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Ok this is the second forum I am writing to (First one gave me no help what so ever). I was surfing the web looking for SNES Roms to download into my PSP. I visited [url]www.FreeRoms.com[/url] and was prompted to download an ActiveX tool. I know I shouldn't have but …

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Helping my mom w/ her computer - she is unable to check her email and the computer is running very slow....could someone review this hijackthis logfile?? Thanks, Georgia Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:56:18 PM, on 8/6/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 …

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Hello good people, Thank you for a great forum. I've learned a lot since I've been here. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to remove HomeSearchAssistent/Search Extender/Search Wizard from my computer. I've run every possible spyware tool I could find in safe mode, but this sucker won't die. Any help you …

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[SIZE=3]Please help me remove aurora... Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:18:50 PM, on 7/19/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe …

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Im not sure if this is the place to post. I had knoppix 3.8 live cd and was trying to install it onto my hard drive. I made a linux-swap partition using the qtparted v0.4.4. The linux-swap partition is about 500mb and the rest is windows NTFS partition. Theres no …

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[b]Knoppix[/b] is such a useful disc in and of itself; backup/restore tool (for Linux [i]and[/i] Windows), Linux introduction and learning tool, [b]Debian[/b] installer, and more--and free. It's the installer aspect that I'm so pleased with right now. I recently reinstalled Linux to my system using the latest version, using the …

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Hi everyone, I am currently using using windows and would like to switch to linux. The thing is that i don't know which distro to choose. You see i would like to have something that is similar to function(don't care about L&F) to windows. For example when you buy windows …

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I have a friend who has a Dell computer, and recently he has been getting error messages that when I check them out at Microsoft said that he had the virus MaxDoor. Microsoft went on from there to explain how to remove it in the registry, and warns up front …

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Call me crazy but I went in and selected every thing listed in hijackthis.exe and them fixcheck it. Here is what I was left with (didn't stop the hijacker... made it worse!) the system would let go of these. I am about to format my drive and figured what the …

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My Computer Is Just All Around Being Wierd.....Netscape 8.0 Tells Me It Cant Find Websites, That I Know Exist, And Hotmail Says My Password Is Wrong When It Lets Me Log-In To MSN Messenger With Same Password and It Works Fine. When I Scan With Spybot It Finds 2 Problems …

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hey, just wanted to know if i upgraded to an athlon xp 3200+ or 3000+ (400fsb).... would i notice a difference in performance whilst playing games such as WoW, HL-2, and UT2004 from my sempron 3000+: 2.0ghz...333fsb...512L2 cache.... Or if it would i would be better of just buying a …

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If anyone could please help me I'd really appreciate it. I was a Windows user my whole life and just switched to a Mac and I'm not very familiar with how it works. I need to install some software for a new printer and a digital camera, but the installations …

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Hi, I'm new here and really need help. I have been having alot of trouble with my computer latly so I went and ran Trend Micro Housecall and it found 20 virus'... all was going well untill it got to Step 4 - recover. My computer disconnected during this process …

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I started installing Tiger from a set of 4 disks. Made it through disc 1 and the 2nd disk was bad. Went and bought Tiger on DVD. Did an upgrade install and when finished and restart, it comes up asking for disc 2 of the first install I tried doing. …

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Hi Great site, new member here and first post! Gericom Overd.2 PIII 800mhz laptop came to me with a loose power supply pin connector, so no power, battery dead too. De-soldiered connector then re-soldierd connector back onto mainboard. Laptop powers up fine now, only to develop what seems to be …

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I have been trying to help someone all day rid his computer of spyware attackers. The OS is WindowME and uses "cox-internet" as his internet provider. I installed "ad-aware" software and rid his computer of 284 objects. Once I was finished I begin having difficulty connecting to the internet. The …

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Hey all I've been reaading your forums through to try and solve my problem but still to no avail. Basically when using either IE 6 or Firefox i cannot accses certain sites most notabley any microsoft website e.g msn.co.uk as such i cant check hotmail or get updates. Both browsers …

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I have 2 partitions currently, a C and a D drive. C is my main drive. I was wondering, would I have to format both C and D to install a dual boot system? Or would I just have to format the D drive and then would be able to …

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Hi. I bought a new mobo today. It supports 2.5V DDR Ram. The old board I am replacing (A7N8X-E DELUXE which is total ass) required 2.6V. Question: Will using my 2.6V RAM in my new mobo that says it takes 2.5V RAM hurt anything, lock anything up, fry or kill …

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Hope someone can help me Windows xp will no longer boot in any mode. The normal mode gets the farthest but the system resets and tries over and over without succes. Now for the kicking part (myself not the machine) i didn't make a recovery disk and the machine came …

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i have installed linux-fedora in my pc.i installed ethereal and i download from [url]www.openhip.org[/url] the patch-ethereal-hip and i don't know to install patch-ethereal-hip.the site haven't documentation.do you know to install patch? please help me..

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:cry: I have been unable to get rid of an infection that my sister has on her computer. She had many and I was able to get rid of all but one. I have run Find-Qoologic Kill2Me.exe LQfix.bat AboutBuster.exe rbkiller.exe VX2Finder9x(126).exe cwshredder.exe in an attempt to get rid of this …

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ok in theory if i remove aol from my system completley i wont have to be signed on to that to go onto the internet. i dhould just be able to click on firefox in go. does any body know if this is correct i must rid my self of …

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Ok, so here's the problem... I've recently been infected with Spysherrif and found the solution to getting it off my system on this forum. I've managed to follow the steps and have gotten rid of Spysherrif. The only problem I'm left with now, is the blue screen with the red …

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ERROR SIGNATURE AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106 ModName: ole32.dll ModVer: 5.1.2600.1619 C:\DOCUME~1\FAMILY~1\Temp\WERC3.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt ^^ This is just some details for ya'll. I am not sure but I cannot open ANY folders (Control Panel, My Documents, NONE) I am running Windows XP and I am about to restore the whole computer if I …

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I have had a hacktool rootkit infection. Have scanned with pandascan and bitdefender which has improved things. There are still a few nastys lurking though heres a copy of my hijack file hope someone can help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:54:48 p.m., on 26/07/2005 Platform: Windows XP …

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I've been struggling with trying to remove a browser hijack from my system. There were 4 user accounts set up within Windows XP. I would seem to clear the problem under one account, but when I would go to another to check on it, the problem would reappear. I finally …

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They're in C:\Recycler\[###-###-###] Lots of numbers with hyphens between. I could find no C:\recycler folder on my C drive, so I went start > run C:\recycler and the folder is empty. So I go farther, do C:\recycler\[all the numbers, typed 'em all out] and it opened up my recycle bin. …

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When I click on the paper clip to attach a file and click the drop-down arrow to browse to a different location, the application stops responding and eventually closes. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing Office. Any ideas? I am running Office 2003 on Windows XP.

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Hi all! I'm new here and after reading a bit about ways to clean up my computer I came across the hijackthis program. I got it, ran it and then saw on this site were it was suggested that I download the shredder and about buster too. So...I've already done …

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I have an AMD64 set up with an ASUS MB. My 15 year old son was playing Diablo II and he said weird noises came out of the speakers, and then the PC crashed. It will not boot up now. The CPU fan and video card and Hard Drive all …

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Hi guys, I came across your site whilst looking for answers to my building nightmare. It's my first go at building a PC (for my mother dearest) from scratch... you seem to know your onions, try and help me solve this badboy :rolleyes: I've read your guide on the forum. …

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Yay! for friends and them getting nasties and sharing them via messaging services!!! So, here's my logfile...please help...PLEASE!!! thanks a ton! michael Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:50:32 AM, on 8/4/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Hi all...I had to reformat my computer last week and have just about everything back on line as it should be, but I'm being inundated by pop-up messages telling me that it's urgent that I use their product to repair everything from the registry to my hard drive. If you're …

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Everytime I type in a url in the address bar it won't go to the page. It will have [url]http:///?%20www.web[/url] page name. I'm unable to go to any webpage at all. I have ran ad aware, spybot S & D. Have searched all search engines. But no such thing on …

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Hey everybody, I've been having this problem for the past seven months. My computer just randomly shuts off every so often (usually happens at least twice in one week). I use it extensively (have gotten into the habbit of obsessively pushing ctrl+s), and when I first got it, I was …

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I've been reading here, and on the fourms about the new Red Hat "Fedora". Is this Red Hat's next linux name? Is it a seperate company from Red Hat? Is it a 3rd party Red Hat based distro? I'm just to lazy to find the Fedora website and look this …

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Looking for one that is easy to install, lots of developement tools, good hardware auto-detection

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Hello! I am having a heck of a time with this one. I cannot double click any icons on my desktop, nor can I highlight them and press enter. When I do it just sits there and stares at me blankly. I have created a new user on the same …

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I am having a problem with old mac (very old). I don t now the model but i now that it has Quantum Fireball 3.2 GB disc ,8 MB of 32 pin memory... my problem is that i don t have a mouse ,and i need it.. Where to buy …

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hello guys an instant dialer(spyware) has been added in my pc. i am deleting all its files from program files but after restarting my pc automatically run on start up again as before.i ve tried also to remove it using a spyblaster application but without success.another important thing is that …

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Hey everyone. I was wondering if the Dimension XPS Gen4 can support two processors. Right now, I have one Pentium 4 3.6GHz processor and was thinking about installing another one.

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I have aurora that keeps on popping up and I downloaded the program and ran the scan... Can you help me from here, thanks Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:51:02 PM, on 6/13/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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I am having a problem going to secure sites (https:) and getting access to information. Regular web sites seem to be working OK. I have run Adaware and Spybot to get rid of all the garbage files. I have also run HiJackThis and would appreciate it if someone could take …

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Hi, I am new to this forum and admittedly am not a technically gifted person but I recently and stupidly unwittingly downloaded hacktool.rootkit virus onto my computer. Now the pop-up ads are unstoppable. I've scanned with ad-aware, spy-bot, panda, and trend micro's house call and I still have problems. Thanks …

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Hi Guys I installed some software the other day which did not work properly anyway i had a bit of trouble deleteing it anyway its gone now but ever since when i go on to sites like ebay i get the message IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS PAGE,YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS …

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Hi I'm new. I've just been slogging my way through the removal processes for Aurora/Nail (and there's me thinking I just had a 'small' problem with Trojan.Cachecachekit...). I've followed the instructions in the "Fixes for Specific Infections", and here are the two logs. First Ewido: --------------------------------------------------------- ewido security suite - …

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Everytime I go to certain web pages or go to play certain games on the web a error message pops up that says it is unable to load JIT compiler, and it has to do with the the mscorjit.dll file. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!!

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