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PLEASE PLEASE HELP, can't open any of my Antivirus, registry

kitneyes · 2008-03-11T00:08:43+00:00

Okay, so I believe I now have a SERIOUS problem. The ESET SmartSecurity I had was not exactly "purchased", which already made me nervous, but it gave me reason to find it "suspicious" and so i uninstalled it and put on Comodo instead. A few hours later, I started noticing that certain programs would no longer open ... saying things like the program was "not working" or "no longer working". I tried to reinstall to no avail, and then today it seems like ALL of my antivirus (except AVG) , spyware, and registry cleaners aren't working. I just read something about a virus that can cause that, but couldn't get any further details other than having to reinstall my whole system. PLEASE PLEASE someone help me. I just bought this computer less than a month ago. It is a HP Pavilion dv6700, using Vista home premium. Below is my HJT log. Thankyou anyone who can help or give me some advice. P.S. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times for the different programs so I hope that didn't h

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kitneyes

March 31, 2008, 12:05 AM UTC

Well, I suppose we're done. Is there a way that I can view this thread for reference? I wanna thank you John for all your help, you atleast kept me sane during this whole process

I guess now it's just a matter of figuring out what's wrong with my Vista ... another world I have no idea about. Wish me luck.

Thanks
Amanda

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March 31, 2008, 11:48 AM UTC

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