From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on
darfun <darfun.inc(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I've managed to download a virus or spyware that has taken over my
> administrator rights on my computer. [...] I am hoping to avoid having
> to do a total reinstall.

Once malware is running with admin privileges, your system is toast.
Backup your data, then flatten and rebuild the system.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512587.aspx

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