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Within the past week or so a few programs have been crashing at various points. For example, Steam was crashing on startup but has fixed itself somehow. MSN Messenger crashes with the "Send Error Report" thing after about 5 seconds whenever I sign in. Firefox and IE both crash with …

While using the Internet Explorer I keep getting new windows popping up with advertisements for everything from anti-aging serums to dating sites. Please help. I ran HijackThis and this is the log I got. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:15:19 PM, on 6/29/2009 Platform: Windows Vista …

Hi Professionals, I am facing a weird problem all of the sudden !! whenever I give a web address which gives "address is invalid", Internet Explorer can not display the webpage. I got a problem in IE7, then upgraded to 8. even though still seeing the same issue. Tried with …

Hi, I have been leaving this for a long time, and the truth is that I have tried in the past to clean this up, but its a nightmare. Computer is sooo slow, probably have some viruses, malware or something. How do I clean this mess up? Thanks in advance …

Hi. I would really appreciate some help. At first I couldn't open my Malware bytes - so i researched it and changed the exe to bat or scr and it worked I scanned and pulled out nearly 500 infections. I downloaded spybot and haven't gotten it to function quite right …

Definitely had some sort of virus infect my computer today. It was the weirdest thing...a PODCAST was being played on my computer from somewhere even though all my browsers were closed. I ran a malwarebytes' anti-malware scan and the podcast no longer plays, but my computer is running slow and …

what is backupuser.exe how can i remove it......?

As other members have had issues with this same problem, and to not hijack their threads...I am starting a new one of my own. This pop up just started with AOL, and I can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it. I have run the ATF Cleaner, …

hi guys. Recently i went to some random printing shop and got virus from it. I have some important files in it, how do i extract the files out without infecting my pc?And how do i clear the virus in my external hardisk without reformatting?

When ever i turn on my computer and left it on for like 20 minutes or more, it pops up a pop up saying that window explorer is encountering problems and to close it, i have this for a year now and im so tired of it, i know that …

Hello For the past few days, whenever I connect to the internet, my computer slows down and eventually completely freezes. If i disconnect from the internet, it starts working again just fine. I have run a few virus scans (mcafee) and a few trojans were found and removed however the …

When going to certain web sites, I get page can not be displayed or a blank screen. Some web sites load just fine. Can someone Please Help? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 00:15:05, on 25/06/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) …

To all, I definitely have the crap listed in the title. This is a work machine. Tried running Norton, it said I some cookies, and got rid of them. My Symantec pops up frequently scanning an outbound email, it looks like, even though I am not sending them, and there …

i know my problem is caused by a virus or is the residue of a virus. im having dificulty opening my flash drive and my local disk, everytime i click on it an open with window pops asking me which program i would like to use to open the file …

Can u pl guide me for remove a malware ... i got a alert from Mcafee that is "W32/Conflicker.warm.gen.a"..i had updated Mcafee..then the problem was solved..But now i got a message from Mcafee that is "[code][COLOR="Red"]Detected As:BO:Writable BO:Stack...State:Blocked by Buffer Overflow Protection[/COLOR][/code]"..i scaned my PC with Safe mode.but can't fix …

everytime i log onto windows live messenger it logs me on fine, but as soon as someone opens a window and starts a conversation or i start a conversation everything freezes and a error message comes up saying 'send error message' here's my HJT log.... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

hi folks, this isn't the first time i've had to deal with something like this but this time around i'm unable to execute [i]any[/i] applications on my pc. i tried rebooting in safe mode and then using sdfix but even that won't run. and because of this i'm unable to …

Help! I am trying to get my computer clean, as I think I have a hijacked browser. I am not sure how or why, nor how dangerour this is. I have tried to run spybot, and uniblue registrybooster, but can't get them to complete the job. now when I boot …

Hello.... so recently I seemed to have attained some form of malware/virus that disallows me from running mbam (my go to guy ever since the fake antivirus background changer) or any other useful removal tools that I have installed. When I attempt to run any of these programs, the hour …

I'm not sure what happen last night but I fell to sleep at the computer and woke up to the system security virus. It looks like I got that under control and was able to run ad-aware to remove a handful of malware but I cannot get rid of the …

HELP plzzzz ill donate if you guys help, ill do anything, chrome wont even load flash now, and i had to do a system restore, no clue if it worked or not, i sometimes have a IE window open randomly to a webpage i have no clue why... here is …

I have been trying for days to get rid of this search engine redirect virus to no avail. I have run several anti-spyware programs and have had no success. I ran through the DaniWeb pre assistance request protocol and my problem remains. Essentially the problem is that when I do …

title pretty much says it. except i can only view web pages for like 10 mins before it gives page not found errors. think its malware but i ran malbytes and avg antivirus and got nothing. here is my hijack log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

I am having serious issues with my computer..no active x, programs won't open, i can't install anything, the computer tells me to click the bar at the top, but theres no bar...computer is running super slow, If someone could help me i would really appreciate it...below is the hijack this …

okay, so somehow i ended up getting a "virus" that causes [URL="http://i30.tinypic.com/2uyk8kz.jpg"]this[/URL]. it's not when i click that folder. it happens randomly. like, it will randomly popup when i go into "my documents" or "program files". it even happened when i was uploading new pictures i took to my desktop. …

PLEASE HELP! OS is WIn XP Pro w. SP3. Have already done the following: Tried to download both Mcafee adn AVG (neither would install) . So I Rebooted in Safe mode Downloaded and ran MalwareBytes Malware removal. Also Tried to Download and run Microsoft Malicious Sftware Removal Tool ( would …

HELP i'm having the same problem as this guy [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread196540.html[/url] and i need you to guide me through it =( Also I keep getting this messsage from AVG (when i open internet explorer, and at random times too) [url]http://tinypic.com/r/inda3n/5[/url] and everytime i press heal or move to vault, it removes …

Hi, and thank you very much for checking this out, I downloaded a nice little package, and it installed a lot of random viruses into my computer, it seems to run fine, I mean I'm here aren't I? But it is hyjacking my Google searches, it redirects with a starting …

hey people, im new here and i have read the 'read before postin new thread'. a problem with that tho is that in order for me to run IE, i have to boot up in safe mode with networking and i can only do a limited number of things. here's …

i accidentally installed WinBlueSoft on my comp and cant get it off how do i go about removing it...im also an idiot when it comes to computers so can i get so in-depth directions

Hi, my good old father-in-law has got some issue while surfing. He was looking at downloading flash player and seems to have come across some virus or something as it wont let him use IE now. I got him to run a HJT log. As always i would appreciate some …

My Windows XP machine was recently infected with a virus. I received the virus from advertising on a website. My virus scanner (avast!) told me there were infected files in my temporary internet folder and it spread from there. The alerts were killing me, so I disabled it and manually …

Hi, I had to recently uninstall my AV and when I try to reinstall it, it does install but when I click on the icon nothing happens. In addition to that, my internet service is gone into super slow motion too. Taking quite a while to open pages etc. I …

Hi Daniweb family !!! I have an Acer Aspire 4520 with Vista Home Premium and 2GB of RAM. The Internet Explorer just quit working. When I click on the icon to start it, nothing at all happends. I went into Program Files, Internet Explorer folder and clicked on the icon …

is there a free program that can fix the registry for windows xp and also for windows vista

I am helping a friend fix her computer, she had some malware issues. I have CA Internet Suite on the computer because she doesn't believe in virus protection and I am the one who ends up dealing with the issues. The Computer is a Dell Inspiron 600m with Windows XP …

I recently have been getting pop ups when I start my computer up saying that I'm sending emails to addresses that I dont know, obviously I ave a virus of some sort. I have mbam, atf cleaner, I ram the mbam software, it found 5 infected and deleted them, but …

This is my first post, and I sure hope I'm not starting it out by disrespecting the set of rules currently set. A few months ago I got the annoying pop ups from pest trap telling me spyware has been detected and I needed to download their system to fix. …

Im new to this and I dont really knoy what to do. About two weeks ago I tried to download a file off of rapidshare, it downloaded but a threat was detected. I tried to remove this file by pressing 'remove infection' or whatever but I don't think it did …

Basically when I open the internet on the computer it goes to a page cannot be displayed, I'm not entirely sure about what caused it to do this as I really don't use that computer. But I tried to use MBAM but it won't open, I've tried Hijackthis also but …

When I run programs such as firefox there are lots and lots of connection open and they really aren't running as quickly as I'd think a supposed 10Meg cable connection should be. Could someone have a look at my hijack log and see if anythings not quite right please. Running …

I booted my machine this morning to find Norton reporting that I had the Hacktool.Rootkit trojan. It reported that it had delted the file successfully and I rebooted without any problem. A subsequent Full system scan didn't detect any further infections, and I reboted again without any problem. I'm currently …

Can i get help pl , error loading c:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBSz1\bar\1.bin\M3PLUGIN.DLL New to all this and thx

hello I have a msn account or hotmail account and it is automatically sending spam itself to other people in my msn contacts. It also signs in by itself without me knowing and it does not show that account is online on my computer. In fact, the time it signed …

I keep getting this message when I try to open Excel, Word, Outlook, etc. It seems to be a common problem. MS Office was installed by a network guy at a place I no longer work HJT log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:30:33 PM, on 4/20/2006 Platform: …

Woke up this morning to find that programs take several minutes to start up. Google took ages to do one search. I first tried to update Spybot, but it came up with a "could not find update file" message. Finally I managed to get HijackThis working. I made a scan, …

hii till yesterday i couldn't open any antivirus sites on my system.. then i came across this post [url]http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/cannot-open...So-t228197.html[/url] i followed the steps and ran dr web scanner.. it found a few items and either quarantined them or deleted them.. after that i was able to open the sites. but …

I have problem with receiving heaps of various banks messages at my Internet Explorer. I including some of them: - Dear Commonwealth Bank customer, security measures... - ST.George Bank : Account Blocked - NetBank Notification... - Unated Nation.... and much more. I tried to use option "Block Sender" but it's …

I am trying to fix a friends computer and am having difficulty...basically he cant get flash, it says click the bar at the top, and there is no bar, no activex, scripting is on, but it acts like it's not...trouble downloading...and it is running super slow..below is the hijackthis log...any …

I cant log on the internet. my window Protector keeps turning off after every reset/shutdown but when i turn it back on it says everything is OK! i didnt have time to to test ATF-Cleaner.exe by Atribune yet. once i get off work ill try other anti-spywares i couldnt finish …