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How do I get someone off my computer who has used virtual machine and bridging. They have taken total control of my computer. Settings are changed, internet settings are changed. Can't get into my email to change security settings.

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May have more luck in the IT security SE site. – Enigma Feb 15 at 18:08
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I can't tell what you are asking. Can you clarify your question? – Hennes Feb 15 at 18:08
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@Enigma I doubt they will accept it as it is. – Hennes Feb 15 at 18:10
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Pull the internet cable out of your modem, it's super effective. – Tom Wijsman Feb 15 at 18:10
@Hennes: Well yes more information is definitely needed regardless. – Enigma Feb 15 at 18:12
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Sounds like it's more trouble than its worth - at least that is one way of looking at it.

You could simply throw down the towel, download a free Ubuntu ISO, install and be rid of your existing issues. (Ubuntu is not impervious to viruses, nor is anything - It is the users responsibility to learn how to avoid them.)

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

From Tanners link (rather comical):

Bliss was probably a proof-of-concept by someone from 1997 trying to prove that Linux could be infected. Because of the Linux user privilege system and the thousands of versions of Linux, it didn't do well at all. This is my favourite virus. It writes a neat log of all its actions to /tmp/.bliss and even has a "--bliss-uninfect-files-please" command line option which actually does what it says. The writer apologised for not having enough time to develop bliss beyond the beta-testing stage. It's one of the very few viruses that made it out into the wild but couldn't spread faster than people were (usually accidentally) wiping it out. Also, almost nothing about the Linux kernel is the same as it was in 1997 so Don't Panic! This one is almost a collectors item but i think it's extinct.

Brundle-Fly was a research virus for an operating systems course and was never in the wild. It even has a website and an uninstaller. If you want to get infected by a virus, this one is good. You'll need to compile it for your system, though, so be prepared to follow a lot of complicated instructions.

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Let me clarify: He/she would be free of his/her existing viruses/issues. Sometimes a fresh start is nice. – Enigma Feb 15 at 18:17

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