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Microsoft silverlight

Poxyshamrock · 2013-03-21 00:16:05

I opened up my laptop today which was supposed to be sleeping but it had turned off. When I turned it on, I noticed that Microsoft silver light had been installed and I had a Facebook status and twitter tweet that I had not written on my accounts. They didn't make sense either. They were just letters. Later this evening,…

21-03-2013 12:16am

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Poxyshamrock

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I opened up my laptop today which was supposed to be sleeping but it had turned off.

When I turned it on, I noticed that Microsoft silver light had been installed and I had a Facebook status and twitter tweet that I had not written on my accounts. They didn't make sense either. They were just letters.

Later this evening, my laptop didn't even turn on and it makes 7 beeps.

Is this a virus?
Any help or info would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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#2 21-03-2013 11:43am

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Sounds like you got phished/hacked and microsoft silverlight was exploited to do it. Be a good idea to disable it and change your passwords.

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