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Old 01-15-2003, 05:06 PM   #1
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I had this Optix Virus That I deleted the infected file.


But Now all my programs dont work.

The Icons to the Files are Blank like clear. Most of them anyhow.

I dont know what to do and really dont want to Reformat right now.
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Old 01-15-2003, 05:18 PM   #2
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I restarted my Computer and nothing comes up on the taskbar because I guess it cant find anything.
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Old 01-15-2003, 07:33 PM   #3
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Boot to the Windows CD, start the install (don't select "Repair using the repair console"), and select "Repair an installation of Windows". Let it do it's thing, and you should be back up after that.
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Optix is a trojan right?
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http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/anal...ojoptix04.html

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