4B\(program name)(1).exe is not a valid win32
>>>application.
>>>
>>
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