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I am a newbie to this forum. I have been experiencing a problem with explorer.exe at login. I have read through the other threads about a similar problem occurring in the Fall of 2007. What I am experiencing is similar to those threads, but the sloutions provided in those threads …

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hey guys, my sister asked me to help her fix her laptop, I don't really know the full situation but she said she downloaded something and her laptop restarted in safe mode and thats all she could start it on. Shes running vista SP1. Here is the Hijack Log File, …

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within the lsat week or two the compute rhas been slowing down everywhere and everything is loading a lot slower wether its in the computers own folders or the internet here the log =========== Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:03:55 PM, on 2/4/2009 Platform: Windows XP …

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something is wrong with my computer, it's running really slow and it keeps freezing up on me, can anyone help me? i'm running vista and i've attached the hijack this log below. Thanks! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:40:32 AM, on 1/27/2009 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT …

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(sorry for posting this in the wrong section before). Hi, im not sure if this problem has already been solved in another thread but basically my computer has been infected by several viruses and i don't have a clue on how to remove them all. firstly, there is kamsoft, then …

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My internet browser is opening itself to a web sit called [url]www .webthangs.com[/url]. This virus seemed to attack my default browser either firefox or IE. I have scanned my entire computer with many spywares and AVG, and none of them was able to find the virus. Apparently, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware was …

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My friend get the error message "iexplorer.exe cannot be found" whenever he tries to start ie, even when running the file directly (double-clicking iexplorer.exe). You want a HijackThis log?

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My computer has that random sound virus that I've read other people posts about....I can't seem to get rid of it! Here is my hijackthis log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 12:36:22 PM, on 2/2/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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I have this antivirus 2009 thing and I can seem to get it to go away. I used some antispyware programs to try and get rid of it but none of them helped. I also ran Malwarebytes and It's picked up over 80 things. Is it reliable to use it? …

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I have vista premium and used to run a free anti spy ware killer for virus protection until I got a virus that would not let me update it. This virus also redirects me to web sites that I did not type in the browser box. It usually sends me …

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Basically, there must literally be thousands of problem's with my computer at the moment. Wheneve Explorer.exe is running, it restarts, lags for about 5 seconds, then restarts again repeatedly. The only current fix I have found to that is closing Explorer.exe through task mangager. It is lagging horribly and all …

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[B]Hi can someone take a look at this and tell me if there is anything there. Every couple days I keep getting mywebsearch in my spyware search I deleted it and keeps coming back . Any help would be great[/B][COLOR="Red"][/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:18:56 …

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For some reason I had a Spyware Protector 2009 program pop up on my system and thats where the troubele starterd. Now the explorer.exe wont run and I cant get it to run throught taskmanager. Here is my hijack this log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

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Hi All, I've been facing the same problem as mentioned in one of the threads related to deletion of spools.exe, after I heroically deleted the spools.exe file from my System32\drivers folder. I use a Windows Xp Home Edition with SP2 and do not have anti virus solutions installed. I was …

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Every single page I try to enter via google, be it wikipedia or youtube comes up with a "Warning- entering this page could harm your computer!" Yahoo and other search engines work fine. Is this just a temporary problem withing Google or is this computer infected? (I'm guessing the latter) …

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Just a simple question: If i remove a virus with Malwarebyte's AntiMalware, what are the chances of making the system BSOD on boot?

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I have a virus that won't let me download or even access antivirus websites...it keeps disabling show pictures in the advance settings tab. I dl hujackthis ... fixed the ones i knew were issues, but don't want to take a chance at deleting something important before checking here... here is …

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My computer is very slow to load programs and the cpu usage spikes to 100% every few minutes. It appears to be free of virus and spyware. I ran spyware doctor, avg free, malwarebyte's anti-malware, windows defender, and super anti-spyware. Can anyone tell me what I can do? Here is …

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Hi! Recently my laptop has been infected by something which seems to have brought in a host of virus, spyware and rootkits. Every once in a while my McAfee anti virus pops up a message that it has deleted one of these. But, they never seem to end. This has …

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Hello, this is my first post, hopefully this is where I am supposed to post this. I got a virus recently, having trouble getting rid of it. Was told to download hijack this and post the results here. Hopefully someone can tell me which ones to "fix". Thanks!!! Logfile of …

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Can someone please recommend a good, reliable FREE antivirus program?? Since AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5 will no longer be supported by Windows as of Feb 25 I downloaded and installed AVG 8.0. But it does not update automatically and a "You may not be protected!" message appears onscreen whenever …

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I recently got a virus on my Inspiron B120 Laptop and the only thing I was able to do to remove it was to reinstall Windows XP on the computer. I have also installed the drivers from Dell's website but I keep getting the blue screen with the Kernal error …

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Somehow I had a new Windows Security Center messase pop up & say that Spware Guard 2008 is inactive. Don't know how it appeared and now it pops up, I can't x out of it and I can't remove fom programs. I don't know what to do. I am not …

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Internet explorer and firefox work for about 5 minutes after startup, then display the "cannot load webpage" message. Google talk and AIM continue to work, though. https:// sites like gmail are still able to work, but http:// sites don't load. I have cleared the temporary files, but the problem persists. …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:42:49 PM, on 1/20/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) 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:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec …

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I have been having popups that no matter what I have done they will not go away. Any help would be greatly appriciated.

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Greetings, Roughly a week ago, my wife had a run-in with "MS Antivirus" while doing some shopping on-line. Not being particularly computer savvy -- even less savvy than me, and that's saying something -- she mistook the faked warning page for real, and proceeded to download some associated malware. (She …

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Hi, Last night, I started getting popups saying I need to download Antivirus XPPro, which I have seen to be as some type of malware. This morning, when I attempted to boot up my computer, it wouldn't load any systems, my desktop was blank, and there were no icons. When …

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Hello all, I'm hoping to get some help here. As the title states, I can't get to certain websites and it seems that it is being caused by some sort of virus. I've ran numerous anti-spyware scans and hijackthis logs, and everything seems fine, but the problem persists. Not sure …

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Ok I have tried running programs to get rid of whatever it is that is causing the computer to lag and the browser to open but its still does it every once in a while. Can someone take a look at my log and tell me if I still have …

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Hi I have a similar problem to the post by 'trevari" I have have ran some antiviruses (Semantec...) and spywares... but the background is still locked, here is the hijackthis.log: =========================================== Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:31:36 PM, on 1/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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Hi All, i have problem in setting my desktop wallpaper, the option is disable. No matter what i tried i was not able to fix it. My system was infected with Virus/Spyware another nasty stuff, i think i cleaned up most of the stuff with McAfee and Superantispyware, also i …

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My problem started off much like the one in this thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread144432.html[/url] The symptoms of that problem now appear to be resolved...but I assume there is still a bit more cleaning up left to do. The problem started when I could not start Firefox or IE. Every time I tried …

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Well...I JUST reformatted my PC 2 weeks ago and I thought it would clean every thing... but then I still had virtumonde... so all these nasty pop-ups and other things would come on my computer... it has been going very slow and has lead to me getting prunnet and othe …

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Hello, I know there's been a fair few posts about this virus that changes your background to say "VIRUS" in flashing letters and some text below, but I tried copying the methods to get rid of it like others, but its failed to work so I imagine i have a …

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anyone know the process to remove this?? :icon_sad:

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There is this virus/malware that is not detected by McAfee, Avast, etc. It is very sturbborn. I have tried to scan with prevx but need licence to remove it. Malwarebyte cannot do anything....help please. Here are some Links of people with same problem: [url]http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090121011856AAGzwNo[/url] I have attached the report Thanks …

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All of the sudden, my computer will not let me get to certain sites such as accessing my credit card, or certain log ins. I get the standard page can not be displayed error with a red box in the middle about fixing it. It says my connectivity is fine. …

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Hi, so my girlfriends laptop was getting a bunch of warning messages about spyware/malware etc. . . and it seems the culprit was a little bugger named spools.exe that had materialized in her system32/drivers folder the day before. I googled it and it seems this is a nasty little guy …

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I have somehow acquired an odd virus. When I start up my computer a Security Center Alert comes up asking if I want to block suspicious software called Win32.Zafi.B with a high threat level . There is an enable protection button. I've pressed the button and when I do mozilla …

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I am having the same problem with the IE at startup i done the hijackthis scan this is the HijackThis Log:Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 01:40:44, on 24/01/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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I have a problem with a worm that has infested my registry. It keeps closing my explorer causing my desktop icons to go away and come back. I just ran Hijack this and this is what I got. Any help please I do not know where to go from here! …

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need to know if there is something wrong with my computer, slow internet connection, and it sucks... here is the log file... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:24:47 PM, on 1/16/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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My friend's PC is infected with some kind of trojan that is spamming out AIM messages to users on her buddy list - but I can't seem to find any trace of Virtumonde on her system. I'll be running other utilities this evening, but I wanted to post the Malwarebytes …

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hi all, i have stuck repairing my computer kaspersky anti virus is not running and task manager is disabled and i am unable to download any other anti virus, IE browser is not opening, uanble to scan online virus scanner also so, i cannot post any log files,any one please …

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Hello, My desktop computer is having problems with Internet Explorer. Much of the time (every time?) I click on links in "google" search results, I get redirected to "go.google.com", or I just get "Internet Explorer cannot display the web page". Also, while not a real problem, text fonts in "google" …

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After I deleted the nasty trojan prunnet.exe with MalWareBytes, I've been having a plethora of issues with my PC. For one, I have the feeling it's going slower, and just today, I was bombarded by a couple of trojans, most notably: Downloader.Tiny.AF, and some others. Anyways, I've also found set858.tmp …

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I have a problem on my laptop, it started last night when I tried to install a program...I can only access Windows Vista Home Basic through safe mode. When it tries to go through normal mode, all I get is a black screen right after it indicates Windows is loading. …

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hello there, all of the sudden completely out of the blue this program that i use to make music with just closes before it can even fully open. it looks like some other window is popping up behind it (it looked like a regular window box with a completely white …

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below is log, HJT will not remove the two "24's" nor will killbox, ??? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 11:05:00 AM, on 10/22/2008 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) Boot mode: Normal 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\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe C:\Program Files\Common …

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