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I have been having a lot of trouble with my pc for a bit now, most applications I click on say they are not valid win32 applications and when I try to down load a new antivirus the same thing happens. I can't run hijack this or malwarebytes(?) I downloaded …

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I am currently dealing with this on my daughters laptop. I have run MBAM a few times and while it appears to find and remove all the dodgy files the problem remains. I did notice an icon in the tray (shield with yellow black lines) and discovered it was linked …

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I am running Windows XP. This past Sunday, Internet Explorer started running quite wild. It would just keep opening up by itself, some pages would say "content cannot be displayed", others would open up to advertisements. I counted 48 IE's opened all at one time. I have run my onboard …

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my computer randomly stopped allowing windows updates internet explorer won't work but firefox will i can't run norton anymore and it can't live update but when i ran my antispyware program it found something called virtumonde and got rid of it but my computer still isn't allowing all those other …

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Can't download Hijackthis or anything else. Google searches go somewhere else and I can't see to dl any helping software. What is the first step?

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virus won't let me open malware or go on any virus removal related sites HELP !! my Firefox is running extremely slow on and off spikes my avg is not updating malware wont open every time i try to go on a site to dl something to help it will …

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Okay, so I've been having issues with my computer. First, my Windows Automatic Updates weren't working, but I think I've got that fixed. Now, my background is a solid light blue, and I can't change it in the Display menu. I'd really appreciate some help. I have AVG, Malwarebytes, and …

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i cannot access internet explorer or any other browsers nor i can open / install any AV or kind of protection also im getting BSOD every 5min ! help me ! plz someone ?!

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Hi. Sorry that my first post here is asking for help. Anyways yesterday after using youtube and facebook fine all day and nothing else I closed down internet and left my computer for 5 minutes. When I returned I had "prunnet.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close". Then …

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I have tried the last good configuration mode option but it still gives me this.. I am in an endless loop. HELP Everytime I start my computer this comes up: ••••Lsass.exe - Application Error The instruction at "0x00401082" referenced memory at "0x00000000." The memory could not be "written". Click on …

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Hi guys, Thanks for having me on this great site. I need someone to help me with what seems to be a virus problem? After downloading a sus file from 360 Share, I have 'Low or no Connectivity'. I cannot get online on my main unit, so have to revert …

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My laptop was scanned using KASPERSKY ONLINE SCANNER and here are the results. Any help to fix would be nice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASPERSKY ONLINE SCANNER 7 REPORT Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Kaspersky Online Scanner 7 version: 7.0.25.0 Program database …

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Ok, I contracted the FakeAlert virus from an unsecure wifi network the other day. I'm concerned because no matter what I do I cannot get rid of it. I'm working on a Dell Vostro 1400. The virus blocks certain help sites to eliminate it in addition to rarely booting up …

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this computer has had problems kind of coming and going and it seems fine at the moment but i'm wondering if there is any hidden problems still around. here the hijackthis log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:28:35 PM, on 12/23/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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My outgoing smtp mail is still blocked."your host is in our RBL database IP Address is currently listed in the CBL. It was detected at 2008-12-23 19:00 GMT (+/- 30 minutes), approximately 2 hours ago. ATTENTION: At the time of detection, this IP was infected with, or NATting for a …

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So I have noticed I have a problem. Its hard to explain but let me list some things that are happening -Can't click links , when I do it sends me to completely different links -None of my anti virus programs will load up Ill click on them and they …

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Please review this log. My mail server is got my ip address on a RBL database and I want to see if things are cleaned up at my end Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:54:59 PM, on 12/23/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …

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My brother showed me pictures he took on his travels on India, unfortunately he managed to pick up a trojan or worm of some sorts on the hard drive and passed it on to this computer. Avira came up with alerts constantly, and after a scan I managed to delete …

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My Internet Explorer wouldn't open before and my home page would always change to something different. I did a Malwarebytes scan and the homepage problem is fixed but I get this pop up every now and then and something on my taskbar pops up and says "Window Virtual memory is …

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So I have this major issue and I'm surprised my comp isn't booting me off of this site... 1) I'm getting IE ad popups in Firefox. 2) Everything on my computer is going very slowly. 3) I've been booted off of just about every application on my computer, i.e. AIM …

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Hi, I am hoping somebody can steer me in the right direction. Late yesterday our computer starting running really slow. Especially when running IE. I did a defrag, disk clean up, ran CC Cleaner, ran Spy Boot, Norton and Trend micro. Only thing that came up, that the virus checks …

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i ran combofix and internet does not work. sys. restore not work ie7 not work need help to undo combofix changes and get me back where i started thanks

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What is the best way to delete files i know are viruses, malware, yada yada so they are gone and i no longer have to worry about them. I've tried a few programs they have found most but i know what time and day it happened and need to delete …

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ran combofix on my pc now i need to know how to undo all changes made by combofix

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My son used the computer and the next day I can't do anything. Took me 2 days to get the hijackthis on the computer. I am posting from my work computer. I went into add remove programs and saw something called "contextual tool offersfortoday" it had no indication of a …

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I am having the same problem as inxs did. Sounds like the same virus to me. I am running Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7. I am able to check my email and Google things, but as soon as I type in anything having to do with virus help, it …

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Hi, I seem to have picked up a weird virus that appears to just stop anything antiviral from running. It has turned off Windows updates, stopped sophos contacting the server for updates, and stops XoftSpySE and MBAM from loading/reinstalling. It has also disabled access to antivirus sites and has hijacked …

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Cohen was very helpful yesterday. At least my computer is allowing some searching. However, he still notes that the system is still infected. Would greatly appreciate any further recommendations. Whatever this was cleared out my Uniblue registry booster, my AVG free edition, etc. The latest HJK code follows: Logfile of …

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Hi everyone. I began having some problems two days ago. My sound stopped working for no apparent reason. I went to advanced volume controls in control panel but when I clicked it, it said C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndvol32.exe not found. I reset and my sound worked for a bit, but I got a …

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Explorer.exe keeps crashing and keeps rebooting. No viruses showing up i am completely stumped on this one. my hijack this log is attached at the bottom if u could help me rid my comp of this id be forever grateful.

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Hello. I need help. I can only search in safe mode and many webpages are inaccessible. My hijack log is as follows: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:58:55 AM, on 12/21/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0013) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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Can you help me with looking through this HJT log and suggest ways of cleaning it, if unclean. Thanks JK. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:31:47 a.m., on 19/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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Hi, as mentioned in the thread that spawned this one, I too saw a request from wJQs.exe to access the internet... ZoneAlarm Security suite intercepted a request from wJQs.exe to access the trusted zone / internet. I then started googling for details of it but only found a couple of …

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Hi, When ever I boot my pc having Windows xp home edi on it, there is a message window saying "“Surabaya in my birthday, Don’t kill me, I’m just send message from your computer........" I have scanned my pc with Kaspersky Internet Security and AVG as well but they have …

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Hi Jholland, I have the same problem what Asurocks had. My Windows start is fully disabled I am not able to use any of the options provided by Windows start i.e, All Programs, Control Panel, Setting etc. I think this is caused by a virus. Can you please help me? …

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Hi, could someone quickly review my HJT and Malware log? i downloaded and ran the malware (and removed a 'rootkit' file and 'trojan' file. My search engines seem to be back on track, but i was wondering if there were anything left over or if i should run something else …

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Hi there, I've not done any virus fixing for a while as things seem to have been taking quite good care of themselves, so I'm a bit out of practice. However, a couple of days ago a process called wJQs.exe popped up asking ZoneAlarm for permission to access the internet. …

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cant do anything. tried to run avg anti virus and done nothing and run combofx, sdfix, and smitfraudfix. maybe i am doing them wrong cus i am still getting the same problem and my windows id says virus alert keep getting all these virus infection pop up. need help asap …

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I seem to have contracted the horrible search engine I've read about (admittedly I only read about it when I was searching for a solution). Not only has it made all the search engines I use completley useless, but it's also slowed my browser (Firefox) right down, and (this may …

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HijackThis log of my machine after Lsass.exe problem resolution by removing Windows update KB960714, which seems to work for me. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 23:35:02, on 20/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (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 …

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I'm having the same problem as everyone else and it doesn't look like there have been any solutions yet. I'm getting this message when I try to boot my Dell. "lsass.exe - Application Error The instruction at 0X0041082 referenced memory at 0X00000000. The memory could not be 'written.' I cannot …

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Hi Folks, I am having a bit of trouble with a users laptop. Its running very slow and everytime I google anything it takes me to some dodgey search engine or a website that is totally unrelated. I have HiJackThis results but have no idea where to start, could anyone …

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It seems like everything I do I cannot get rid of this bugger. it is i pain b/c I can not update ANY of my software and it prevents me from accessing any of my other hard drives it seem to stem form these msqpdxmaxtoeqh.sys msqpdxosvnnrsr.dll Logfile of Trend Micro …

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I have been reading some old posts about Google either redirecting search results or opening bogus result pages. It just started happening to me a couple of days ago, where the Google results only open up advertisers websites, and not the information I want. It looks as if the results …

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I Have This Virus , where everytime i open a application a pop-up for Get A Mac v1.0 pops up and some music plays from their commercial then it pops up the site. Help Me Please? My Norton Antivirus Gaming Wont work and i can't open any programs.

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Here's my scenario: I noticed that my google search results were linked to a go.google.com redirect URL, which I came to discover was malware related. Attempted to fix with Spybot and other programs but its still present. Very recently web pages have been having problems loading correctly. Sometimes they only …

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Hi, I became infected with this recently. I have browsed some of the threads here and was able to download Hijack this. I tried to download Malwarebytes and rename it however this virus will stop it from running every time. I also tried to run it in safe mode with …

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Hey friends, I am very concerned about my PC's security.... And i hate viruses and spywares . I am now using AVAST HOME V4.8... Has it got an anti spyware? is it the best free AV software? I cant afford to buy an antivirus like Norton.. so am using freewares... …

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Hello, lately I got infected by a Trojan and it was linked to a couple of exe manager.exe irc.exe hosts.exe downloader.exe So, Windows Defender picked up irc.exe on a scheduled scan and cleared it awhile back. Until I realised that it originated from a file I downloaded and I deleted …

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Hello, My avast detected loads of trojans - about 30. I ran super advance spyware and found Trojan.smitfraudvariant-Gen/bensorty and Trojan.csrssc/systemc-b SAS seems to have got rid of those. I then ran malware bytes antimalware and got rid of a load of trojans. I can't, however, get rid of something called …

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