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Hi ! My home page is hijacked to [url]http://www.searchportal.info/10032/[/url] web page. I did the following : I checked show all hidden files on the windows menu and turned off system restore , started in safe mode and ran, Norton antivirus 2003, spybot S & d , Ad-Aware personal SE, CCleaner, …

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I have some progrmas that can not be removed from the add/remove screen in control pannel such as couponsoffers alurias somthing rather what so i do

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First off I'd like to say that i'm aware that this is posted in the wrong spot and I have done this because i couldn't find the right spot. something called KeySpy is on my computer, I have no idea how i got it or how to remove it My …

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I finally got rid of SearchPortal only to now have to fight with EliteBar. This program keeps installing itself, and refuses to be removed thru control panel's "add or remove programs" feature. I am subjected to endless pop up ads (even when I'm not online!) and IE starts as soon …

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Ay up fellows! I've tried AdAware, Spybot and finally after doing the tutorial on Hijack this I fixed the R1 line of the log. My home page is still going to some ad site (about blank) and even my email goes to this page when I log in. Its driving …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 10:51:54 AM, on 12/5/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\Program Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mmtask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\HTMPLA~1\axis wait.exe C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe C:\docume~1\owner\locals~1\temp\taCQu.exe C:\WINNT\SM1BG.EXE C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy …

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Hi! In the last two weeks I have a problems with my comp: during the surfing in Internet my comp may just to shut down, without any reason that I can see. I tried to scan with adaware and it found 85 objects. The programme deleted those objects, but it …

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Hi can some1 take a look at my highjack log for me as my puter want's to diel up all the time and when it does a virus comes in regards Ellie :o Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 15:11:09, on 02/12/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: …

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Hi CaperJack suggested I post a HijackThis report here. My internet connection is not working on my Windows 98 laptop, it is using a USB ethernet adapter and I share files and printers with it but it will not connect to internet. When I run winipcfg I get an error …

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Problem: when clicking on some of my favorites, Internet Explorer will close. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 11:38:33 AM, on 12/5/2004 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\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe …

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I'm getting a ZoneAlarm message that keeps saying "taskmng.exe attmepting to access the internet" I've already run SpySweeper, CWShredder, and Spybot S&D. Here is my hijackthis.log: 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:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Avsynmgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTSvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\VsStat.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Vshwin32.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\Program …

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Hi everybody, I'm new at this forum. My knowledge of computers is limited, but I hope somebody can help me with my problem. I believed my computer was free of this problem, but sometimes when I visite a webpage it gets redirected to this webpage, "http://www.coolsearch.biz/search.htm". I've searched this forum …

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Windows home edition xp service pack 2 when i go on the internet at the top of the bar it says "http://searchexe.com/passthrough/index.html?http://www.msn.com" and all put in is [url]www.msn.com[/url] amd it always changes to that is that bad? and now the bar at that usally is on the bottom of the …

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i think my computer may have caught some sort of virus. Everytime i have internet explorer open, the continue to get a pop-up from a search site. i'll close it and then get it again, no matter what site im at. i've used my virus check, spyware and adware checks …

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Hi guys.... I have referred to this thread [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread15020.html[/url] to remove the pop up but still it is there. here is my HiJackThis log file. Pls help. Thanks 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 Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe …

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Hello eveyone!! Whenever I try to scan my computer with Ad-aware for spywares, a windows pops up saying that the virtual memory of my PC is too low and I should close all the applications that are curently running; and after that my computer freezes... Here is my compyter specificaton: …

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I know you all have much better things to do, but i was over looking this log. With much detail, and it seems a few things are appearing I've never seen. If you wouldn't mind please take a look, I thank you much. It is highly appriciated, also Im not …

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Hi, I cannot open any icons from within the Control Panel due to the error message " cannot find rundll32.exe or its components" Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 19:33:20, on 03/12/04 Platform: Windows 98 Gold (Win9x 4.10.1998) 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\SPOOL32.EXE …

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Hello all, I read a few of the other posts concerning offeroptimizer and have done as much as I can without the experts telling what needs to be deleted in order to destroy this bug for good. Here is the Hijackthis log...all help is greatly appreciated. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 …

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Ok hi. Well id say im glad to be back, but under the circumstances, I'm not lol I hate to be annoying, and i thought my virus was killed, but it seems its little friend has joined my computer, or an update or something? For the past week or so, …

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Please... Someone tell me what this thing is.... I ran virus scan.. It cannot be cleaned, deleted or quarantined. This is the first time that I have seen it. I read somewhere else that it is part of your internet connection, but I never had it before! Is this thing …

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when i start my Pc at the end just before it's finished i get popup's with the text "Search Results for Poker Online" after i clicked them all away, it seems that my PC is ok, but it's noticeble a bit slower. i have already used hijackthis, ad-aware, spybot. all …

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Hi, Whenever I click on IE icon i get an error and a suggestion to notify microsoft of that error. However I can still use IE browser by starting Windows Explorer instead, although when i click on a link that requires opening of a new browser window i get the …

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Hello, I had a problem awhile back with the About:blank virus. I managed to finally rid myself of the bug. However, in the process I must have done something to my system. Whenever I try to play video, enter certain websites or run certain programs, my system goes wacky on …

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[COLOR=Navy]I am new at this and do not know understand how to clean up my HJT log. I am afraid that I will remove something required for my system to run correctly. I do not have any viruses or malicious ads, just seems like an awful lot of garbage to …

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I cant even pull it up anymore! I look @ the task manager when I click on the shortcut and it comes up on the task manager for a sec. Then it goes away, it isnt even giving me a message! I uninstalled it then went to reinstall the firewall …

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Hi.....Last week I discovered 3 trojan/spyware files on my computer. They were msshed32.exe, atiupdate.exe and moneyspj.exe. I found all 3 files in safe mode and deleted them. However, when I use msconfig and go to my startup, I still see msshed32 as an option to check if I want it …

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Please Help me out I am a "newbie" to this hole forum thing...but I need your help bad, I was reading on this site somewhere about HijackThis because I have that hole rundll32.exe thing going on where if I try to shut down my computer it says that that program …

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HELP!! I getting constant popups while on the internet. I have S&D updated and it says that I am clean but I know that I am not. I have read many other post i downloaded the HJT 1.98.2. Please see results and help if possible. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan …

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One of my kids was surfing and got hold of a nasty that has my homepage jacked up. I have attempted to delte with Hijack This but everytime I get back online it resets back to the same crappy homepage. I'm at a loss so here is the Hijack This …

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Hi, I was wondering if you could help me with this problem I have. (I'm running XP) There's this "Search Assistant" thing on my toolbar and whenever I uncheck it... it comes back next startup. :( Image: [url]http://www.n00bstories.com/image.fetch.php?id=1358229775[/url] I've tried deleting in My Programs directory but I couldn't find it, …

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[color=Magenta][font=Georgia]I don't know if anyone has addressed this issue previously, but I am having a horrible time getting rid of this [url="http://www.searchportal.com"]www.searchportal.com[/url]. Whenever I try to go to my start page in IE, this searchportal page comes up instead of my usual comcast.net page. I have tried everything short of …

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My computer is constantly running at 100% CPU usage. Can anyone please help? Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 2:48:23 PM, on 2/11/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe D:\Sygate\smc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe D:\Avast\aswUpdSv.exe D:\Avast\ashServ.exe C:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe …

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Need some help.... my computer appears to have been hijacked! I have run Ad-aware and Spybot S&D, and cleaned out everything they catch. I use WinXP. Here is my problem: 1.My IE6 search bar has been changed to "seekerbar.com". 2.About every 1 min, I get a pop-up from my Spyware …

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Hi! I am experiencing problems with my computer. Here is my log please advise. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:45:16, on 13/11/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe …

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New user profile won't load, can you please check my hijack This log.....thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:58:58 p.m., on 27/11/2004 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\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\Smc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe …

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after installing xp service pack 2, when i click on my norton antivirus (2002) it won't come up?????

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This is my logfile. .. if anyone can tell me what's bad it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 7:40:43 PM, on 11/26/2004 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\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …

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: I have located with Both Hijack this log and Ad Aware a program called ADCONTROL\WINDACT.exe in HiJack this; despite checking the delete box it will not delete also; several related AdCONTROL programs pop up in Ad Aware; they will not delete when checked;;;;;;the program freezes in the delete mode …

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Hello folks, I wonder if anyone could help me out. I've been having problems getting rid of a rather nasty trojan lately, which seems to be called ISTbar. I've used Spyware Doctor, Ad-aware, Webroot's Spy Sweeper and Trend Micro's online virus scan. They seemed to do the trick, and deleted …

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im gonna kill my housemates. dunno what they were lookin at, but occasionally, and only occasionally, i get a linked to a casino website telling me i can 'play with nude girls' (much to my fiancés dismay :o ) and i also get a 'security warning' window popup (it looks …

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Hi, Just wondering if anyone could help me completely remove adware and potential viruses from my computer..I have run Ad-aware Spybot-search and destroy, avast, and AVG- all up-to-date. They find problems and I remove those, but It seems new ones appear, ie Ebates, Dyfuca, FastClick, etc etc..Please any help to …

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Hello everyone, As some of the members of this forum, I'm having some problems with the backdoor.colfusion trojan. The computer is slow as hell (trojan effect?). I followed all the steps that some of you suggested, until the logfile from HJT. I already had deleted the dxsetu.exe file, but it …

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Should I delete these as well? The Negligiable objects that Ad Aware finds, or is it okay to leave them? Just not sure which ones I should rid myself of. Thanks again! Love this site and all your help! Sarah

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first of all, i woud like to say hello to everybody. As Moderator of a satellite forum I do have some knowledge about encryption systems but on pure Windows/viruses/Trojans etc I'm a bit of a DUMB! :-| before postig this message I want to make clear that i have read …

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My mother'd been on the computer and left it connected for me; after it disconnected, I discovered it had been dialing a number and username I didn't recognise, but with my fathers name in. I'm not sure why, and there were 4 unrecognised links on my computer. I've deleted those, …

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I recently installed GhostSurf Pro tral version and did not like this program so I uninstalled it. Ever since then, I have not been able to access IE( hit or miss), MSN messenger and have had a number of unstabilities. I have tried to repair IE6 but the download process …

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Hi there! I've also been infected by the backdoor colfusion trojan and I can't find a way to get rid of it. I've been searching all over the net for a solution, I've already tried running ad-aware, trojan hunter, torjan remover and the anti-virus (norton 2004), but nothing seems to …

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Hi, I was wondering if someone could look at my hijackthis log and tell me what needs to be removed. I thank you in advance.

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Is this a good anti-spyware? Anyone know if it's worth it? It's the type of one where you have to buy it from the store. Is this as good as Spybot or Ad Aware?

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