[SofaKing]

I have had a similar experience and after googling on another computer for the answer I was able to reset the computer to a version of itself that pre-dated the hack by a couple days. I lost several days of memory but that was all. I recall having to push a button (f8?) during the initial boot-up and that took me to a screen with prompts that allowed me to restore the earlier version. Maybe give that a try, otherwise I suggest a raffle for entertaining ways for your computer to die, the winning suggestion is videotaped and posted so we can live vicariously.