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    When I turn on my computer a microsoft piracy control box pops up and asks me to verify my copy of software before I can continue. It also asks me very specific informaion such as name, email, credit card number, and pin. Obviously very strange, but when I select to complete later it automatically shuts off. Is this in fact really needed by microsoft or is my computer infected with a virus?
    Friday, June 12, 2009 8:43 AM

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    Good Morning Gibbyj,


    Thank you for visiting our forum today. Please follow the guidance Dan suggested and let us k now if this is what you are experiencing. Also you can contact PC Safety, which is a Microsoft group, which provides free assistance with Malware infections. I encourage you to use the ‘Windows Live Safety Scan for Windows Vista’ (http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/whatsnew.htm) before contacting PC Safety.

    PC Safety:

    http://www.microsoft.com/protect/support/default.mspx

    http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/whatsnew.htm



    Gibbyj I would also encourage you to back up all of your files in case you need to reformat your system.



    Thank you,


    Stephen

    Attention All Forum Users: Please Do Not post your issue in someone else's Thread...Create your own which will help minimize confusion. If any post fixes your issue, please click the "Post was Helpful" button for that post. This will help us showcase the threads that best help our customers. Thank you, Stephen Holm
    • Proposed as answer by Stephen Holm Friday, June 12, 2009 4:34 PM
    • Marked as answer by Stephen Holm Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:55 AM
    Friday, June 12, 2009 4:31 PM

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