I never said it was *easy*
, but there are proper ways to get them which is why I suggested that he go to Microsoft and search.
I'm glad to hear that a restore worked for you, Ron!
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Personally, I think that there should be stronger legislation against people who write and spread malware, because it's just like walking up to someone on the street and punching them in the face. While it's difficult to track them down, it's not impossible, and they should be punished.
As a technician, some 60-70% of my business was from removing malware, so it's pretty obvious to me why this is being done.
Would we let a doctor get away with injecting his patients with a disease so they would have to come back for repeated treatments? This isn't just unethical, it's criminal.
/rant

I'm glad to hear that a restore worked for you, Ron!
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Personally, I think that there should be stronger legislation against people who write and spread malware, because it's just like walking up to someone on the street and punching them in the face. While it's difficult to track them down, it's not impossible, and they should be punished.
As a technician, some 60-70% of my business was from removing malware, so it's pretty obvious to me why this is being done.
Would we let a doctor get away with injecting his patients with a disease so they would have to come back for repeated treatments? This isn't just unethical, it's criminal.
/rant