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Okay, my computer comes on and everything and displays well, like it shows the the eMachines (the maker of the PC) screen and then it freezes up. Of course the eMachines page is the very screen to come up, I am lost, the front of the PC case is damaged …

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we have tried and tried to get rid of this stupid thing and it won't go away. i read some other posts and used hijack this. i am posting the log on here. if someone can help me i would appreciate it. thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

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I've picked up some spyware or adware from some site. I've used four different spyware/adaware programs including Adaware 6.0, Spybot Search and Destroy, S-T-I-N-G-E-R, and Spy Sweeper. None of these will remove it. There is a little red circle in my toolbar with a white X in it and everytime …

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Erm ay up fellows... I recently installed a used hard drive and it seems to have this on it... any help on getting rid of the fecker? Go raibh maith agat agus adh mor ort! :confused:

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Hi,my browser has been hijacked by a site [url]www.specialgoods.info.It[/url] has taken over my homepage settings ad every now and then pops up a browser window showing ads on their site[[url]www.specialgoods.info/etc[/url] and i also have a red x sitting on the bottom right of my task bar.I have used several anti …

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I just got a new XFX Geforce FX 5200 128mb video card. For some reason, when I put in my new card and turn on the computer, the monitor shows nothing. It is as if it does not recognize that my card is in. The monitor works fine with the …

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hey guys you have to help me , this is very important. I dont know how suddenly my "folder options" tab inside the "tools" dropdown is gone missing.Not just "folder options" but all the standard options of "Tools" are missing, instead i see options like "Map N/w drive...", "Disconnect n/w …

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My disk space gradually fills up during an online session. After a restart everything is back to normal. My hard disk is partitioned into two NTFS drives, C: (10GB) holds Windows and all other software, D: (30GB) holds data files. Once I've started an internet connection the C: drive gradually …

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Hi All: First, I appreciate all advice you can give me beforehand. How can I fix my averatec 3200 computer to display ALL internet pages i visit? It is brand new, has Win XP home ed, windows firewall is on, uses a yahoo/sbc dsl connection and its active firewall, & …

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Unable to access hyperlink when in my email; either on my pc with Outlook or on my other acccount which is remote. I click on hyperlink and am disconnected. Unable to open in new window or right click either unable to download SP2 again uable to find "urlmon.dll" using Microsoft …

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Thanks for taking the time to read this. As the 'username' shows, I am in the darkages when it comes to technical issues ... so please go easy on me guys. :D Windows 98SE I ran Adaware (safe mode) and it came up clean. I ran SpyBot S&D (safe mode) …

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I'm a newbie to Linux. I've set up Fedora Core 2 and got Apache working OK. I'm getting the appropriate page on localhost. Now I want to test Apache for a PHP script I've written with KWrite, but I cannot save a file to /var/www/html because I'm told: "The document …

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I'm running a 2 gig machine with 512 megs of RAM with Win XP Pro, Svc Pk 2. It's an Asus MB with built-in audio and video. I've been fighting a lot of spyware lately, and somewhere along the way I've lost my sound. Some input on how I can …

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Hi guys, Today i decided to delete files i didn't need and for some reason i deleted a folder called SonyUSB which i thought was for my old digital camera but it turns out it was for my CD rom and DVD rom or some crap..I dont fully understand. I …

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G'day!here's the problem. I was listening to music on my comp and it suddenly froze,i then thought it was just lagging so i just wait a few sec than it crash,the screen turned off and fan and everything stopped but the light on machine still on,i than press restart than …

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Hey all says the new face! Systems specs Athlon AMD XP 2500 KT600-A K7FSB 400 ECS 1x512mb Infineon 1x256mb Kingmax(both DDR400 PC3200) Audigy 2 Gigabyte x800pro 40gig 7200 Sata ATX-320W/P4 PSU My problem started when i started upgrading my comp(which ive had now for about 2years). The board, 40 gig …

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I want to buy new parts for a computer in the next 2 month. I was looking at the radeon X850XT but was wondering if it would be too limited by the CPU. If I bought a P4 3.4ghz or 3.6ghz and 2GB of DDR2 533mhz RAM, would the video …

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A friend of mine has a VA3000SNA case, where the two fans are rated at 21dB. However they make a noise like a hurricane, which is amplified by the honeycomb grille of the case. The grilles will be replaced, but I'd like a fan controller to lower the speeds slightly …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:39:04, on 19-5-2005 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:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Norman\bin\ZANDA.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\keyhook.exe C:\Norman\bin\ZLH.EXE C:\SCANJET\PrecisionScanLT\hppwrsav.exe C:\WINDOWS\Mixer.exe C:\Program Files\PCI Audio …

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Does Mcafee anti virus program include a fire wall, and if it does, is it worth augmenting it with something like Zone Alarm?

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A freind of mine has a issue with the HOME PAGE being hi jacked.Which version of Zone alarm should i use? Is it a fix to this, can it run in conjunction with Ad Ware & the Microsoft Anti Spyware program????? \

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I've been through the system (a friend's) how about three hours now and I can't see where the problem is coming from. I've got rid of a lot of nasties but the old directx.sys keeps coming back. How did they get the file in in the first place? I'd already …

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So, I'm having a problem with Aurora, but don't seem to have the same item as the other thread starters I've seen. I also saw a post to make sure that you start a new thread, rather than tagging it onto the end of anothers, so here's mine. I removed …

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As I have read many folks have been hit by this Search Extender, Shopping Wizard spyware and I have been hit as well! I need help and would be extremely grateful for it. Thanks in advance for any help! Here is my HiJackThis Log: Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe …

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I recently hooked up a friend's HD to my system. Turns out I got one of the nastiest forms of spyware out there right now. Using Ad-Aware I found I have VX2 modules and registry keys. Ad-Aware cannot delete it, even with a startup scan. I've tried to manually delete …

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Alright, here's the deal. In the past, I have been able to get most issues figured out with the various programs (adaware, spybot, antivirus, etc.). Whatever issues my computer has now is really stumping me. I'm running windows 98 SE Current installed spyware, virus stuff: AVG Free Ad-aware SE personal …

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Hey Thanks for helping me out. Here's the scoop. New laptop, low level of technical expertise, running Symantec Antivirus version 9. So I recieved some sort of Trojan horse via email buddies I think, and I have tried various things to get rid of it, all to no avail. I …

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Hello! In today’s world of identity theft, hacking, phishing, etc. I want to be sure I’m doing everything I can to get any personal information on my PC…just that…personal and protected. I heard a news report this afternoon about “scrubbing

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Hello, I constantly get pop up windows from [url]www.adblaster2.info[/url], Adaware detects it, but doesnt remove it, spybot doesnt even detect it. I have no clue on how to remove it, it is becoming extremely frustrating. Any help would be fantastic. Thanks guys. Grant McCall

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Greetings everyone. Here is my HJT log and my VX 2 log. ============================= HJT Log ====== Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:48:57 PM, on 5/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINNT\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe …

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I have been having a lot of trouble with spyware over the past few months. I think I have gotten my computer almost totally cleaned up, except for one thing. I can not get rid of this "click me" icon that just keeps coming back. It's obviously attached to the …

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hey everyone! first off, im running Windows xp (dont laugh plz) with a 56k modem. i have been having the prob recently where my modem keeps wanting to dial into the internet. even when my pc is sitting doing nothing, the dial up window will pop up and automatically start …

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Help., I run the Microsoft Anti Spyware & Ad ware YET...The homepage gets HI JACKED... Can anyone help along those lines please

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Hi, Read a couple of posts about Aurora and they seem to be specific to individual machines I have downloaded Hijackthis and saved a log shown below. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mark. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 11:47:54, on 14/05/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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Hi Everyone! I need a PDF Creator, but I was looking at the price of Adobe Acrobat and yikes! I decided to try some freeware and if it works for me, then to move on. . .Is PDFFactory any good? Can anyone suggest to me an EASY software that I …

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I recently encountered this virus and am unable to remove it. It also seems to have disabled my Task Manager. I've run Spyware Doctor, SpyBot: S&D, Registry Mechanic, done numerous online scans but have been unsuccessful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hello there, I have Windows 98 SE and I'm having a problem defragging. It gets to 46% and then takes 2 hours to get to 47% and then freezes and will go no further. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I had come out of everything through Ctrl+Alt+D, just leaving …

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:rolleyes: Hi! I have some new problem in Internet. When I click on some site links, white page is just opened. So I can see just the main pages of the sites. What can it be? How to fix this problem? This is my HT file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 …

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Ridding this computer of viruses and spyware except for this one stubborn dll logm.dll located in the Windows/System32 Folder. AVG is telling me that the file is infected with the trojan house BackDoor.Agent. I can not delete, heal or change the permissions to this file even in safe mode. This …

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'ello one and all, how have you been? work done at this site is simply fabulous! I need some help as to:- 1. Ad-aware stops scanning when it hits "Documents and Settings\.......\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHistory012005051220050513. Never happened before 2. Before this ad-aware scan always contain "MRU" files a. What are they b. …

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:sad: Hi, My PC had recently been attacked by HackTool.Rootkit virus. I went through some of the instructions that were posted in this forum and was able to remove it partially. But the virus is still lurking somewhere in my PC and i'm unable to remove it completely. Well, here's …

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After 2 days of fighting this nasties and doing most of what this site moderators recomeneded: HJT cures, silentruner, and find-it's. Then l run again spysweeper 3.5 trial version, (coz still looking for a better tool that wipe problems with one click). I still in the spysweeper reports, after a …

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I saw a thread about deleting certain programs and other such things. Search Extender is one of them, its disabling my AIM and its hindering my computer badly, Ive tried a bunch of things from another thread, and it hasnt done much. And now my folders wont open... anyways, heres …

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Hey guys (especially Crunchie), You guys dug me out of a qaugmire about a year ago. I had trojans, adware, spyware, hijackers, malware, you name it. After I was rescued, I switched to Mozilla FireFox, and have been problem free since then, and certainly more proactive in preventing problems. I …

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Not just my browser, but my entire computer probably. I'm running WinXP Svc Pk2 on a 2 gig machine with 512 megs of mem. My pop-up, spyware situation is like an ants nest. I've run Ad-Aware, Spybot, Microsoft and CW Shredder. I've searched for new downloads, and there weren't many; …

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Hi, a friend of mine has told me that his computer has error message that keeps popping up that reads something to this effects "Cannot Load Engine 0400 Dll"? Thats all I got so far. I am still waiting on him to give me more information so I can pass …

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Hello: I have a red circle with a white cross in the icontray, and when I click on it with the right or left mouse button, it's autoopened the internet explorer with the following address: [url]http://antispy.specialgoods.info/index.php?qq=popup+blocker&id=30777&said=ad0271[/url] I also get the Error #317 windows message, regarding the ports 8080 and 3128. …

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If any of you had to decide between buying a "Intel P4 3.6E 1MB (560) 800FSB LGA775" for CAN$ 537.00 and a "Intel P4 3.4GHz 2MB (650) 800FSB LGA775" for CAN$ 527.00. What would you choose and why? The first is running at 200mhz faster but has half the cache …

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I am also getting the same problem with the regeneration exe found in C:\Windows\System 32 I also have nail.exe and get those damned Aurora popups... here's my HJT log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:53:52 PM, on 5/14/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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After my computer crashed, I discovered I lost my A/drive.?? I should say it almost crashed, I rebooted into safe mode and ran all my spyware remover programs, and restored screen saver etc. Yet some things were rearranged or missing, also A/drive, which does not seem possible, but no matter …

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