Having trouble getting rid of a link redirect malware

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Trabant: Nov 26, 2011; All systems nominal.

Fruit Smoothies posted:

Use Windows Defender Offline

What if WDO fails to update after it boots? It refuses to scan without a definition update, but all the update attempts keep failing. The download/install bar keeps moving up but only produces the following errors:

code:


Virus and spyware definitions couldn't be updated.

This app couldn't check for virus and spyware definition updates. Check your Internet or network connection and try again.

Click Help for more information about this problem.

Error code: 0x80070070
Error description: this copy of this app has expired.
Your PC might be vulnerable to malware.
To continue using this app, contact your security administrator.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2016 04:04

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 09:24

Trabant: Nov 26, 2011; All systems nominal.

OK, will try on a friend's computer. My only other option -- work laptop -- is locked down hard and refuses to boot to USB. Smart money is always on "MS fuckery" though.

Zenzirouj: didn't mean to hijack the thread, but I remembered this subforum exists and your post in the Chrome thread after mine on the same topic :downs:

# ¿ Jul 1, 2016 05:42

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