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CHinese or Japanese language virus infiltrated my HP PC Compaq. Cannot remove it.

mommycat

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Mar 19, 2015
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On Chrome, Windows 8, my PC went all weird yesterday. Now IE gives me Chinese or Japanese language opening screen and Chrome has a weird desktop icon which if I click it gives me a detailed menu in Chinese or Japanese. Cannot open Windows Defender, Malware has expired, AVG Free is downloading. Meanwhile am stuck. Please help, any enlightenment would be appreciated.