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Hi, I am running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2. I am also running McAfee Security Center. I was running Internet Explorer 7 then recently switched to IE8 then switched to Mozilla Firefox. I then started getting "artemis!..." and "vundo..." quarantine messages intermittently and after …

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yes, hello, ok, heres the problem, i have ran spybot s&d, found stuff and deleted it, malewarebytes isnt finding anything, but, when i run hijackthis it pops up the "urlsearchhook ( no name) with a bunch of numbers (no file), there are teo of them, they both pretty much look …

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Hi to everyone I'm new here!!!! Initially my problem started with no sound after reboot & internet disconnection after few minutes of reboot. Now since I turn windows audio service to automatic, sound related issue seems to be gone. I tried everything that I know from google searching like scanning …

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Hello.....I had some nasties on this laptop that had no protection....I installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus and cleaned things up a bit....ran ATF Cleaner and Malwarebytes Ani-Malware- see log below....also see my HJT below.....can someone please take a look and see if I am still infected? Thanks very much.....JD Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41 …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:38:36 PM, on 11/3/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18828) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\IObit\Advanced SystemCare 3\AWC.exe C:\Program Files\SanDisk\Sansa Updater\SansaDispatch.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QLBCTRL.exe …

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I got hit with the windows police pro virus,and it has locked up everything,i cant get into control panel,task manager,hell not even the calculator,i have tried every command listed for restarting task manager or regedit,but cannt get access,i cant even log into safe mode,i dont know what else to try,now …

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Ok, here are the issues I'm having & yes I run a lot of anti programs including Advanced System Care which some say they love & a few people say caused problems. Honestly I can't remember when the problems started, at least 4-6 months ago & it may have started …

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I am a tech for a school district. We are having issues with users logging in and getting this error: userinit.exe - application error The application failed to initialize properly. Click on ok to terminate the application. Once they click on Ok their Icons do not appear, some get text …

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I am not so computer savvy -- just enough to be dangerous to myself. My computer locked up when I upgraded to Internet Explorer 8, so I resorted to reinstalling the original system disks. I am fine running Mozilla, but I am still locking up in Internet Explorer. I have …

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i downloaded a song through limewire and the song required a license to be played. i tried to acquire the license and brought me to a page that advised me to download a mediaplayer. I continued with the process and cancelled the download of the mediaplayer but the download pushed …

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I did install the HijackThis and ran it on my pc. I'm attaching the log file from HijackThis and hope you can help me figure out what the heck has invaded my pc. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:19:52 AM, on 10/31/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:06:18 AM, on 10/29/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18813) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\IAAnotif.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\LightScribe\LightScribeControlPanel.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QLBCTRL.exe C:\Program Files …

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If you are worried about your computer infected with a virus, I would highly recommend that you install the following open source programs: Microsoft Security Essentials- download it from microsoft website. It will get rid of viruses, spywares, etc... or avast- free antivirus or comodo-free Remember you should only have …

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Hey guys, I recently started having some issues with my pc. I am running Win XP SP3 and running McAfee anti-virus program. It loads fine and I am able to get online but I no longer have the link to Control Panel on my start menu and I cannot access …

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So today I got about 12 virus from a link, which was stupid of me but now i know. I disconnected my internet cord so nothing else could be downloaded. anyways I tried to run malwarebytes which was already installed on my computer so I click the shortcut, but it …

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hiii...Last week my pc got attacked by some viruses..though avg 8 was already installed it wasnt able to kill that virus..so i switched to kaspersky AV 2009... That did the trick... kaspersky killed all the viruses.... but now XP sp2 is reinstalled and McAfee 8.5 is installed... it has an …

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You probably call it Halloween, for myself and other pagans it is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain"]Samhain[/URL], but for the cyber-gangs it is phishing time. Seasonally-themed spam is on the up at this time of the year, Halloween related messages accounting for 0.5% of the daily spam traffic by volume in mid-October according to …

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I downloaded a torrent and got a virus. Google links take me to bizaare places. "unauthorized changes were made to widows." My start up programs change. And most bothersome, my control panel won't open. Also, most recently, I can't print (or even create PDF's) I was reading the forums here …

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Please, help me!! I need take information about a virus Trojan.Win32.Cosmu.

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whenever i open the internet a caption at the end of the e icon appears thus;- Hacked by sam 2008-feb-14 . please help me on how to remove it since my anti virus and spyware are not equal to the task.

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Hello Sir, On my laptop control panel is not working and also all the other programs are taking a ot of time to open and my internet explorer was showing as internet exploiter. Pls help. I dont want to format my laptop for some reasons. thanks in advance for your …

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Hey. First of all, I guess I should apologise for making another thread on this nasty little piece of malware, given that there's a few already on here. But, none of the info in any of them could help me, and I was loath to hijack one of them with …

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Random audio commercials play when I have no browsers or windows open. I have tried looking thrugh my processes screen for cpu usage, but it changes so fast I can't catch it. Any advice would be helpful. Also, any files I can delete to allow my computer to run better …

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Howdy I ran my scheduled anti virus scan using Virgin PC Guard and it detected a trojan called trojan.js.agent.se and when the scan finished the trojan was quarantined. When I googled the trojan, I read an article saying to delete all my temporary internet files, which I have done. I …

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Hello, I am having a bit of a problem here, let me explain my story... I went out and download a program that i am 100% sure is safe. It was zipped in a winzip archive and I tried to run the program straight from the zip, not sure why …

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hi guys help me out with this one,I'm using windows Vista and recently when i tried to acces control panel from the start menu, i get a message "application not found",however i can access using window explorer,i cannot acces regedit it saying path not found,some of my programs are corrupted …

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Hello Everyone and thanks for looking, i really need help and any given i thanks i advance~ The problems all started after Microsoft ran a scan with with Hijackthis to solve a blue screen and Malware problems. My control panel will not open and when i try to access my …

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havin some issues, windows is slow, cannot access utilities, xp pro reverted back to 95, taskbar dissapeared, no anti virus or malware software will load. Any hair i had left is gone, any ideas??

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:45:31 PM, on 10/22/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Safe mode with network support 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\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = …

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Upon installing windows 7 i immediately intsalled avast antivirus and did a full scan. A trojan horse was found in the old vista files which after update have been changed to windows.old, will this trojan horse still be active from there?

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Hi, I am back with a problem as I promised!! I recently reinstalled my computer and hence I was stuck with the awesomely annoying and non functional Symantec's Norton Antivirus and Internet Security. I forgot to get rid of it and install a program that works. Later last night I …

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Ive been havin a series of problems with my laptop, i am currently working of a colleagues laptop at present. My IE is not letting me surf the web, although plug gins, i.e my partypoker account appears to be running smoothly. This may appear to be a virus but my …

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Hi My small ignorant brother downloaded a file for one of his games.(dont ask me wich one it is because it is not relevant) But this file was a hidden virus, a executable called: "X-force generator." as soon as he clicked ok. The blue error screen came up and pc …

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Hi guys, when ever im on google and search for something my searches sometimes redirect me to a weird website.. starts with zn322 something... i did a HiJackThis and here is my log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:04:02 PM, on 10/19/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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About 6 weeks ago I tried to watch a video and the codec it asked me to install was a virus. It hijacked my browsers so all the searches took me to ad sites. I ran malware bytes and removed it and got control of my browsers. (Firefox 3 and …

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Please help me take a look at my log file. My homepage has been changed to [url]http:///[/url] Everytime i changes the homepage, it will change back to [url]http:///[/url] in about 5secs. Tried many programs like Windows Defender, Spyware Doctor, Malwarebytes anti-malware and problem still persists. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

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Hi all. I believe i have a virus and malware/adware on my machine that i cannot get rid of. I have preformed lots of scans with kaspersky 7.0 and used antispyware which finds things, quarentines them and i dont know what it does after. The virus popped up with a …

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Hi- My brother gave me his old laptop, but it's really slow. I got a Hijack This report to see what could be slowing it down but I don't know much about computers. Can anyone take a look at this and help me out? ---- Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

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Hello, I recently (past 2 days) have become infected from a virus from an online "download" site. I was looking for a program for my class at school and downloaded a program that apparently housed a virus. Now the problem: I can access any website by typing in the exact …

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Hey.. i got some msn virus .. it sends email with link called find-reason-of-being-blocked.com.. can anyone help me?

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Hey everyone, just found this site and it looks fantastic. I've got a pretty major problem. I'm writing this from my housemates computer because i can't get into anything on mine. I'll start my list of issues. When my computer starts up there is no windows bar, none at all, …

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Several months ago, I must have gotten some spyware on my computer which was somewhat disruptive in that it installed something called Windows Police Pro. I was able to get around it and then ran Ad-Aware and other Spyware programs to get rid of it. However, I seem to have …

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3 months ago I installed a mobile wireless broadband modem (usb port) and started getting "generic host services for win32 services" error message linked to SVCHost.exe. My internet connection drops, I cannot reconnect until i reboot. The error seems random but occurrs after 5 to 25 minutes online. The frustrating …

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I have Windows Vista and it works fine. One day my internet works but when i wake up the next morning my adapter connects to the router and says it's connected but when i run my browser(mozilla Firefox,Internet explorer) it says: The connection was reset The connection to the server …

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My computer is completely locked up. I can't even get in Safe Mode. What can I do to bypass this, so I can delete it?

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Hi there, I'm trying to determine whether or not my computer has some malicious files. Specifically, this one: Google Desktop/09b.../icons/safeweb/slideshow/picasa_cache/smugmug.com~hack~feed.mg. I noticed it because the sidebar of my Google Desktop usually displays photos that are saved in "My Pictures" but I saw one displayed that was not saved there...in fact, …

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Hi, After weeks of fighting this nasty Security Tool virus, I have removed it following the removal from - [url]http://www.precisesecurity.com/rogue/securitytool/[/url] No signs of the virus and whatever. No more pop-ups and browser redirection. Only one problem was left. My desktop was locked and I cannot changed my wallpaper which was …

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Ok... so i have tried everything to fix this and nothing works. When i right click on the desktop, explorer goes away completely(no taskbar, icons ect.) and when i try and run it from task manager, it says the file can't be found. So i tried to run it through …

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Hi everyone! I feel great that i stumble upon this community.... I do have a problem and i hope you can help me.! Here's my problem: When I try to go into my Control Panel and My Computer Properties it says I'm restricted from doing so because I'm not admin...What …

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Hi, I downloaded a Trojan infected file recently, but as soon as I ran it, I realised what I had done. I immediately, activated my zone alarm firewall (deactivated previously as I was trying out a few things), downloaded and ran a scan with AVG. AVG could not pick up …

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