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Hello, I have a new computer that was set up and given to me by a local business. I think I made a big mistake in leaving the firewall and antivirus settings as they were. Within the first week, I noticed that the windows firewall would suddenly pop off. It …

I am running a graphical utility to monitor internet activity (DU Meter). Of late it has been showing low level upload activity ~ 20 - 30 Kb/sec. Both AdAware and Spybot S & D show nothing more serious than a few tracking cookies. I am running ZoneAlarm (free) and the …

I work for an IT Support company and one of our clients has brought in their laptop as it was full of spyware and other nasties. After cleaning out the laptop completly and testing it was clean I then gave her it back. As soon as she connected to the …

Used to be able to get on some favorite sites, the last couple of days could not access them. Blank screen with "Done" on bottom left corner. After about 30 tries it would load correctly, but took extremely long (i.e. 5 - 10 minutes) to complete load. I ran Hijack …

my problemss astarted by the advanced view folder tools dissapearing and then avg started spouting virus warnings at me mostly trojans and ones that claimed they were "not-a-virus:adware.win32.virtumonde.id" . Now my computer wint even stay running and its slow when it does run. my HJT file is as follows and …

The browse button in Display Properties -> Desktop tab is grayed out and background images are not selectible. Reading several similar threads in these forums and trying the recommended tools and techniques for scanning and fixing, I'm scratching my head because I've had no success. One more symptom to add; …

I am currently trying to fix a friend's laptop that is being plagued by LOTS of malware ! I ran all the standard anti-virus/ anti-spyware softwares (Spybot, AVG Anti Virus, Norton, etc) but there's still plenty of buggers left! Here's the most current Hijack log! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

hi... a few years back i used this site to remove my spyware... now i need your help again...my pc keeps freezing n my net starts showing limited or no connectivity... could u check my log for errors or watever... thanx Daniyal Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:04:22 …

So I came down with a sudden problem today on my laptop. Whenever I tried to open My Computer, My Documents, Search for Files and Folders, Control Panel, or anything requiring Windows File Explorer, the screen would flash to the wallpaper, then all the icons would come back. That was …

HI there, Please help, I have a ton of IE popups on my XP Pro desktop - even when running Firefox. Have tried CWshredder with no luck. Here is my HiJackThis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 7:26:20 PM, on 5/5/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

My computer has spyware on it and everytime I go on internet explorer I get popups all day they just won't stop windows defender says that clickspring is to blame but it can't delete it so I used hijackthis here is the log please can anyone help? Logfile of HijackThis …

Got a Trojan Horse virus McAf could not delete. I could not get on IE at all. Made the mistake of changing my home page. I got on using Firefox, but that was corrupted after I turned off computer. I cannot get on internet at all via affect computer. Spyware …

So a long time ago I had tons of malware on my computer and I came here and got it removed. Every since then i haven't been able to change my desktop background back to transparents which means all my icons have a solid color behind the text instead of …

I am trying to clean up a PC that runs slow and freezes. It's owner thinks her sn downloaded the MSN phto virus but I cannot find it and don't know what else to do. I have run spybot, superantispware but still the same. Can anyone give me an easy …

Even though I ran an AVG scan on my computer and cleaned up all the viruses, the IE homepage still defaults to something else and i am unable to change it. Once i click on IE, it detects a virus, and my computer is infected again. Can i get some …

I'm currently unable to access any "Windows Explorer" attached processes (My Computer, Control Panel, My Documents, etc.) Here is my HijackThis log. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 6:24:13 PM, on 5/7/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: …

I've recently installed AVG Anti-Virus free edition. I've done a couple of scans with no viruses found. Then today I did a scan, and right at the beginning of the scan this showed up under the "file" list ( Partition Table MBR) and under the result/infection list it said " …

help plz? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:54:00 AM, on 4/19/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.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\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.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\Intel\Wireless\Bin\WLKeeper.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ZcfgSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE …

There is this program called WinIme which is forever running when I open the task manager. And in each drive folder of my comp, there is this folder called WINFILE. I am unable to open my drive folders through a double click. I have to right click and open them. …

Please can some one help me, since yesterday I can not get on the internet anymore only in safe mode. I have run a pandaactive scan and also AVG anti spyware and still found nothing. Attached is my hijackthis report. Thank you klaura Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

Help could someone please explain what is happening to my IE as it shuts down and leaves the following message on my desktop # # An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine: # # EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x0513e672, pid=3784, tid=2460 # # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client …

My computer is most likely riddled with hidden spyware and no programs are finding, because when i am using google i keep getting redirected to Netster and MonsterMarketplace and other sites. I googled it and found a hijack this program and i ran it and my log turned out like …

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on my laptop theres this problem..all starts normally ..on the bar appear the usual trace icons of my start up list...then after around 1-2 min the pc starts automatically to use up more and more cpu without any appearing application running..in the task manager no application running ..when i check …

McAfee just informed me that I have the New Win32 Virus, can someone help me remove it? I ran HijackThis and here's the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:32:39 AM, on 5/7/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

Hello, You guys tried to help me when I had problems with my computer, and wanted to know if you could help me with this. My sister has three kids who love to download everything. She recently has had popups, and who knows what else going on, and could not …

I have ran various spyware to clean my PC of the unwanted spware, pop-ups and more. Nothing has worked. I ran accross your forum and decided to try one more time before - formatting the hard drive. Anyway, below is my log after running SDFix: Help. Tired of the pop-ups.:scared: …

This may seem stupid but I'm just curious. What do you guys think is the best Anti-Virus program? My favorite is McAfee. Feel free to share your's.

I have seen others with the same troubles and was wondering if someone could walk me through th eprocess to fix it! I am getting redirected and fake sites when searching. I am using XP with explorer verson 7.0.5730.11 Here is my hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved …

there are so many things on my pc that have stopped working all at once which includes the system restore so i cant even try that!!Please can u take a look at my hijackthis log.Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)Scan saved at 17:17:05, on 24/04/2007Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

i can't print so i decided to to reinstall my printer. But then it said it needs to start spooling service. then i looked on the internet for solutions but no help. But nearly there. Can het help here plz of what can i do. By the way i have …

:?: Can anyone help me with this it pops up and after i ezit it comes right back....... how can i get rid of it????

I run Symantec and it says my computer is infected with an adware.purityscan. Yet when I follow the instructions for removal, the files do not exist on my registry. Does anyone know how to get rid of this spyware? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've got an HP desktop that is infected by a virus. I took it to the shop to see if it could be fixed, but the worker said twas not worth fixing since its so old. Thus I bought a new one. But since I showed some knowledge in computers... …

Hello there.Once again my browser has been hijacked by pop-ups. It's strange because I have AVG antivirus/spyware protecting me, but it's happened again. Is AVG not doing its job? What is a good piece of software to actually stop my browser from catching... dodgy software I would love your help …

I don't think I necessarily have a virus but I thought if anyone could point me in the right direction someone here could. I have an Acer AL1912 with a Nvdia GFORCEMX440 graphic card (I think I spelled that right) I know the PC came with a built in video …

Gerbil I have done all three things you have told me to do and here are the results. I have no idea what I should even be looking for but if you need me to do something and get something else please let me know. --------------------------------------------------------- AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan …

I am posting my hijack this log - can anyone tell me if anything needs fixing. Have been having a problem with the CPU usage hitting 100% when running certain programs such as ad-aware, spybot and a game I play called There. The CPU usage will stay at around 90 …

Help! I have a laptop that I would like to clean up and give to a friend. There's only one problem: IE keeps opening windows and will not stop. It is almost impossible to open and use other windows while this is going on because the new IE windows become …

I have been reading other post with the same problem that I have with Fake Search Redirect. I have to click on a site in Google Search three times before I am directed to the correct web page, or Paste and Copy the command to my search. I have HiJack, …

Google search works fine but almost everything gets redirected to other sites. It all started when I upgraded to IE7. I thought this was the issue so uninstalled it and still had same problem so I went back to IE7. Thanks for your help. Steve Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

My brother uses this computer and I do not know what he does. He goes to many game websites which have viruses. Now, NAV keeps coming up with a popup regarding 'Trojan.CacheCachekit' every second. Here is my HijackThis logfile: [QUOTE] Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:36:02 PM, on …

Hi, I'm a new poster hoping to get some help. I am unable to open any folders, My Computer, Control Panel, or Search from the desktop or using Start menu. When I dbl click to open from desktop, all icons and taskbar disappear for a few seconds and then reappear. …

Ok, somehow my computer was infected with the .Zlob trojan. I was having numerous problems. I have fixed almost everything, removed some of the infected files manually, used AVAST boot scan. Also got rid of a lot of the spyware/adaware that I had. The problem i'm running into now is …

Got terrific help for the flap jump problem I was having on my desktop computer now I hope I will get the same with this lsass problem I am having on my laptop. When I open the task mgr the CPU usage is pegged to 100% just about all the …

Here is my log. Thanks for any help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:00:07 PM, on 4/27/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common …

My immense problem started randomly when i attempted to click on my recycle bin and it refused to open, i followed this up by attempting to open My Documents but this failed as well, my answer to this was to restart my computer and upon doing so i was left …

I recently installed Mozilla Firefox as my browser because I was having too many problems with Iinternet Explorer spyware, pop-ups, and other nasties. A few days ago, I started getting lots of banner pop-ups credited to "searchingtool.com" with IE's moniker attached. I've run Spybot, AdAware, and Microsoft's new Beta version …

Hello guys. I have a problemo with Infostealer & [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/post347256.html#"]trojan[/URL].metajuan. I quess i need to post info from Hilackthis and find.bat. I can't remove it even in [B]safe mode[/B] (comp freeze at startup after i entered password and confrmed running in safe mode) all i see is [B]black screen without …

I have read through some of the posts which describe the problem I am having with IE6 redirecting my search and selection results to unrelated sites which offer something for sale; e.g., a Yahoo search will redirect to eBay. Also, any search error will redirect to a random porn site. …