We got the computer back. Best Buy reinstalled Windows and restored the computer back to its original factory settings. This cleaned up all of the viruses we had but also completely wiped clean everything we had on the computer.
Sunday: Picked up the computer (no charge by the way), reinstalled printer, reinstalled Quicken, registered and updated our antivirus software. Set antivirus software to scan the computer daily for viruses. Set it to update via the internet on an hourly basis. (can you tell I’m freaked about getting more viruses???) Download 14 Windows and Internet Explorer updates.
Monday: Reinstalled iTunes. Yay! Didn’t lose my gift card balance of $20! Decided that our virus issues were bad enough that we should maybe schedule a virus scan to be done 2x daily. Every 12 hours should help protect us, right?!?!?!
Tuesday: Reinstalled Photoshop. Loaded up Quicken file backup from 1/25. (Only 1 month of banking activity to recreate!) Loaded up iTunes music and videos from backup disc. (Only 8 items NOT on backup disc, all were loaded into iTunes without issue.)
So far, not too bad. It’s going to take a while to get everything back to where it was. But, so far we’re virus-free and working correctly. Let’s hope it continues!