I'm not entirely sure what exactly you're asking, here.

From a legal standpoint, if a company does things to your computer without your consent, like install spyware, that's illegal. If you...

Can you shoot us a HiJackThis log? Perhaps that will list what or where Sample is located, and might give us a hint on how to disable it.

Winfixer is a pretty nasty piece of malware. Moving this thread to the Spyware forum for better attention.

HAHAH...

Did you try hitting the NumLock key? :D

You've got Virtumonde.

Check out the instructions provided in this thread:
http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/Topic190082-29-1.aspx

If that doesn't help, someone else here might be able to help...

NO...

You don't have a virus. Your numlock key is turned on. Notice how those same keys are actually labelled with numbers on them, in a different color?

Usually, there's a key to toggle that...

No computer is EVER a lemon; remember that. You can have a statisically high number of bad parts, but each can easily be replaced.

This thread isn't in the right section for HiJackThis logs--...

Probably want to try CWShredder:

http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Failing that, you can post a HijackThis log here in this forum.

HiJackThis logs should be posted in the Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties forum (http://daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum64.html).

I have cable, and I've got a custom firewall setup.

I'm running NetBSD 1.6.2 on a Sun SparcStation 5, NAT being provided by ipnat, and firewalling performed by ipf. I've got rules set up such...

That's the SASSER virus. Run Stinger:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger

...moving to Security forum!

Actually, I've been WHOA busy. I still really appreciate the interest here, but I'm still pushing this project further back on the burner. I'm leaving this thread open, though, in case any others...

Had to edit this post for content due to language. Please have a look at the Forum Rules (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq#faq_rules) regarding use of profanity in the...

Thanks for the heads up-- I'll give that a try. Do you need the actual games installed in order to install the cheats?

Now marking thread as Solved. If this actually did not solve the issue, contact a moderator via PM, and we'll un-mark it for you.

When are the files regenerated? Immediately? At system startup?

You might be able to go into the registry using those keys provided in the link you gave us, and delete them. Then, try deleting...

As was responded in that other thread, you suggestion of using FireFox is a good one to not have to deal with this stuff, but you still need to deal with the other browser's issue-- that it has been...

Um.

I don't like being mean to people, but do you see win32usb.exe anywhere in that log? Um... NO ?

Please look through the HJT log before just throwing out a suggestion. Next caller please.

In Task Manager, click on "Processes" tab, then click on the "CPU" field. What processes are taking up the most CPU time?

Well, gee.

For once, Google's no help. I tried searching, and this is the only thread that came up!!! :o

I'm not really a HiJackThis "specialist", but I can hold my own in reading them. But, DaveSW is right-- I can solve pretty much any issue I come across; I am testing the general effectiveness of the...

APM -- Advanced Process Manipulation
(Available here: http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=apm)

Thanks to dlh6213! :D

Have you tried disabling ZoneAlarm temporarily, and then tried the update? Just a thought, as I've seen ZoneAlarm do some really odd things before.

What happened when you tried the .reg file, exactly?

Additionally, have you run any spyware removal tools, like SpyBot, Adaware, or Pest Patrol?

This would be VERY helpful if you could do this, though. Could you open it with FireFox, and try it? If you'd like, you could PM it to me, or send me the link to my email, which I could provide on...

Or, try a different mouse. I've seen some funky things go on with mice. What kind of mouse do you have? If it's wireless, maybe someone near you has one, too.

After doing this, how did your system turn out? Still getting page cannot be displayed?

Try this for me. Click Start, then Run, and type in CMD, and click OK. Once that Command Prompt comes up,...

BLECH! I'm not normally one to suggest this, but you might just want to go ahead and go for the jugular: consider backing up your data, reformatting your drive, and reinstalling Windows. Even after...

Did you read the sticky thread at the top of this forum? For your convenience, it's also in my sig.

Well... there you go.

More than likely, you didn't have a virus, but some nasty spyware. There are such beasts that will do things to disable spyware/AV programs, just like viruses do. It's scary...

It's kind of like this...

When those popups come in, people make money off of those, kind of like ads on a website, but less scrupulous. Oddly enough, people actually do buy those things. I mean,...

Does it happen if you press on the palmrest of the machine?

It may in fact be a hardware problem... Sometimes laptop palmrests can interfere with the pointing devices integrated into the unit.

Well, if you've already done what the sticky thread says, then it would be appropriate to post an HJT log. Go ahead and do that, and we'll see what else comes of it.

Also, did you see WinFavorites...

It's probably not a bug... Maybe your config is messed up. When did this start happening?

Did you read the post at the top of the Security Forum, or the link at the bottom of my sig, about bridge.dll? Check that out, and see what happens.

Cool... That's one I'm adding to the list.

Just so everybody knows, I'm kind of in a state of flux over this project. My work schedule's gotten busy, and my spare time is slipping away. I'm still...

Awesome, that's good to know. I think another site was stevewrestling.com, or something. None of those popups were porn, were they?

What is it about wrestling sites that do this?

Moving this post into Security, as it is the more appropriate forum.

Also, please check the link in my sig, which is the same as the link at the top of the Security forum. It contains...

Maybe SpyBot picks up on RoboForm because it could be used to invade someone's privacy? Just a thought...

Did you read the sticky post at the top of this forum, or the one in my sig (which is the same thing)?