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Hi there - My computer is having an attitude, and I am technologically challenged :-) My system has been running slow in spurts (strange), so I pulled up my task manager to see what might be clogging it up, and the very top process is something called SSDK02.exe, which I …

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Whenever I do a search I am redirected to a different site than the one I want to go to. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:04:47 PM, on 1/8/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: …

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Hi to everyone I noticed a few days ago that my CPU usage is up to 100%, the process was svchost.exe. Also I find tuvurqo.dll and fccby.dll and a few other that were created in that day when this problem starts! My question is: How can I delete these 2 …

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Hello, sorry to post straight away on a forum asking for help, but I'm afraid I have to admit defeat. First of all I work for my boss, and when I went away for christmas I was in the middle of setting up the network, and I came back to …

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My computer has been infected with somekind of spyware that leaves a yellow sign with exclamation mark in the notification tray. Every 30 seconds or so a dialog bubble appears from the yellow sign with the following message: Your computer is infected! Window has detected spyware infection. It is recommended …

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I'm embarassed to be posting this here, but I've been having a problem with my computer lately. It runs Windows Vista 64-bit and has a whopping 8 gigs of ram. However, for the past few weeks, there has been a constant RAM usage of 30-40% being eaten up by svchost.exe. …

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Dear all, I would like some help with my PC which seems to have been hijacked. I cant get into safe mode, into control panel and Ctl-Alt-Del doesnt work either. So no way to see what is causing the issue. I can open some programs randomly but the PC is …

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Hi, on my computer were installed the following programs: - avast antivirus - spayware doctor Today I noticed that my computer became very slow. When I checked the avas untivirus, I noticed that the exe file was deleted and the same happened with the spyware doctor. Please find attached hijackthis …

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When I boot up my computer for the first few minutes it is normal. Everything looks and works just fine. After 5 minutes, the taskbar changes to the old windows gray color and my voume doesn't work. Sometimes when I startup the computer, everything works fine, but the majority of …

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Hello, I was looking over running programs today when i found these programs running in the background ( HWKeyPlus.exe, and jwpen.exe) does anyone know what these are? Ive googled them and found nothing. Ran virus scan, and nothing, they are taking up a lot of memory and it is bugging …

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wow - finally I think I have arrived on the correct thread. here are my results: The only thing that I see that could perhaps be, odd, is an ATI hotkey poller? Index % of PCs with item Code Data 1 0.1% O16 {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (Installation Support) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll 2 …

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Help me please! IExlorer keeps popping open with numerous ad sites even when I open FireFox. Installed numerous spyware/adware scanners without success. HiJAckTHis log here: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:16:50 PM, on 03/01/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) …

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i have the same problems i used hijackthis and found these: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 4:02:52 PM, on 1/4/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) 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:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe D:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe E:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 …

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For the last 3 days my windows explorer and internet explorer have not been working properly. Window explorer will open but, when I click on a folder nothing happens. If there is a shortcut on my desktop I can get to the file that way. In internet explorer I can …

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I'm was having the problem a lot of others have had. (Just like thread post 98509) I keep geting the message "Windos Security Alert -Warning Potential Spyware Operation - Your computer is making unauthorized copies of your system and Internet files. Run full scan now to prevent any unathorised access …

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I'm Helping a Uncle Clean out his Laptop. We got this a few days ago Unable to start up and well we got there obviously :) .So then we took a whole load of viruses,spyware,Malware, ext... The task manager and Control Panel were disabled Most likely from the viruses I …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:14:25 PM, on 1/2/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) 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:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\browser\ybrwicon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\browser\ycommon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\YOP\yop.exe …

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I am receiving the error message: "SYSTEM ERROR! your computer was infected by unknown trojan. it's dangerous for your system (critical files can be lost)! click OK to download the antispyware program to clean your system! (Recommended)" It pops up almost every time I go into windows explorer. I am …

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HI - new here, hope someone can help. I have read other threads re this problem, but still having same issue. I ran HJT after most recent attempt to have home page as sympatico.ca- log follows. I also ran the [url]http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe[/url] as per another user's reply... Still the same issue. …

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Hey guys, I was running some antivirus scans from my Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD, [url]www.ubcd4win.com[/url]) last night in an effort to find a solution for my inability to delete some folders on my D: drive (the problem persists, I have it posted under the Win XP forum) and I stumbled …

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I'm running Windows 2000 on a Compaq E500 laptop. I ran Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Ithen installed Firefox and tried to connect to the internet. The connection is there but I cannot access any pages. I uninstalled Firefox and tried again with Internet Explorer with the same result. …

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My computer has gotten significantly slower over the past 3 or 4 months. I have done a lot of work since Saturday and cleaned off a bunch of stuff (using a variety of tools), as well as replacing my old Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware / Firewall / etc. application with new …

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Hi. Am very new to this...so please forgive any mistakes I will make. I have been having problems with my pc ever since I installed xp sp2. Recently I tried to access [url]www.avast.com[/url] to download an antivirus program someone told me was good because I had removed spybot search & …

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It happens when I click on a link or even just activate a window on Firefox. A new IE browser opens up w/ an ad on it. Please help, below is my HijackThis log. Don't know where else to turn! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:41:53 …

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hi everyone, i guess you already know this annoying little message that pops-up every few minutes - " CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR your computer was infected by a trojan. it's dangerous for your computer, some files can be lost! click OK to download the antispyware program to clean your system! (recomended) …

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I have been having this problem - it just started today. I use an email/back office program for my business through a company called Earnware Corporation. (I don't know if that matters). I get this box that says "Internet Explorer Encountered a Problem and Needs to Close". When I click …

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Long story short I was surfing the web and this thing told me to vote three times before I could enter the site, and by the third "vote" my computer froze and the spyware troubles began. Okay so I've run ewido under safe moed, Spybot under safe mode, and ad-aware …

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Hi, First, Happy New Year!! Okay, I can not access my control panel or display properties. I had that virus/trojan horse the tried to force you to buy anti spiware, I used AVG to get rid of it, only I screwed up when it was asking me if I wanted …

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Hello, I am having virus problems. My spybot search and destroy keeps finding and removing adware etc. and my symantic antivirus keeps blocking trojans and adware also. I keep geting popups, not even online, and I cant access the add and remove programs on xp. I did a scan using …

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I really don't know why my PC always crashes when I play music, when I play NBA Live 08, sometimes when I open Yahoo Messenger, also mozilla firefox often had errors too. I already restored my system a lot of times but the problem is still there. Can u plaese …

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Hello, With peoplepc, when you get a bartshell error, you can't open the login screen or get on the internet. I heard that this bartshell is some kind of a virus? Is this true? And is it related to PeoplePC? I don't have peoplepc, I'm just trying to help a …

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When I first start up my computer a popup comes up that says windows has not allowed this program to open or something of that nature. i know its a virus or something of the sort. just dont know how to get rid of it. ive run anti-virus software and …

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Hey all, I have a question. About a month ago, I think Microsoft did an auto-install of some sort of update on my computer. Since then, none of my Microsoft products will connect to the internet (Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, WMP, &c.). Some programs like Firefox and WoW still work, …

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My friend complained to me about having lots of spyware and adware always popping up, so I decided to give it a look over. I ran vundofix but it could not find any problems. Here is the hijackthis log, maybe I am missing something? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 …

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Which ones do you guys like best? What do you personally use? I finally got a new Dell (with Windows XP, didn't want Vista) It came with Norton Internet Security. But, my better judgement is telling me "don't use Norton". Should I listen to myself? Or is Norton not as …

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Hi! So every time my computer loads and finishes, explorer.exe immediatly restarts. It continues to do this for awhile (varying amounts of time) and then just stops with nothing but my desktop picture displaying. I've Used AVG spyware and anti-virus scanners as well as SS&D and only came up with …

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I built my first box and its been going strong about 8 months. Last night I downloaded a .rar torrent file and when i tried to unload it, it said i needed a password. That seemed like a red flag to me so I deleted it. I was also playin …

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I have windows xp sp2 and norton antivirus 2005 and the virus definitions are fully updated. Starting last week, Norton pop up boxes have come up saying it detected "backdoor.trojan" in the file " [I]C:\Documents and Settings\Jason Richman\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\V01S1H8Y\cao[1].exe[/I] " and that it couldnt repair it. Then it …

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I have the exact same problem as [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread45973.html[/url] It seems as if that post, like so many others ended without resolution. here is my ht log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:37:40 AM, on 10/28/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

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I apologize before hand if I seem rude in anyway but I really need help and have kind of sort of ran out of patience(Oh, how selfish). And, I've barely run anything to help fix any problems since my computer either shuts down, or I am unable to download a …

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I discovered this folder during a "cookies" search and can't get rid of it: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Cookies I also discovered this: org/apache/commons/httpclient/cookie which I cannot access. I did find three .jar files in a temporary directory, which I deleted. How do I get rid of this stuff? How do I …

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Hi, I am looking for a little help! I have Windows XP on my Dell laptop. I run Norton Antivirus and recently had my laptop serviced for virus and malware issues. Everything has been running fine, no problems detected by Norton's. My only problem now is that I the control …

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I have found on of the viruses but it will not let me delete it manually, so I tried scanning with Windows Defender, which found the virus but could not delete it either. So far I have tried scanning with Windows Defender, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, and I am currently scanning with …

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hi there,, after turning on my computer i cannot access any icons in the desktop, when i try to double click the microsoft word the dialog box always appear "application not found" even in the start-up menu, all application in microsoft office is not working.... same with saved games when …

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Hi, Everytime I explore my files, the explorer will take over the CPU. But when I do not explore all is well. I just ran the hijacker and got the following diagnosis. Can any good man out there decipher this? Is there any other was that I can explore the …

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i have an HP zx5000 and i'm trying to reboot my computer using the operating system disc but everytime i restart and then hit the space bar immediately it doesn't give me any option to reinstall windows. i basically can start my computer and then there's no desktop icons or …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 15:08, on 2007-12-22 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) 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:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\arservice.exe C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE …

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This is my first post, sorry if I did anything incorrectly. Currently websites such as ebay, facebook, download.com, and others will not load at all. The load bar fills slowly but never actually completes. Any help would be awesome. Here is my log file. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved …

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My friend had some nasty viruses on her computer, including the Trojan virus. I managed to install an anti-virus to remove the viruses, but I still can't get to the Control Panel to activate the firewall. The links for the Control Panel are gone and when I click "Run" and …

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Hello. I found this thread on your forums: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread101817.html[/url] I am having the same issues as this person. I have Norton 2007 and have ran a full system scan in both normal and safe modes but nothing has been found. My problem started at approx 1240pm yesterday when my Norton …

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