Hi there! Hoping someone who lives on the 'net more than I can answer this. I'm looking to invite a few guests to a dinner party at a local restaurant. Since timing is short, email will be the...

I don't use AVG any more as my (soon to be) husband is military and we get McAfee for free, but my friend uses it on her Dell desktop. She had been using it for several years but now it is saying it...

I posted this on the Viruses forum, but thought I'd put it here as well: Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee...

OK, was able to d/l and run hijack this. Here is the log:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:49:58 PM, on 6/8/2008
Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)
MSIE:...

Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee subscription ran out. I wasn't too concerned, but then IE (I'm running 7.0) would...

Thanks for the response. This is for a friend's computer who is a tax consultant. She bought this year's version of her tax software, only to find it is not compatiable with ME. If she has enough...

Any significant problems with doing an upgrade from ME to XP? Can you just put the XP disk in and do an upgrade versus a fresh install? Or will I have to reinstall all my existing software once XP...

Hey people!

Not sure if anyone here can help me as this is a company laptop, but I had a lot of work to do over the holiday weekend and now I cannot even get to my desktop much less my email and...

I can't seem to "navigate" to the folder. It's the My Music folder within My Documents. When I go into the cmd screen, DOS is already prompting with: C:\Documents and Settings\Amy>

My folder...

so do I type "dir >" ? do I have to create that txt file first so the copy has somewhere to go?

Not sure if this is the right forum for such a question, but hopefully someone has an answer or can direct me to the right place.

I have several folders on my hard drive with thousands of files...

Thanks for the information. Yes, AVG runs as well as Spybot and Adaware.

What's the best way to get rid of IE7? Just Add/Remove programs? Then how to download IE6 again? Then, what is the "fix"...

Hi! Not sure if this is a virus issue, but a friend of mine thinks it is so I'm posting to this forum first.

I'm working on a friend's computer now that cannot access secure sites. Any time she...

Jhay,
Thank you for your very detailed step-by-step instructions. Yes, I do have kazaa Gold and I am aware of it's reputation with spyware. I thought with a paid version I would be safe though. ...

Here is the log....

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:34:13 PM, on 4/26/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running...

ok, no prob, I already have that downloaded. I will post the log.

I just recently started getting this pop up while checking my email through AOL (I use AOL email, TCP/IP with cable modem).

It is from Macromedia Flash Player Security which is something I have...

I downloaded Spybot S&D 1.3.1TX and then ran it. It found a few items so I clicked "fix". Spybot just hangs while creating the restore point. I have to ctrl alt del to kill the program. Any ideas?

OK, I'm doing this, but I don't really know what I'm looking for. I see "warning" and "error" but what do I do to correct it?

It's happening again, and I've installed NOTHING new. Why am I losing connection????

Actually, pogo has never given me any real problems...now my husband uses WinMX and THAT'S the REAL nasty!! I run AdAware constantly b/c of him!

But anyway, the problem occured any time I was...

I did do a search for my problem, but didn't find anything exactly like I was experiencing.

Just recently (yesterday) I've been dropping my internet connection every 10 - 20 minutes. If I right...

Zone Alarm is a little too protective for me - if there is such a thing :lol: I couldn't access certain games - the CD would whir and whir and the screen would just go black, and I had a hell of a...

Actually, someone found the place that DOES offer the CD and I ordered it. Here's the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

How does windows have a firewall without sp2? I couldn't find it!

Windows firewall IS in SP2 - that's my problem!! LOL. Actually, I work for Phoenix Contact, I should be in Germany towards the middle of this year ;-)

Thanks for the info! I didn't know that about the service centers. I'm actually considering buying my next computer from Best Buy b/c of their service center - although I like Dells a lot and I...

What would have fixed that? If I had posted a Hijackthis log? My system was clean (as far as I know) of viruses and spyware. Did the registry just get "corrupted" somehow?

My update: Hi! I had the same problem - after trying all the suggestions from this board and the DELL forums, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows. A pain, but it DID work.

Update:
I gave in and did a reformat and reinstallation of Windows. I hope no one else ever gets this problem!!

Do YOU have one I could borrow? I only have one other friend with a computer and she doesn't have it. Maybe EBay? lol

I would love to use XP's firewall - the problem is, I first have to d/l SP1 then SP2 and I need some sort of protection while these updates are d/ling - hence Zone Alarm.

I'm not ready to mess...

Hello - I recently reformatted my Windows XP with a disk from 2002. Within 30 seconds of hooking up my DSL modem, I'm flooded with popups, spyware, etc etc. So, I installed ZoneAlarm's 15 day free...

Hello, is there a CD that contains Microsoft's Security updates? I recently had to reload my Win XP with a disk from 2002. The minute I plugged in my DSL modem, I was flooded with pop ups, spyware...

I went ahead with the reformat (although I did try a new NIC first - still same problem, the computer knows the name of the device but puts it under "unknown" and with a conflict.

The problem I'm...

I've posted the following in the PCI hardware forum, but was wondering if a worm or virus might be the cause. I have run AdAware and Spybot and they found nothing. I will install and run...

Yup, also tried installing drivers that I had downloaded off their website (burned a cd while at work). The computer knows the name of the card (Intel Pro 100+ Management Adapter) but puts it under...

OK, that answers that question, thank you! Unfortunately that's bad for me! lol

I've tried everything I know and searched all kinds of message boards and talked to all kinds of tech support people on the phone. I still cannot connect to the internet. The NIC and the modem are...

Yes, I am using XP Home. However, if you read my original post, the computer won't let me choose a date further back than March 1st. It gives me the icon << to go back a month, but won't let me...