Information Security Forum

Hi everyone, So my computer has been acting weird for the last few days but I haven't been able to figure out why. One morning I had my laptop lid closed and when I opened the lid the screen wouldn't turn on so I turned it off using the power …

Hi all, I'm using my neighbors computers in hopes someone can help me fix my own ... not sure why or how it's happened, but my computer has been completely taken over I think. I've never seen one so aggressive. I'm unable to connect to the internet, and several programs …

Hi, I have been trying to get rid of this thing i have downloaded a few free malware programs to try and get rid of it but cant seem to get rid of it any advice? I have scanned with Malwarebytes Ad-aware Super Anti spy they all caught things that …

Hi, I read another post on here with the same problem, tried to follow the advice there but it didn't fix my problem. IE starts when windoes starts up, but it looks odd (has a different lay out) and goes to MSN.com. I cannot get it to stop. Once i …

Hi. I am looking for a few some security tools for my windows laptop. I already got a third party firewall software but now i require an antivirus. Besides Microsoft Security Essentials, are there other good antivirus products to recommend. Thanks:)

I use firefox and haven't used IE since I got my computer and downloaded Firefox on to it. Lately IE has been randomly opening multiple windows with multiple tabs in them. I've run Malwarebytes twice and it hasn't come up with anything and I even put my computer in safe …

My computer has recently been bogged down by what was at first a virus, and then a series of adware/malware programs that were (and some still are) running. I'm still having a huge delay in booting/shutting down the system. Unless I set priorities to my programs (Firefox, Explorer etc.) they …

i'm new to this kind of community.. so i don't know what to do.. i've been trying for months now. i'm having the same problem.. sometimes.. my taskbar changes to classic then you cannot connect to the internet and the sound is disabled. if i restart it.. it goes back …

Please help, something is wrong. I've been running Malwarebytes and AVG daily but something still seems wrong. My taskbar is beige as I type this and sometimes my speakers stop working. I don't have the malwarebytes log because I ran it before coming to this forum. Also when I ran …

Hello, I am having trouble removing that virus. I have scanned with malvarebytes - full scan, avg antivirus, ad-aware quick scan, now doing ad-aware fullscan. Those programas find virus, remove them, but the virus still exists, because AVG throws a window with infected files. Do you know what tools should …

I scanned initially using MBA-M. It an infection but it was unable to get rid of it. I attached the following logs as requested. GMER did not post initial scan log. I tried twice. Nothing was found by MS malicious software. Nothing was found by MS security essentials. I was …

I have been having problems with my laptop, i am redirected to ad sites when searching for something else,i have norton security install,i have run scans but the problem persist.I have also switched web browsers (GOOGLE to INTERNET EXPLORER),problem still persists.Any help will be appreciated. DDS (Ver_2011-08-26.01) - NTFSAMD64 Internet …

i got a virus with a fake antivirus on it. then, i thought i removed it but now i'm getting BSOD's like crazy.. then i got a BSOD that after that wouldnt let me log in. i had to make a system restore. Here's the minidump file. please help!! ATTACHED …

Hey all, Three times today on three different computers when I went on to this site, specifically the c++ forum, I have received a anti-virus report warning me about an attack site. Has anyone else had this problem? I am attaching a screen shot of what Norton reported. Nathan Oliver

Hi, I have little problem with my ESET smart security v.4.2.71.2 At first when I installed this software everything worked ok but after only one week ESET icon in bottom right corner of the screen had turn red and antivirus is showing message "Maximum protection is not ensured" Using Google …

hey guys, I play need for speed world and yesterday my brother was using my computer and when I play games it lags. Im sure its a virus because when I woke up this morning there were ads on my screen. Here are the logs you requested. GMER does not …

Hello everyone, I have had a nasty virus on my computer the past few days. It first popped up as the fake "security protection" program on my computer. Then I got the google redirect virus. Now it's in it's worse stage and it won't let me open ad-aware, malawarebytes anti-malaware, …

I previously had AVG antivirus and SpyBot search & destroy on my computer. I recently uncovered three files on my C:\ drive that won't even let me access or delete them because they say I am not an administrator (I am, and have always been the only user on this …

Dani, I need help. I really do not want to reset my computer to zero, but I caught something icky. I got hit with a multi virus, and at first it hid all of my files, and gave me many popups that said my hard drive was failing. I ran …

Hello guys, so l installed this chatvibes app, now my searches are beng hijacked by this stupid plusnetwork.Checked in the search plugins folder for FF cant find it,Anyone know how to remove the irrirating thing

Hi.I m usin windows 7 and I ue google chrome.When I use this browser,then during net surfing,a dialogue box is displayed which says"A script in this movie is causing Adobe Flash Player 10 to run slowly.If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive. Do you want to abort …

My avira is giving me a warning that it blocks a "autorun.inf" from my drives C:, G: n F:. G n F are external HD. I keep on erasing the one on G: n F: but i keeps on comin back every time i reboot or plug in a Usb …

Hello; I need help with an annoying virus or malware. My search results display correctly, but clicking on any of the urls in the results takes to me usually to a "How To" page or a list of sales sites related back to the searched topic. To get anywhere i've …

Hi there, Complete newbie, my PC's not been able to connect to the internet since malwarebytes removed a trojan file. I've run the requested logs as below. MBA-M did not find anything. I've no idea what to do or what it means. Please help! GMER 1.0.15.15641 - [url]http://www.gmer.net[/url] Rootkit quick …

Hi guys, I need some help :/ Let me start off by saying Im only 18, and Im not a HUGE computer person. I know enough to get by, but thats it. My brother bought me a laptop for christmas and it had Norton security already installed. That recently expired, …

I did find another thread on this topic, but it didn't fully fit my issue. I would appreciate any help in resolving this issue, which is as follows: I have McAfee Virus Plus and I suddenly began to get notifications from the program that there was no virus protection. When …

Running an XP os. Tried everything. From running explorer.exe on run, deleting explorer and iexplorer on HKEY local machine (there's no explorer and iexplorer in there), checking the shell on winlogon on hkey local machine that the value is "explorer.exe", and starting in safe mode and running explorer.exe. When i …

Guys i'm using Microsoft Security Essentials as my Anti-virus software in Windows 7.It worked properly.But now from 2-3 days,when i log-in to windows it shows,my computer is unprotected and run a scan.But i have scheduled my scan on every sunday.Not daily.So i did a quick scan and then it's ok.But …

Problem - Main - Clicking any Google Search result, results in redirect to random sites - NOT the site of the search result - search function not usable Secondary - computer has slowed to less than a crawl plus - recently, on boot-up, Avast reports that Microsoft Realplayer.exe is suspect …

Hello! I am sadly back. Okay, recently I've been having some trouble. Whenever I tried to open an internet application (browser, some kind of updater, etc.) I got a "Windows cannot access the specified device path or file." I also had random redirects from search engines. I know i am …

Whenever I search something in Google and try clicking the links, it redirects to random advertisement websites that have nothing to do with what I searched for. This has been happening for several days and I don't know what caused it. I've installed HijackThis and here's the logfile: Logfile of …

hi guys, recently one of our workstation was hit by a virus. I had used malware bytes, avira and microsoft security essentials to remove the trojan virus. But now the pc is working fine except that when the user visit those sites such as bank websites or other sites which …

Hello, I have been unable to view any webpages for more than a week. The connection seems to be fine, I just get this error for every page I try to view. (Whether I'm using wireless or plugged directly into the router.) I had a friend take a look at …

I'm having some issues and was hoping someone may be able to assist. When booting up I receive a message that the disk needs to be checked however it then indicates that autocheck cannot check the disk due to a configuration error from a software upgrade. Windows then proceeds to …

Hello, A couple of days ago I was using Pandora and it suddenly said that my plugin had stopped working, Firefox froze, and my mouse (laptop) stopped working. I found that somehow the mouse had been turned off. The next day I tried using Pandora again, and once again the …

I was wondering...I have norton internet security istalled and would like to get rid of it due to hearing bad stories from lots of people. Is the free AGV virus program enough to secure me against all threats or do I need some kind of internet security program as well? …

Hi everyone, its been awhile since i posted here, hope someone could help me once more. Anyway my friend copied some files from me, he said his external HD is new so i plugged it in. When i opened it i saw he already inserted some files in it coz …

I am having trouble installing/dowloading not sure which that started earlyer today. best i can remember i opened my laptop and i had closed it with age of empires online still runing. i alt esc and closed it but it wouldnt run. i went threw and delited it and windows …

If you have installed an antivirus and you are not sure if it is protecting your pc fully or not? just try this popular test.... open notepad just type in "[B]X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*[/B]" (without quotes "") save this with ".con" extension like: "eicar.con" scan this file with your antivirus if your antivirus …

I have a desktop computer that is running Window XP Media Center and Firefox 2 with a broadband connection. The other day, right in the middle of browsing, it just stopped responding. I tried IE 7 and that was giving me the same error message. "Cannot find DNS Server." I …

whenever I turn on the computer, a small box pop up as below, ======================================= RunDLL Error loading (indicate part of my email that I already send out) The specified module could not be found ============================================= In following Hijack log file, I see the following: [COLOR="Green"]O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [lpc] rundll32.exe "she …

Below is a logfile from hijackthis. I have been getting messages form Google on a website I maintained about "automated queries" so cannot use the search. Google suggested to use hijackthis and have someone with experience review the log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:12:06 AM, …

I read that Norton antivirus+ other things was better than McAfee that costs more. After I do a Norton initial scan with quick or complete scan, I always get 4 threats detected and 4 resolved. I can never get 0 threats detected. Is this normal or what is wrong?

I just noticed yesterday that I did not have McAfee Security Center installed any more. (beat myself up enough, thanks, but feel free to express shock and dismay.) When I looked on the pc yesterday morning, there was only a McAfee scan app in c:\program files\mcafee. I have had McAfee …

have Windows XP Service Pack 3 I use Firefox. I can't get rid of Fake Windows Security popup every time that I turn the computer on. I also have a Windows Security shield with an "X" on it on my task bar. Also when I search on google for example …

Hello, The day before yesterday I ran into problem which is rather peculiar. I was doing my own business on the laptop and decided to start watching TV Series "The Sons of Anarchy". Great show! I think I had watched around 5 minutes then suddenly the laptop made a strange …

This started a couple days ago and my web browser has been redirecting me to ads whenever i search for things on googles and click links. I ran hijack this and this is the log it came up with: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 3:29:35 AM, …

Hi I already posted this in the XP forums but I really need help for this bit of malware I'm stuck with the New Folder.exe virus and I tried following the steps [URL="http://amiworks.co.in/talk/how-to-remove-new-folderexe-or-regsvrexr-or-autoruninf-virus/"]here[/URL] and ended up screwing up some key system files(step 3 to be precise) and now I cannot …

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:38:40, on 10/8/2011 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal 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:\Arquivos de programas\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Arquivos de programas\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\Arquivos de programas\Arquivos comuns\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\ARQUIV~1\SPEEDB~1\VideoAcceleratorService.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE …

[B][U]ESTEEMED GEEKS AND GEEKETTES[/U][/B]: My Toshiba Satellite Laptop with Windows 7(64) has been infested by that lovely hybrid ROGUE: [B][I]Personal Shield Pro[/I][/B]. I did read the prerequisite "read this before..."instructions from Phillephan, but to be honest as I read them after several unidentifiable (to me) terms, I started to have …