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I've ran Ad-aware SE and tried Spybot, but when it came time to fix the spyware with Spybot, it gave me a message saying "This application has failed to start because WDENGINE.dll was not not found." I believe ad-aware helped somewhat so far, but there are still pop- ups that …

Here is the log from hjt. please analyse Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 10:27:33 PM, on 2/3/2008 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:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe …

My brother recently downloaded a few files and he told me he scanned the compressed zip file with avg antispyware and avg free... both showed the containing files were clean.. after extracting and opening the files they dissapeared and shortly after windows explorer kept restarting itself, a few of which …

OK - I keep getting the dreaded explorer buffer overrun message and Internet explorer periodically opens up new windows for me to all kinds of interesting sites, so it's pretty obvious I've managed to get my PC infected. I've updated definitions and run Spybot, Windows Defender and Norton, attempted to …

Ok, I dunno how it started, but it just did as most things do. When i boot up the pc, explorer.exe is there, but after a few seconds, it dissapears, then comes back, then goes. It does this continually. I had to end the explorer.exe process for it to stop. …

I read a few other threads about desktops being unable to be altered, and only being able to change the flat color of your background. This encouraged me create an account to seek my own help. I'm not a novice at comprehending the whole getting-a-virus-from-the-internet aspect of having a computer, …

Hello my father has a laptop that is connected to a cable modem, web pages opened almost instantly, now they are opening like he is using dialup. Here is his Hijackthis Log Thanks for any help. I have ran adaware and AVG anti spyware with no improvement Thanks Ryun Logfile …

Hi, I'm a total computer dummy (sorry). My computer got infected with New Poly Win32. I use McAfee and it stopped working. I tried to reinstall it and it wouldn't let me. In fact, it won't let me install any of the spyware/anti-wirus software that I tried to download. I …

Hello, I have a problem with my PC, there some kind of virus ssqrq.dll (I suppose this is it) and "StorageProtector" thing (there were 2 false Windows icons on my desctop and when I tried to delete them they appiered again and again). I tried many anti-viruses and anti-spywares like …

My computer has been acting strange lately, to the point were its almost unusable, so far I have removed the Mirar toolbar, five internet Hijackers, and some adware but it still acts the same way, I took a logfile with hijackthis, please tell me if I have to delete anything. …

My computer was infected by Trojan Horse virus and I have been getting Symantec Email Proxy Error Pop up. I have tried all sorts of method and it ends up with a Error status for the Norton Anti-Virus Email scanning. This has in fact stopped the Error message popping up. …

I've been infected by a file (C:\windows\system32\adsldpw.dll) that I can't exterminate. I run all the usual suspects, but this guy seems particularly resistant to the tools I'm used to using. This one is more obnoxious than usual, primarily because it keeps respawning a new background version of Internet Explorer every …

Hi, Lately I've been having problems accessing certain sites in IE and Firefox. I do have better luck (with some sites) using NetScape (AOL). From looking through these forums, it sounds like spyware is the likely culprit, so I've attached a HiJackThis log. Any help, much appreciated. Logfile of Trend …

Hey guys, Thanks for all your help on my last issue with my own laptop. Now I am helping my friend with an old junker he has that has been running slowly and strangely. It has Norton 2004 and Adaware installed. Neither have been updated for over a year, but …

I started having alot of virus warnings from Avast - so many so that I reinstalled via ghost. Now windows explorer is extremely slow when transferring files. It runs the cpu up to 100 - I also have 3 mapped network drives, all to one other computer. I recently removed …

Hi... Thanks for being there. I'm got problems when trying to access files containing downloaded movies, I get a message that says that ends up closing the file and sending me back to my desk top. The information that shows up with the message indicates that explorer.exe is involved. This …

with ne program accept world of warcraft all other apps stop responding an internet pages never load :'( . have tried resetting IE = no change ran in safe mode an can run virus scan (cant in reg mode) cant run defrag but can diskcleanup im running vista home premium …

how to fix this thing keeps popinng up...please help..

I have an error stating - RUNDLL "Error Loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\lugrgmak.dll The specified module could not be found" - every time I get to my desktop...help!!

Hi guys, Somehow my PC seems to be infected with this W32.Mumawow.F!inf. My Norton IS stopped and removed it but it always creeps back. Have you guys heard about this? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:20:56 PM, on 1/10/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

I just want to make sure I got rid of all the spy-ware. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:30:25 PM, on 1/11/2008 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:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe …

My computer is slow to start up, gives one error consistenly at startup: 'Invalid entry point BUF_mem_grow_clean could not be located. libeay32.dll' Once the computer is up and running, Trend Antivirus shows a balloon popup in system tray that says it is scanning outgoing mail. My tcpip.sys file was corrupt …

Hi Everyone I seem to have acquired an infection which: - Has stopped me accessing Control Panel, I cant even find it. - Keeps popping up windows all the time. - When I boot the PC it says I have c:/windows/system/shell.exe missing...can I replace this? Trend Micro Housecall said I …

Hi Everyone! I hope you can help me. The other day I booted up my comp, went into Explorer and BAM tons of help pop ups and errors. I have no idea why it's doing this. I haven't installed anything new in awhile (other than Sims but that's a game …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[B][/B]Hi, For the past week or so I have been getting the same stupid pop-up whenever i log onto Windows XP...[/b]"can't load admdll.dll"[/b] ! I looked on the net already and have come to the conclusion it was a virus and went into the registry and took out some Radmin …

Hi, I Am Having A Problem, Whenever I Connect To The Net, My Pc Starts To Send Huge Amounts Of Data - The Send Is Conts. This Although I Havent Opened A Page Yet. Once I Open Any Browser - Firefox Or Internet - No Site Opens Up. I Have …

When I turn on my Computer it is running Windows XP and have Norton Internet Security. I have ran McAfee Free Virus Scan, Norton, Spyware programs and it comes up with nothing, but there is something wrong. What happening is I turn my computer on and a lot of Symantec …

Hi, For the past week or so I have been getting the same stupid pop-up whenever i log onto Windows XP...[/B]"can't load admdll.dll"[/B] ! I looked on the net already and have come to the conclusion it was a virus and went into the registry and took out some Radmin …

Hello.. I read through the site and saw where a couple of people have been helped with IE redirect problems. Well, I am in need of your help as I am having the same problem with my PC. Everytime I click on a link in the browser it takes me …

I've run a number of spyware, virus, and malware software, but I still can't seem to load certain web pages (innocuous ones like slick-deals.net, lowermerion.org, phuturephillies.com). Any help is appreciated. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:34:37 PM, on 12/6/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

As the title suggests i am having major problems with Norton's Auto-Protect feature. For some reason it continually turns itself off by showing the following message box: "Auto-Protect experienced an unexpected error..." This has happened many times now, 15+ and is rather annoying to find out that software you pay …

Hey everybody, For some reason I must have caught a nasty bug and now I cannot change my desktop background except for color. The "background" section looks greyed out. I ran SpyBot Search and Destroy, Adaware, and Norton Anti-virus all in "Safe Mode". I cleaned out my cache and temp …

hi, since yesterday i have gotten this weird error message whenever i either open a folder or search something with Google, i know how i got this virus, i got it from stupidly installing an active x component which was a media codec i think but i cannot seem to …