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Hello. I am new to this site but have learned a lot so far by just reading some of your threads. It all started with being hijacked by coolwebsearch(i think). I have since run cws shredder and have restored the ability to use IE, but I suspect I have more …

Greetings, I have Keylog Briss and I think I got rid of it quick. HOwever, worst case scenario is that I may have logged on to a few of my important sites and used my names and passwords. Like I said, I think I got rid of it. Do I …

[font=Arial]Ran into a website that installed a Casino program on my computer. I removed it my Internet Explorer has not worked since. I can

Hi I need help as well. Hijackthis has detected these... I don't seem to find the part that explains why [url="http://www.lookfor.cc"]www.lookfor.cc[/url] appears... The log from Hijackthis Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 09:02:22, on 25.03.2004 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

ok, we built a computer, and keep getting ntldr missing message, I have no idea what to do, there is nothing installed on the computer, it's brand new. Could someone please help me out?:sad:

i was surfing the net and my connection cut out, my modem started beeping and then i couldnt reconnect. I realised a dialer had kicked in and unplugged my modem. It left like a folder in program files called "WebSiteViewer" which i had to delete from dos. Im pretty computer …

I see a lot of topics posted in this forum, and in quite a number of other forums I participate in, which post 'Hijackthis' logs and end up with detailed and technical procedures to follow to rid systems of internet 'nasties'. And I have to wonder - just what's the …

Tallcool1 here is the list that Hijackthis gave me. Thanks for all the help. StartupList report, 3/31/2004, 7:15:21 PM StartupList version: 1.52 Started from : C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HIJACKTHIS.EXE Detected: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) Detected: Internet Explorer v5.50 (5.50.4134.0100) * Using default options ================================================== Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SSDPSRV.EXE C:\PROGRAM …

Hello, I been to this forum a few times before for suggestions. This is my first post though. Just wondering if I'm infected any where. bTgX5m8a.exe and also a.exe really stand out to me thx for your help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:24:05 AM, on 4/1/2004 Platform: …

Hi All, Is it posable to use apache as a web forwarder? what i want to do is have a linux box in the dmz that will relay mail and web requests in to the LAN mail to the exchange and web on to a box with apache. if this …

Is this a virus or an important file? I have received two e-mails telling me to delte it because it is a virus and two more e-mails telling me it is a hoax and actually an important file. Does anyone know for sure if it is good or bad? This …

I have a funny one here. Friend bought a printer/scanner/fax and installed on an older computor (6yrs old) through the USB port. All installed OK BUT.. when turning the computor on and the USB/Printer connected it won't post - if you take the cable out it works !! Any ideas …

I have just created 3 new tutorials about Spyware and two of the more prevalent tools when dealing with them. The first is a primer on Spyware and hijackers and is a good read if you don't understand them. It can be found here: [url="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=41"]Understanding Spyware and Browser Hijackers[/url] The …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Copy Files and Folders to CDs[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Remember when you loved Rubik's Cube, Dynasty, and the floppy disk? In the 1980s, before the World Wide Web and ubiquitous e-mail, you could store 1.5 megabytes (MB) of …

Hai --I have HP PCs,IBM PCs,IBM Servers Of 21 Nos. Those are networked and working on 10 Mbps Switch with builtin LAN Card from a longtime normally. But Yesterday i changed the connections to 100 Mbps Switch, from that time some Of the LAN Connections (Systems)are working normally and remaining …

Hi everyone first time post, but it seems to be a pretty difficult problem. I have two computers, the first is a AMD Desktop with two NIC cards (both Netgear 10 Mb). One of the netgear cards is configured to connect to the school's T3 connection, the other is meant …

:cheesy: I going thought the web looking for a fix for my Xp system with boot section of my hard drive and I found a real good web site for tech support then help me to fix the issue. It is whatwrongnow.com.

~Hi Friends In my computer, installed with win 2000 (adv. server), with 40 Gb H.D.D. I can see the 20 Gb space free in my harddrive under Disk Admin. (primary partion and rest is free allocated to another partition. Last day i have added new 2 H.D.D of 40 GB …

Just recently I have found that when a page is done loading it has these bits and pieces - almost in the background sometimes - but talking up space on the page - they are part of "Action Canceled" page thing - but just parts of it? Any ideas on …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:17:24 PM, on 3/31/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SSDPSRV.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCEVTMGR.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\NORTON ANTIVIRUS\ADVTOOLS\NPROTECT.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPSYSDRV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCAPP.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\OLEHELP.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\BACKWEB\BACKWEB\PROGRAM\BACKWEB.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\RAR$EX01.898\HIJACKTHIS.EXE …

my ie 6 homepage was recently hijacked, and i got all sorts of popups.. i checked out this board and got cwshredder as well as adaware... ran them both and the homepage stopped getting hijacked, however, for some reason the majority of the time i cannot close explorer with the …

This is an area that I am not entirely familiar with, hence the following question. I have a service customer some of whose problems can be traced to a bootleg [b]Windows XP Pro[/b] install. When I apprised her of this, she "did the right thing" and obtained a legal OEM …

Hi guys... I was wondering if anyone could help me with my HijackThis log file.. Everytime I connect to the Internet I get searchcentral.cc as my start page, and I

IE6 has been constantly hijacked ; this damn site : [url]http://www.lookfor.cc/index.php?p=37049[/url] , replaces the start page , obliging me to edit the register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\start page ; It has happened almost every night since the 1st time a week ago ; An updated Spybot search and destroy has scanned the …

Hi, okay I have a bit of a problem here. I have an older IBM P III 500Mhz computer. It's been really good until recently. As of late, it's been rebooting itself, and a few kernal errors, but it would start up again. Now, it won't even do that. Now, …

After a while, it has booted up. I log on and then the computer freezes. I can't do anything. CTRL ALT DEL takes forever to come up and when it does it just freezes as well.. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Have you had to format, and after you've reinstalled everything you've had to download those damned Security updates all over again? I'm betting you don't want to be faced with that onerous task again, and you don't have to. Microsoft has made available, free of charge, a 'Security Update CD' …

I get this error message when I try accessing my floppy drive from windows xp "A:\is not accessible. The floppy disk controller reported an error that is not recognized by the floppy disk driver" and when I try to boot from a floppy i get "please insert system disk" or …

The Broadband Wars: Cable Vs DSL Sit back get a cup of coffee it's time for another tale of technology by Jimmy Freligh Jr | March 1st, 2004 Lets talk broadband and lets clear some things up. The myth, the fairy tale that keeps going around and around which is …

I performed the search, quarantine and deletion of certain spyware files on both my computers, but afterwards I experienced some slow-down on my Cable connection, so I restarted. But when I restarted, my comp could no longer go on the net. We're on a network, so I told my bro …

When I load up my computer my computer has an updmgr.exe error message how can I fix this. On top of the message has a C++ error message

Here is the setup: I have a Solaris box running the amanda backup server for all of the Solaris and Linux machines. It can backup all of the machines on the private network just fine, but there is one Redhat Linux 7.3 machine that sites outside of the firewall in …

I recently bought a brand new Sony Vaio PCV-RS 420 from best buy and have been having problems ever since. The 120 gig hard drive is partitioned oddly (13 gig for drive c, and 107 for drive d) and I dont know if that is why. At least 2 times …

Hi there, I've been having a problem that when I load the task manager it flashes up and then shuts down. I also can't run regedit, renamed it from exe to com and I now can. Based on what I've found there's a virus messing things up. I've done the …

Can anyone tell me if Netzero or Juno hi speed is any good for their $14.95 monthly access?

I am running a compaq presario 5000 series. Recently my sister deleted folders off of her computer, she is not very computer lit, but IE6 was not working correctly. I tried to reinstall 6, but it kept failing. I then uninstalled 6 and went back to 5, however this is …

over the last few weeks ive tried out rh8, mdk 9.1, knoppix 3.1, gentoo, yoper, debian sarge, and j.a.m.d and by far...except for gentoo, j.a.m.d was the coolest in my opinion. its a slimmer version of rh8 recompiled for i686 cpus. you all should try it...i like it alot. but …

Wow, been a while since I posted here. Anywho, I have an A drive that refuses to work. The error message that I get is this: Disk I/O Error Replace the Disk, and then press any Key I know that is associated with having a disk in the drive, but …

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I had the svchost.exe virus detected by AVG and me being so smart :rolleyes: just went and used regedit to get rid of it. We'll I got rid of it alright but now I can't even see or setup any network conections. Just wondering if reinstalling is my only opption? …

I didn't know where my question fits so I posted it where because it happens everytime I open IE. Everytime I open my browser, I get this warning from Spybot S&D saying that I want to download Avenue A, Inc and asks me if I want to stop it or …

Hi,all, I'm running windows me with a bt broadband connection. All of a sudden,if I go to control panel_>internet options,there is no list of my connections anymore,old or new,it won't let me add any,I can't click on settings and add a browser,nothing. Any help would be appreciated Regards to all

any help with what to fix would be great. thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:59:31 PM, on 3/25/2004 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:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTHELPER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\taskswitch.exe C:\Program …

[size=4][font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]Hello fellow techies & the true guru---Dani,[/color][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]It's me, Carmine. [/color][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]I would like to ask if anyone has had their options to change the toolbar choices [/color][/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]gray out. I have done all the spyware checks and reloaded IE6 on my …

Hi there, When I look at my task manager I see svchost.exe is there 8 times. User Name = SYSTEM - 6 times User Name = NETWORK SERVICE - 1 time User Name = LOCAL SERVICE = 1 time The question I have is can I remove some of them …

I have discovered that I have the [email="sobigf@mm"]sobigf@mm[/email] virus on my home xp. I have run symantic and microtrend virus removal tools. One says that I have the virus and couldn't remove it, the other says that It did not locate the virus on my computer. However, my computer is …

I get this error message now when running the command 'strings' on any file. obviously I have the command 'ls' in my $PATH, so that isn't the issue. I haven't made any recent changes to anything except for a GTK upgrade to 2.4.0. 'strings' is obviously not dependant on GTK …

I downloaded hijackthis, and I was wondering if someone coud plz give me a hand with what to do next. Here is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 5:25:23 PM, on 3/24/2004 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 …

I have a 303gb partition using NTFS (under WinXP), and it had 1.02gb free. I went to delete a 75gb folder, and upon its deletion, explorer still reported that I had 1.02gb free. Ran a diskcheck, let it fix errors, and now I have three folders (Found.000...Found.002) on the drive. …

Hi, Im a newbee here and I registered because i have a problem on my other computer and i was hoping that someone can help me. Im running a cable modem from my isp and well I get a internet signal when i ping a website outside of the server …