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I've tried my other spyware adware scanners/sweepers, but they all read my system clean. I'm pretty sure something is wrong, so I thought I'd try a hijackthis log check. Thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:21:50 PM, on 4/29/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

Hi, New user iMac OS X 10.3 Panther. I've selected a great screensaver, but it seems to stay hidden under a black screen. When the screen is black and I hit a key, when the black disappears the screensaver is there for just a split second until the page I …

hey i am new to dis ok....well my problem is dat i have just installed Win XP on a 20 gb harddrive, intel desktop board, 256mb ram, intel P4, floppy drive, dvd drive, cd drive, lan card, modem, and Nvidia TNT card 32mb. When ever i start up my computer …

Is there any reason it MIGHT block people from AOL from sending me e mail someone from AOL SAYS they write me & have been ., dont see her on blocked senders, yet I dont get the e mail???????????????????????????????

Here is my problem : I bought a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 16MB Cache SATA coupled with a Silicon Image 3112A SATA Controller. I was never able to install Windows XP on this drive as it always crashed before the end. I connect the hard drive to an existing Windows …

I apologize for doing this, but would appreciate any help. I've tried everything a novice could be expected to try, and still can't fix the problem. I've tried ad-aware, registry mechanic, and anti-virus software to no avail. The problem is as follows: 1. A setup window pops up when I …

My first posting, and it's because I need your help. OS 10.3 is not seeing my OS 9.2 SimpleText files. I've even burned them onto a CD on an iMac, copied them to my G4 and, guess what, the folder is empty (but back-checking the CD on the iMac shows …

Hi Crunchie, First let me start out by saying Thank You very much for your help. I followed your instructions for HJT and below is my log. Just to give you a little history of my past 3 days. I have been reading different forums and tried some of the …

Folks, I'm trying to grapple with something which is making my head spin. I wonder if someone might have an idea on this. It's well understood, that a webserver can supply a specified file, by default, if no page is specified on the URL: eg. [url]http://www.london.edu/index.html[/url] can be requested by …

Hello i have posted under the internet not being able to connect and stuff earlier and sooner or later i got it fixed and downloaded mozilla and sygate firewall and deleted some stuff...Now i cant get online again and once again many things are going wrong. #1 my sygate firewall …

my computer at work got infected..please help me, avg cant help, neither cvShreder, this is my hijackThis log file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:29:39, on 27.4.2005 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …

This is my first post and I don't know much about computers. I have an HP with Windows 98 second edition and a factory installed Nvidia TNT 2 Pro set-up. My problem is: after internet surfing for a bit, the graphics display as red x's instead of how they should …

I have the same problem and i see this: * DLLCompare Log version() Files Found that Windows does not See or cannot Access *Not everything listed here means you are infected! ________________________________________________ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\mfc42.dll Wed 4 Aug 2004 9:03:14 A.SH. 1.028.096 1004,00 K C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvcirt.dll Wed 4 Aug 2004 9:03:16 ..SH. 54.784 …

When I endeavor to download software updates on my ibook G4, I get the following message: " Make sure you have permission to write to /private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate". there are no permissions set (nothing is locked) on my system. How can I correct this problem. Or, can I reinstall OS without losing …

We purchased a few pc's a while back that had XP home installed. We're moving to a domain based network, and Home won't allow connection to it. We're part of the MS Partner program, and have XP Pro to upgrade to, but, it says that the OS already installed is …

Hi everyone, I received a nonworking laptop from a friend. She told me it stopped working and gave it to me just in case i got it working, i could keep it. When you hit the power button the power light turns on and it tries to read from the …

Hi, Followed instructions and here is the new hijack log. Will let you know if "derbiz" is sorted. Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 17:22:33, on 28/04/2005 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program …

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i need help going through my hjt....i can not get to certain pages and it takes forever to load keep getting Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer when i try to use yahoo spybot keeps blocking double click and something a ,,,sorry can not remember the name..anyways i …

Hello everybody, I am working on a computer that has this hotoffers bug wich keeps placing porn links on the desktop. I cant get on the internet with the infected computer, it only tries to go to their website and zonealarm block them out. Im using my jump drive to …

Hi there, There is this computer that is giving me a headache.It says there is a TCP/IP Error Occurred While Trying to Connect to Server ...account... error No 0x800ccc15 .I have checked account settings in the server and the computer and are ok.If I set this account settings in another …

I am using a G4 IMac Flat screen running 10.3.9 I have been using Macs back to OS 5 and I have never experienced any thing like this. I was copying some photos (about 150) from a folder to a CDR to archive when I hesitated for a nano second …

I have just bought a Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 Pro Motherboard and am installing it in my machine. It has both a power fan connector for the case and also a system fan connector which both state that they are for the cooling fan. Which one am I best using? Is the …

Hey guys, I am sorry if this kind of question has been asked before, if it has can someone please redirect me to the thread... I need to network a small business (wireless). I have 8 computers (computers need to be connected to the internet) and I need a wireless …

Asus A7V400-MX AMD Thoroughbred Socket A Windows XP I can't install the SoundMAX Audio Driver on the integrated soundcard. I have downloaded the driver from Asus and tried to install both manually and with the .exe file. But I only get an error message saying 'Bad data' in the end …

[B]I HAVE AN INTEXUS DIALER AND CAN'T REMOVE IT :sad: PLEASE HELP AND CHECK MY HIJACKTHIS LOG.[/B] for mail , email me at: [EMAIL=suppahkoen@hotmail.com]suppahkoen@hotmail.com[/EMAIL] [B]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1[/B] Scan saved at 10:52:31, on 28-4-2005 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 …

finshed my new rig a while back and it didnt turn on i put the mobo on a phone book took everyhting out reinstalled all mojor components one by one and it turned on fine bboted up and everything do is how could i make sure in not a grounding …

Hey, Ive got a salvaged laptop harddrive in a caddy connected via USB 2 to my new laptop. It worked once and I was able to access my files on the old drive. Now when I connect it to the new laptop it says the usb port has surged and …

for some reason XP has suddenly decided it doesnt know where the CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are. it says "the drives are installed but windows failed to locate the hardware devices" plz help o_o

hi i just recently installed a new modem in a friend's pc, everything is setup correctly to my knowledge, but when i try to connect to aol, it hangs up at the "talking to network" step. So then i figured ah AOL=shite, so ill try to use my cox remote …

Hi ,thought i would try fooling with SUSE personal .started a install on a 6.4 gig HDD ,cot called away from computer and didn't get back for over an HR. it foramtted and created 3 partitions .one 450+meg primary dos ,and two nondos partition 50% each of remaing gigs ,i …

[B]Background:[/B] I had 2 networked NT machines: 1 crashed so I decided to "bite the bullet" and rebuild it with XP. After much hair pulling I finally got the XP machine to see and access the NT box. Then I went to work trying to get the NT box to …

I have a group of mpg files that WMP used to play. Sometime in the last few months it stopped doing this correctly. Ihave two problems: 1. Some files load and play sound, but the picture is a bunch of nondescript squares. If I let this run for about 20 …

I have run highjack and this is my saved log. I do not know what to delete to get rid of derbiz. please help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 19:48:02, on 27/04/2005 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\csrss.exe …

I just dont get it. Maybey I never will. All Browsers will have security issues. Period. Firefox. Ie. opera...all of them. Maybey people just got way into the hype that this browser or that one is so much more secure. No browser is bullet proof. I have surfed with ie …

When I click the download button, the dialog box asking whether I want to open or save it doesn't come up. Does anyone know how to get it to come back up. This is driving me nuts!!!

I'm using win XP, an error message appears just after starting PC. That is:- RUNDLL Error loading amecsa.cpl The specified module could not be found. If I click OK,the resume using the PC as normal. How can I correct this problem? Thanks In advance, waiting for your reply.

Ok this computer is about 1 year old and I have noticed that the hard drive would make some weird grinding and clicking noises at time's and sometimes the computer would just shut down out of no where. I went to turn it on today and I got a message …

Hi, I've got a computer running Windows 2000 and an MX440-SE. I just installed the latest drivers from the Nvidia website and DirectX 9.0c (so that I could play a new game). When I boot up to Windows, the picture is very badly distorted, sometimes the images disappears completly and …

Ok this computer is about 1 year old and I have noticed that the hard drive would make some weird grinding and clicking noises at time's and sometimes the computer would just shut down out of no where. I went to turn it on today and I got a message …

Hello, I have a Western Digital Raptor SATA drive that one morning decided that it didn’t want to load windows anymore.... It would freeze about 2 or 3 seconds after the Window XP logo appeared and then would flash a blue screen of death at me and reboot. I tried …

Hey guys, The company I work for currently use Citrix to let Mac users access Word and Excel. However we have just updated all the Macs we have to Panther (10.3.9). Before the change they were using Outlook 2001 under classic, however we want to abolish classic and stay in …

This is my first post in the "I have a problem" area, and I really dont know a whole lot about computers, but I really really need some assistance :o I have XP and my IE isnt working 1/2 the time. It only happens with my profile. My husband and …

Hi Crunchie & everyone there;) I did a Spybot s&d scan, and got 'SpywareStormer', so I clicked on the 'Fixed Selected problems' button after scan was done. But then after some time it showed again, then I decided to do a pestscan at [url]http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main.entry25?page=freePestPatrolScan&client=ComputerAssociates&sid=35715[/url] and it showed 'WebSearch Toolbar-Hijacker' with …

There is a CD stuck in the superdrive of my Titanium powerbook. I have tried ejecting using the eject button and by restarting and holding down the trackpad. The drive whirrs when this is tried, but doesn't push the disc out. Is there anything else I can try? If it …

My WinXP system recently crashed and will not allow restart. Have talked at length with manufacturer support who are suggesting reinstall as only fix. Problem is there are important files I'd like to recover if possible and would prefer not to risk writing over them. (there was a password sign …

i have a virus/spyware or whatever. it comes up on my task manager as a.exe, its not there now cuz i end it when it comes up. none of my protection programs seem to be able to find it. here's my hjt log. what do you guys think? thanks Logfile …

Hi everybody. I am about to buy all these components to build my first computer specifically for recording. Will there be any compatability issues, is there anything else i have forgotten? Will i need to buy any cable's or anything or will they all be supplied? AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64bit …

Ok, I need info on buying second hand processors. There are plenty being sold on ebuyer, and I am querying as to whether or not I should do it. Now I know that im getting to get plenty of people saying no simply because the word "used" or "second hand" …

Hello, I am new to the site and looking for some help. Recently Internet Explorer is opening on start-up and is also not allowing an additional browser window to be opened. It just over-writes the original browser window. I am trying to fix both problems. My log file from HiJackthis …