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miguelvillafana
March 2, 2012, 12:57 AM UTC
Hi Alander,

I think it's gone! Funny thing is that on reboot, it looks like OTL deleted itself, its directories and quarantined files... Is that supposed to happen?

Miguel V.
miguelvillafana
March 2, 2012, 1:00 AM UTC
btw, can I run one final scan of my system to see if there's anything left over? If so, where would I go, and what would I need to do?

Miguel V.
Alander
March 3, 2012, 4:13 AM UTC
Hi, the clean up function will removed all tools that were used in our cleaning process, so that is normal

You can use the ESET NOD32 Online Scan we used earlier here if you want, but I do not think it is necessary
miguelvillafana
March 3, 2012, 4:19 AM UTC
Thanks alander, you rock!

Miguel V.
Gary R Administrator
March 3, 2012, 10:30 AM UTC
As your problems appear to have been resolved,

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