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Hi all, I think this is a pretty minor problem, considering that I bought my laptop only a few days ago and haven't really downloaded a lot (only programs that I trust) or visited many websites. Basically, everytime I run Spyware Terminator, it tells me that there is a critical …

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Hi, Following on from my question, If my computer was infected with spyware, and all the other bad stuff, [B]how would I re-image my computer?[/B] I am part of a [B][I][U]domain[/U][/I][/B], and the admin has disabled system restore, which always results in me having to go and get it fixed, …

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Hello guys, I have problems with herss.exe for months. This spyware has extended not only to my computer but also to all of my usb keys and external disk. So whenever I scan and delete all of the files, it appears again after restart. Avast finds same stuff every day. …

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So...... long story short yesterday.... I was watching TV and saw the commercial for my clean pc where you go online and get a free diagnosis of you pc.... well I download their program... and it totally messed up my pc. first thing it did was install a virus onto …

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A couple of days ago i turned on my computer and it kept restarting every few seconds. Once i finally got on different programs said that they were failing and had to shut down. Sometimes i could not connect to the internet too. I also noticed that my computer was …

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Somehow this paladin software, which i did not download, got a hold of my operating system. It uses windows to make it look offical and like i have a lot of viruses and downloaded porn on my desktop( have not verified but i have icons) and suggest that i run …

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Hey guys, I have Vista on my laptop and I keep getting this Vista antispyware 2010 popping up...Anyone might know how to remove this rougeware? Thanks Ernie

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I am currently getting search engine redirects with both Yahoo and Google. I have run antispyware programs and the only thing they find is fips.sys which appears to be a Microsoft file and can't be removed. Following is my HijackThis log. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Logfile of Trend …

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Hi, I posted about the problems I'm having in another section here because I don't think it's a spyware/virus issue... but I could be wrong! : [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html[/URL] Basically my pc is running VERY slowly (even in safe mode) and stalls every few minutes. Sometimes when it stalls it's for 10 …

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Hi, recently it's very frustrating to me that my firefox has been hijacked. Every time I start firefox, it starts at a strange website rather than my home page. I have run AVG, Ad-Ware, Trendmicro, Registry Mechanics, the problem still persists. Here is my HijackThis log file, if anyone can …

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Okay so I went through all the steps and here is my issue... I use BitDefender for my protection and turned it off to run A-Squared & HouseCall (the other would not go past 31%). BD found this Trojan but none of the others did. Problem is BD said it …

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I have mcafee, so far it will not delete the programs, it will not do anything to them. It is getting really anoying, any ideas on what I can do? Thanks.

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I was able to obtain a Dell OEM disk of Win XP Media Center Edition, do a repair and get back on my PC. I have run Malwarebytes in both Safe Mode and regular mode. It cleaned out approx 34 virus/malware files. I also ran my McAfee which is not …

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Hi everyone, I know how busy everyone is and sincerely apologize for taking up your time, but I believe I've been bested by some sort of malicious program. I knew I had some sort of infection for a while, as google chrome would redirect to random websites whenever i clicked …

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Chip and PIN credit card attack leaves banks on shaky ground according to one analyst, although oddly enough the banks appear to disagree. Researchers at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory have revealed how the Chip and PIN credit card security system is flawed and left vulnerable to fraud. Steven …

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so here is my problem: i was playing a game and i experienced massive lag. So i pressed alt and opened task manager to set the priority of game.exe to highest but it didnt work. I checked which program uses the most CPU and i saw firefox.exe running and using …

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well as the topic says a virus wont let me install or update any anti virus programs and i cant update the malware, spyware software already on my computer. its not just that whenever i try to go to a known antivirus website or any website that might help, i …

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Well this popup has been happening for a few days it reads: "The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\jozebohu.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette." There was more but Norton took care of it (I think). It was a fake Windows program that told us …

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OK, I did my homework, so is this all I'm gonna need (in addition to safe surfing practices)? OS:..................................................Windows XP Pro (version 5.1) SP3 anti-virus:.........................................Avast Free 5.0.418 firewall:.............................................PC Tools Firewall Plus Free 6.0.0.74 anti-malware blocker:..........................SpywareBlaster 4.2 anti-malware scanner / removers:..........Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 freeware .......................................................SUPERAntiSpyware freeware 4.33.1000 clean-up utility:..................................Glary Utilities 2.20.0.831 …

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Botnets are bad for business, and that's the bottom line. The news that a botnet called Kneber has infected 75,000 computers including government and business machines has been spreading online. But while many, if not most, of these reports are claiming that Kneber is a new botnet the truth is …

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Hey, I have been having sometrouble as of late. (about march 8th) I have windows xp. lately when I want to shut down my pc I have to manully shut down my rundll32.exe, why? I have been reading a lot of things on this bridgedll thing and i looked it …

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Hello, this is a follow on but a new problem. I have had a major crash on my dell 6400 and have no safe mode or anything. I have managed to get an XP recovery disk. It loads then asks for an admin password?? I have tried everything I would …

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pc runs fine for a while, but the longer it runs, the slower it gets before it eventually locks up. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 1:39:09 PM, on 2/19/2010 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18882) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: …

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I recently received a laptop that had not been used in quite awhile and began to update it to my personal specs similar to what I use at my office, making sure that Windows is updated and getting the programs that I am familiar with (AVG, Malwarebytes, ARO, etc...) Windows …

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I've been reading about malware in a few different forums, and a lot of people recommend installing several anti-malware apps. But if you do that, don't you have to make sure they're not all in the Start menu, so they don't run all at once and collide?

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My computer gets bogged down almost instantly on the net now. Can't load antivirus sites and thanks to the virus I can't even get to [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] for the program, it times out. If I try to go through a proxy it doesn't allow me to download it (the software encrypts …

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hi I would like to know if my compu is infected, my dvd writer does not read any movies or cds it sees them as blank, i noticed it happened after i try to use total video converter portable, it also happened on another computer but i was able to …

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Please excuse my naiveté: exactly what types of websites am I supposed to steer clear of to avoid contracting malware infections?

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Hey everyone, i'm new here so sorry if this is posted in the wrong place.. However I seem to have got my computer in a bit of trouble and would really appreciate any help you guys can offer. Basically a couple of days ago my computer started saying that I …

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first off id like to say ive tried 4 other so called "tech forums" and none of them had replied back to me so im hoping someone here can help me out. basically this is the problem: -when i use my browsers explorer 8 and firefox i am getting repeatedly …

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ok first off i am a new member here im not sure how this web site works but if there are other topic i am good in im glad to help :) also. the poeple who write viruses and spyware and such. i could just strangle them! AHH.. anyway my …

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Good Morning! I turned my computer on this morning and I get this nasty blue screen that says "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down..." It also gives me the following "technical information: ***STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x8050D532, 0xF78BE3B8, 0F78BE0B4) I've tried rebooting it in all possible …

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I'm infected with rootkit.gen (specifically: swerftx.sys, unique code IQ1LCWD7) at LBA sector 0 of my MBR. It's a "highly severe" Trojan which can enable a remote computer to take over my computer, among other things. Webroot Security Essentials (incorporating Spy Sweeper) is unable to remove this Trojan, so I assume …

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Hello, My operating system is Windows XP on a Gateway PC. I starting recieving pop ups on top of pop ups saying that I was infected with viruses and all these other security issues. I ran Malware Bytes and was told I was infected with wormwin32.Netsky, and rouge Internet Security …

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Hi, I am having trouble connecting to the internet. This is after I had a "Police Pro Virus" and thought I had eradicated it I am not a novice, nor an expert, somewhere in-between. This is the first time I have had to deal with a problem like this and …

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hello all , i am a new who is truying to fix rundll32.exe, I have just downloaded hijackthis and need EXPERTISE info on what to do next I have not backed up anything yet b/c i do not know how to. when i ran hijackthis this is what was found: …

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I have no idea what the problem is but my computer is low and has that little red circle with the white x in the icon tray. I can't remove it with the spyware stuff I downloaded. I tryed hijack this but I have no idea what to check or …

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Hello, I am, for some reason only getting 64K of data back from my local host as I test my program for being able to write a text file to a server and back. The remaining of the data is all spaces instead of char's, so that the original and …

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My teenage son was complaining about how slow his internet connection was, and how the connection kept hanging on him, so i asked him to run a complete virus scan, He is running the latest Mcfee VirusScan, which reported that it had detected "New Win32" in the C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe. It also …

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So frustrating. I've used every tool that I know of in SafeMode. Updated definitions. Malewarebytes, Spybot, AdAware, AVG, ComboFix, HijackThis, VunduFix, SmitfraudFix, RootkitRevealer, CounterSpy. IE and Firefox, Yahoo and Google - When I search for an item, it will sometimes give me the real site, and sometimes send me to …

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Hi to all....im a noob here n have alil knowledge on IT stuff so please bear with me if i dont understand everything here. Anyway i think i got a virus since i copied some files from a friend n saved it to my desktop. i booted my computer n …

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Hi all, I have the update.exe problem. The message keeps popping up on startup and then periodically throughout my session. It slows my network. I have reviewed other threads and run my hijack log which is below. could someone please take a look at the log and give me instructions …

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As Safer Internet Day comes to a close, one expert in the field warns that there can be no safety without security. John Colley is managing director of [URL="http://www.isc2.org/"](ISC)2[/URL], a non profit organisation which runs a program helping volunteers visit schools, clubs and parent evenings. They also support council appointed …

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Hi! I'm new to the community and would like some help with this Trojan. A few days ago I noticed my computor was running slow, not extremly slow, but it was noticable. So I did a ESET online scan and the WMA.Trojandownloader.getcodec.gen Trojan popped up twice. It quarantined the files …

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Hi: Yesterday I got hit with a trojan. I am running windows XP Pro SP3, using ZoneAlarm version:8.0.298.000 (free) and Symantec-Endpoint Protection AV. Also have SpywareDoctor (free version), WinPatrol (free), AdAware and SuperAntiSpyware (free). I cannot visit websites like windows update, malwarebytes.com or uninstall-spyware.com, and cannot update any anti-spyware. All …

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I have been having trouble with my computer. I got infected by a Trojan called EXPLORER.exe and wsctf.exe through my jump drive. Every time i delete both registry keys after scanning with MAlwarebytes, they reappear as soon as I restart the computer. I looked at my userinit registry key and …

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I experience popups that slows down my processing speed of my other computer. This is my HJT log. I appreciate someone will be able to advise me on what to do. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 7:29:39, on 2010-2-2 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:59:47 PM, on 2/7/2010 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6002.18005) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\RtHDVCpl.exe C:\Program Files\Logitech\Logitech WebCam Software\LWS.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Auto …

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Three men have been arrested, and what is thought to be a training site for hackers closed down, as Chinese officials get tough in the wake of the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story252590.html"]Google Gmail human rights hacking scandal[/URL]. While China has something of a history of being [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4434.html"]tough on political activists[/URL], online [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story235672.html"]multi-player gaming[/URL] …

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Hi guys, It appears my IE has been hijacked. I've ran a number of MBAM scans, updating before each scan, a number of issues have been found and removed however, google still redirects. Here are the logs: [B][U]28th Jan 2010 - Scan 1[/U][/B] alwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 Database version: 3510 Windows …

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