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Hi guys - I'm trying to disinfect a clients computer and the normal anti-spyware/anti-virus programs aren't detecting everything...It's one of those ones that popup a windows message box saying your computer is infected click here to download protection...(The specific program it's advertising is Spy-Shredder)...I was thinking it might be a …

I suspect that my wscntfy.exe and wuauclt.exe have either been corrupted or ifected with a virus. I have been working on fixing this on/off for a week and found no solution My problem is wscntfy.exe is spamming me with pop up messages in the lower right corner tool bar "Your …

My first post here; I've read the FAQs and some example posts, and hope I'm doing this correctly! As of two days ago, every time I open an MS Office application (Office 2002 Pro, a.k.a. "Office XP Pro") on my XP SP2 machine an install process is started and these …

hey everyone i am new to the site and as the name suggest dont know much about computers so please if anyone have the time please help I was dealing with a torjan horse generic6 with AVG and have deleted a file called efffge.dll. originally when the my pc was …

Hi everyone, I need some help here, i've been reading other threads to solve the problem (internet explorer opens while starting windows, having no serch in it and poping from nowhere), but cant fix it. I'm pasting a log i made with hijack program. Hope someone can help me. Thanks …

Well, I did the "Please read before post" procedure, but AVG wouldn't le tme save the report, I had all those adwares, Purity, Zeno, Softomate, well theyre in quarantine now, and here's my HJT file. Thanks in advance! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:29:57 AM, on 8/21/2007 Platform: …

First windows defender stopped working and refuses to start on start up or manually Second I can't d/l any updates from Microsoft on to the laptop. I have tried AVG, Spybot and Ad ware with finding only minor items. I also tried AVG ant-spyware and anti-root kit with no resolution. …

Hi, I have been working on this computer the balance of 24 hours. I cannot use IE explorer because I keep getting the following web page: [url]http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005[/url] and it won't allow me to go anyplace else. I have tried several of the tools listed here to try to find and …

Nortons keep scomplaining of vundo trojan and I also noticed a file in my C:\Intel folder called mezenofaz22011.exe that keeps running and i have to kill it through task manager. I keep getting dialog box popups when I run IE or even Firefox. I ran vundofix and it killed 4 …

Ok, it started about a week ago I was looking at a site that generates flash codes when my symantec alerted me of a virus that I picked up. Then I started getting a pop-up page with every new page I browsed. So I knew I probably had a spyware …

Hi folks. New to the forum. To start an old cleche I have a connection problem. I have Windows XP Pro with BT Home Hub. All was working fine until a few days ago, when my connection went down. I tried restarting the DNS client and that seem to work. …

I've had a [I]very[/I] strange incident with xp pro x64 today. I've had it for over a year, and today It kept crashing, and eventually wouldn't boot at all. Okay... So, I use Ubuntu (a linux distribution) instead. Towards the end of the day, I decide to restart and try …

Oh my, I believe i have the same problem here is the hijackthis logfile Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:38:02 AM, on 8/3/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program …

I've noticed as I've been reading through this forum, that people are often advised to rename hijackthis.exe (I think Gerbil always says to rename it imabunny.exe?) I was just curious why you advise people to do this? Are viruses/trojans/spyware/malware that are known to attack it? Do antivirus programs flag it? …

help me please I ran the Vundofix and of course it couldnt remove all the culprits. Hope I'm posting this right as the popups are almost crippling and I couldnt get AvG to update for me it just wanted to hang. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

I've been infected by an virus that seems pretty resistant to normal removal techniques. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Here's what I've done so far: 1. Run AVG (formerly Ewido) - clean 2. Run Adaware - runs clean 3. Run HijackThis! - log below shows the offending vermin 4. …

Hi Everyone I hope someone can help - when I log onto the 'net I nearly sometimes get a "PartyPoker" pop up browser pening after a few minutes. I;ve tried Spybot, AdAware and HouseTrendMicro but all to no avail. Can somebody please take a look at my logfile (HijackThis) and …

Hello out there to anyone that can help me. I recently have been having a problem with an error message when I start my computer. The message reads as followed: "Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\lhteurlj.dll The specified module could not be found." I have looked at a bunch of threads and posts …

After upgrading my bandwidth with my ISP up to 1.5Mbps, i noticed my connection was still sluggish. The techie at my ISP asked me to Run-Execute-CMD-Netstat, and about 50+ TCPs came up. He said it looked like i had a Trojan virus. I did an update and a full scan …

I've been looking through daniweb on the subtect of spyware/virus protection but can't find any comments on the worth of what AOL provide to their users. It it any good ?.

I've tried everything I know of to get rid of annoying spyware and viruses, but they keep coming back. Since I'm in no way a computer expert, I've come to you guys. Please help! From what I've read on the internet, I see that having a HijackThis log for people …

I got a virus (trojan.byteverify) it has been removed but some of my icons will not work from the desktop, they will work from the programs themselves but even when I have deleted the old ones and replaced with new ones thay still won't work it states either the traget …

I am using the Firefox browser only. My Internet Explorer is closed and has medium to high security settings. All of a sudden, IE opens with strange advertisements. This happens over and over while using Firefox. I ran Norton Antivirus - no virus found. I ran AdAware - deleted some …

so here is the situation I have... few days ago my compute got infected, and started opening various advertisment sites, and no matter how many times I've removed them (I'm using spybot-search & destroy and Ad-Aware SE personal both regulary updated) in a week or two same advertisment would pop …

hey guys this is my first post, but i've been browsing this site for years. you all have helped in so many ways, thaks. anyway here is my hijack log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:21:49 PM, on 07/07/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

Good day all, this is my first post here. I have been having problems with Search Engine redirects or ''jumps'' troubles with google and yahoo searches- Id say about 33% of any result's hyperlink clicked. Prior to posting here, I went through the ''stickies'' and other thread to do everything …

Hello, Thanks in advance for any help you can give. I use Firefox but IE keeps starting by itself and loading websites. Here's my HiJackThis log, could you let me know any advice on what to do? Thank you! -- Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at …

when i copied mp3's to my dad's harddrive (connected on my pc) i got this window popping up (this was quite some time ago). then about 5minutes ago i copied "format.exe" to a stiffy for a machine i want to install "virus98" on (i've got an old game that doesn't …

Hi, I had to reformat last week, and haven't been able to find 'Folder Options' since then. Someone mentioned it could be because of a virus. Would really appreciate some help. Thanks, po-e --------------------------------------------------------- AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan Report --------------------------------------------------------- + Created at: 1:39:23 PM 6/22/2007 + Scan result: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet …

Well, I am back again. You all helped me once before and to much better computer health, so I approach you for help again. I ran vundofix on a hunch, it said no problems. Then I ran adaware, it said I had a virtumonde issue. Deleted it. Then I went …

Rundll error at boot saying w002763f.dll is missing what should i do? here i have a hijackthis log: any help appreciated thanks in advance, Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 20:06:38, on 26-6-2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16473) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

My friend asked me to help him get rid of some viruses on his computer. I loaded AVG FREE and got rid of tons of trojan horses. During the scan, it said threat found: wr-1-2000219.exe. It says that the file can not be accessed. I also tried to install Spybot …

My laptop (XP home/SP2) started running slow and I started getting IE popups about a week ago (even though I use Firefox). I ran McAfee virus scan and it found vundo/viruses and deleted them. But the popups persisted. I then ran vundofix and it found about 6 files and deleted …

Hi, I seem to have many different kinds of trojans on my laptop. My computer keeps switching itself off, then I see a blue screen describing a serious error, then it restarts. I can't access my internet at all - I have to go through Windows live messenger in order …

Picked up a virus via MSN a couple of weeks ago. A wr-1- 2000219.exe downloader folder appeared on my desktop which i sent packing. Norton AV Pro has quarantined several nasties since including retadpu32.exe, MaxSearch b122.exe, smss.exe (trojan). I then discovered i could not live update NAV or access most …

Help! I've recently had to re-install XP due to Trojan Generic Viruses (6 strands) and now when I try to shutdown nothing happens, it appears to consider the request but then nothing. I have installed XP SP2. It has me stumped. ANy clues?:S

[COLOR=green]I've been cleaning my computer all day (started off with an buffer overrun problem) and have fixed some of it (Used [/COLOR][COLOR=red]VundoFix[/COLOR][COLOR=green] which got (I think) rid of that). But I'm not sure if I got everything... [/COLOR] [COLOR=green]I used [/COLOR][COLOR=red]ActiveScan[/COLOR][COLOR=green] from Pandasoftware, got my results and then I used …

It seems I've been infected with an obnoxious little vermin. Not sure exactly how I picked it up, in that I haven't been to any sites that I hadn't used many times before. The remaining artifact is a persistent bubble that pops up from the system tray saying: System Alert! …

I bet you guys get sick of these requests, but I need some help, so here goes. Get random automatically opening Explorer advertising pop ups coming up... Here's the log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:17:04 PM, on 6/7/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

I'm on a wireless network with 2 other computers for which the internet is working just fine. however, on my laptop it isn't. My connection to the router is fine, and if it tells you anything i seem to be able to connect to the ITunes store. I can't however …

Hello to all. First of all I would like to thank you in advance for trying to help me! The problem is the following: Yesterday I ran a scan with SpyHunter and it found 25 entries in my registry of the trojan Zlob. After removing them, I cannot open any …

Hello Everyone, My computer got infected with some nasty virus this evening and is flashing warnings all over. There is red window alert saying critical system error and virus activities identified. I think there was a pop-up to ask for windows logon pad and i might have used the wrong …

I can't get my icons and explorer.exe to run. I 've read a bunch of different forums but I may be in the wrong order so far I've [LIST] [*]ran ad-aware, spybot, McAfee and AVG anti-virus and anti-spyware they are finding trojans but they keep coming back [*]tried a second …

i have search the forums and although this problem is nothing new, i have not found any solution to it. If anybody knows the solution please reply. the problem started with ie6 and i have downloaded and installed ie7 in attempt to fix it but the problem is still there. …

Hello, forgive me if this has been solved already -- i did searches but did not see my specific dll mentioned. I recently started getting the "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close." The error signature is: szAppName: svchost.exe szAppVer: 5.1.2600.2180 szModName: msvcrt.dll …

:'( I have been fighting an issue on my XP Home system for about three or so weeks.......... I feel so stupid at this point, I was checking out my sons user area and came across some stuff he shouldn't have and was deleteing them and erase the disk system.... …

I'm having terrible problems with this virus, which clears my desktop of icons & the start menu. Only way to keep working is to go to task manager, stop the icon.exe process, logoff & logon again. But it keeps coming back. I attach Hijack this log. I also keep getting …

Hi, i hope there is somebody that can help. I'm having a lot of trouble with a Vundo Trojan. Symantec catches it when i log into Windows, but it doesn't seem to remove it. I've tried running full scan, 10 layers deep, in safe mode to no avail. I also …

Hello, I just got the HP Officejet 6120, when I try to install it I got error %1 is not a valid win32 apps. I think it was caused by spyware problem I currently have wit IE. Here's my HJ log. Please help.. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

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 …