Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties  May 17th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 2,957 Thanks Gerbil. Yes I downloaded adaware and spybot this week. |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 17th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 2,957 Hi everyone!
This week I followed all the advice in the PC cleaning techniques... thread above, trying to sort out a little problem I asked about over in the Windows Tips n Tweaks forum.
Now,... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks May 16th, 2008 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 14,390 (touch wood) I seem to have found a solution! If I start Internet Explorer without add-ons, the application hang doesn't seem to happen!
Which is great, but leaves me with the question - Why? |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks May 13th, 2008 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 14,390 The reason I think it's my machine is that the sites where it regularly happens are biggies - for me, mainly hotmail, youtube, glastonbury festival forum. For the missus, asiana.com (airline... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks May 10th, 2008 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 14,390 I have found out that what is happening to my PC is called Application Hang. It only ever happens on sites with the Flash adverts though! |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Apr 21st, 2008 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 14,390 I'm feeling guilty now cos I just read the queen's announcement above - no questions in here! Feel free to move this, anyone in charge!
That spear throwing game loaded and played just... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Apr 20th, 2008 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 14,390 Once upon a time a long long time ago, Daniweb helped me out when my old pc got a nasty trojan (maybe a worm, can't remember). The solution to that one was: get a new computer!
I'm hoping that... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 27th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 ps and make sure it has state of the art anti-virus and fire wall etc! |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 27th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 Thank you so much for all your help - the problem has ....... I won't say been resolved...... but will in the near future have a happy ending!
I started going through your list of things to do,... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 18th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 Thank you very much!
I will get busy on this....
In the meantime, rundll32.exe is in C:\WINDOWS , and hzdll.dll and hoo.dll are both in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 18th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 Hullo again!
I've figured out how to paste the log (I hope!) after reading the bleeping computer tutorial. Here it is...
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 14:49:26, on 18/05/05... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 18th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 Thank you for that dlh6213 - it's pointed me in the right direction. I've found the culprit!
http://info.ahnlab.com/securityinfo/virus_view_eng_new.jsp?SEQ_NO=2169
But NOT the solution!
Has... |
| Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties May 2nd, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,518 Hullo everyone!
I'm hoping someone out there can give me some advice about nasties.
A few weeks ago I began to suspect my computer had been hijacked. None of the symptoms mentioned in this forum... |
