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(Note: my computers were not infected
because Norton firewall warned me of the attack)
Sometimes on Sunday, May 9th,
the Town Crier website has been attacked by a nasty infection.
The attack was directed towards
most of the world press, blogs, and many other websites.
If you have a Windows-based
computer and visited the Town Crier website this last Sunday or Monday,
before it was shut down, and do not have a firewall to protect your
computer, below are simple steps to restore your computer. (Note that an
anti-virus will not protect your computer from such attacks.)
Windows ME, XP, Vista, and I
believe 2000
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Save your files
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Close all your programs
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Click on Start/icon at the
bottom left of your monitor
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Click on All Programs
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Click on Accessories
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Click on System Tools
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Click on System Restore
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The Welcome to System restore
window opens and should have a dot next to Restore my computer to an
earlier time
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Click Next
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On the left, in the calendar,
look for a bold number May 8 or earlier (if there are none in May, click
on the back arrow on the left of the month of May, to display the month
of April)
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Click on that number
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Click Next
- Click Next again and do not touch
the computer until it finished
- If a message tells you that the computer could
not be restored, restart in Safe Mode (*), and restore back again
- If you have installed or updated any software do
so again.
Windows 7
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Click
on the Windows icon on the bottom left of your computer
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In the
right column, RIGHT-click on Computer and go down to Properties
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Click
on the System Restore
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The
System Restore Window opens
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Click
Next
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In the
Date and Time column, look for Saturday May 8 or earlier
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Click
to highlight it
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To
make sure you will not lose any important drivers or updates, click on
Scan for affected programs
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Click
Close
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Click
Next
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Click
Finish and do not touch the computer until it finished rebooting and
coming back
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If a
message tells you that the computer could not be restored, restart in
Safe Mode (*), and restore back again
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If you
have installed or updated any software do so again.
For all versions of Windows, if a
message tells you that the computer could not be restored, restart in SAFE
MODE (*)
Next step: install a Firewall as
soon as possible and keep it up-to-date!
(*) How to
restart your computer in SAFE MODE
Windows ME, XP, Vista, and
Windows 2000
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Click on Start
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Click on Turn off computer
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Click on Restart
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Allow Windows to shut down
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As soon as the monitor turns
black, repeatedly press the F8 key until something is displayed on your
computer
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Use the keyboard arrow keys to
highlight Safe Mode
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Press Enter
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Close whatever warning window
opens
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Repeat the above System restore
steps
Windows 7
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Click on the
Windows icon on the bottom left of your computer
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Place the cursor on
the arrow, right of Shut Down
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Click in Restart
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Allow Windows to
shut down
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As soon as the
monitor turns black, repeatedly press the F8 key until something is
displayed on your computer
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Use the keyboard
arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode
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Press Enter
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Close whatever
warning window opens
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Repeat the above
System restore steps
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