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02-28-2004, 09:41 AM
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I think i have been hacked
I am pretty sure that i have been hacked, all of the letters on my computer have been converted to some weird ass symbols, and its extremly hard to navigate around my computer. When my computer wouldnt boot i knew something was wrong, it had to restart and then ask if it should go into safe mode or normal startup. Right now, i just want to try to get the letters back and backup some of my stuff, then im just going to wipe the drive. It appears this has also spread to my backup drives so im going to have to wipe them all. I wish i could post a screenshot, but the ss wont save....... 
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02-28-2004, 09:45 AM
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Could the solution be as simple as some of your fonts getting corrupted?
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02-28-2004, 09:49 AM
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That is very possible too, but i cant figure out how to read this stuff to fix it. but my title gets more attention....
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02-28-2004, 09:52 AM
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Have you tried system restore?
That desktop would freak me out!
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02-28-2004, 09:54 AM
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first time ive seen something like this. anyother unussual things happened? like missing files, files gone thru other folders?
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02-28-2004, 09:57 AM
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try booting into safe mode.
It looks like something messed up your Localization settings for fonts/etc.
What you can't read that?! 
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02-28-2004, 09:57 AM
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Im gonna try a system restore.......
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02-28-2004, 10:03 AM
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I just restored and its back to normal...i cant believe i didnt think of that 
Anywho, i think im just gonna back up my files and go for a format....its been way too long anyway.
Anyone know what typeface that is?
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02-28-2004, 10:16 AM
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Looks like the code you see when you open a file with Notepad and can't read it.
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02-28-2004, 10:53 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by shawshank62
That is very possible too, but i cant figure out how to read this stuff to fix it. but my title gets more attention.... | how do you get your folder to be the programs icon, instead of the plain biege folder?
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