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 | Hi Sakeeta65, welcome to DaniWeb :D Please see this thread before we continue: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread24085.html[/url] After you've moved hijackthis please post a new log. :) |
| | Hi Wagas, welcome to DaniWeb :D Get the Pocket Killbox from here: [url]http://bleepingcomputer.com/files/spyware/KillBox.zip[/url] Unzip the file to your desktop. Go offline until this is completed (you may wish to print these instructions). Boot into Safe Mode and do a search for these files and delete any instances found: [B]param32.dll guninst.exe … |
| | Hi CanaanJohnMarsh, welcome to DaniWeb :D Before fixing anything with HijackThis, you need to move it out of the Temp folder it is in now to a permanent folder of it's own, like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe (or a folder on your desktop would be fine). After you've moved it, [B]close any open … |
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| | [QUOTE=jwenting]Sorry, for professional assistance you'll need to pay a consultant. We're only doing this as a hobby (at least while contributing to this site).[/QUOTE] Technically, I suppose that's true, because the only difference between a 'professional' and a 'hobbyist' is one gets paid and the other doesn't. But I have … |
| | I'm sorry, but assistance with p2p software is not permissible according to forum rules: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq#faq_rules[/url] |
| | Hi anarchymedes, welcome to DaniWeb :D The first thing you should do is go to Windows Update and get SP1a for both XP and IE (hold off on SP2, at least until your system gets cleaned up). You should also put hijackthis into it's own folder. To do this, right-click … |
| | Hi WildFire1617, welcome to DaniWeb :D Before fixing anything with hijackthis, can you please move it to a permanent folder? Something like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe (or a folder on your desktop would be fine). After you've moved it, [B]close any open browser windows[/B], scan with Hijackthis, and post a new log please.  |
| | [QUOTE=themetalmozart]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 … |
| | Hi MandyC, welcome to DaniWeb :D Start with this -- Download Ewido Security Suite from here: [url]http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ewido_security_suite/1098736486/1[/url] Install it, and while installing, under [B]Additional Options[/B], [U]uncheck[/U] [B]Install background guard[/B] and [B]Install scan via context menu[/B]. From the main Ewido screen, click on [B]Update[/B] in the left menu, and then click … |
| | Hi Stereovisionary, welcome to DaniWeb :D Download Nailfix from here: [url]http://users.pandora.be/bluepatchy/nailfix.zip[/url] Unzip it to your desktop, but do not run it yet. Reboot into Safe Mode Double-click on the Nailfix.bat on your desktop; your desktop and icons will disappear and reappear, and a window should open and close very quickly … |
 | This could be caused by a firewall setting, but since you mentioned Huntbar, you should check here first and see if there's anything that may help: [url]http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.huntbar.html[/url] If you're using the XP firewall, check these links: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242[/url] [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357[/url] You can also try IEFix: [url]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/IEFix.zip[/url] And finally, you can try an … |
| | Hi bgot22, welcome to DaniWeb :D I don't have time at the moment to go through your log in detail, but follow the suggestions in this trhead, as they apply, and post a new HijackThis log. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread23845-search+extender+shopping+wizard.html[/url] |
| | A hardware-type firewall, an antivirus program, and SpywareBlaster will go a long way towards protecting your system. Having Azureus installed certainly isn't helping matters either. Check this thread for some more helpful advice: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread16365.html[/url] Scan with hijackthis and have it fix the following entries: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [loezkir] c:\windows\system32\asvpzm.exe O23 …  |
| | Welcome to DaniWeb Wojtek_K :D Assuming this is XP, you should find everything you need here: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread6632.html[/url] If not, feel free to ask :) |
| | Re: help me, please! Hi db103, welcome to DaniWeb :D Before fixing anything with hijackthis, you need to move it out of the Temp folder it is now in, to a permanent folder of it's own (like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe). After you've moved it, [B]close any open browser windows[/B], scan with hijackthis, and post a new … |
| | Sorry it took so long for you to get a reply to this :( Try these links and see if anything helps: [url]http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx[/url] [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en[/url] If they don't help, see the 'Manual Removal' instructions here: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;897079[/url] |
| | Hi geneva.b, welcome to DaniWeb :D Glad you got your problem resolved, but there's one more thing you should do as soon as possible: go to Windows Update and get the Critical Updates for your system -- at least SP1a :) |
| | Re: DyFuCa Ad-Aware SE ([url]http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10319876.html?tag=lst-0-2[/url]) and Spybot Search and Destroy ([url]http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-1[/url]) should both be able to fix this. You can also post an HijackThis log here to make sure it, and anything else bad, has been removed. You can get the self-extracting version of HijackThis from here (in line 2): [url]http://www.malwareremoval.com/downloads.html[/url] Here's … |
| | Re: please help me!! Welcome to DaniWeb dcnik :D Start with this -- Download Ewido Security Suite from here: [url]http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ewido_security_suite/1098736486/1[/url] Install it, and while installing, under [B]Additional Options[/B], [U]uncheck[/U] [B]Install background guard[/B] and [B]Install scan via context menu[/B]. From the main Ewido screen, click on [B]Update[/B] in the left menu, and then click the … |
| | You have HijackThis in a Temp folder (C:\Documents and Settings\Gebruiker\Local Settings\[B][U]Temp[/U][/B]\HijackThis.exe). You need to move HijackThis to It's own permanent folder, like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe. After you move it to it's own permanent folder, please post a new log. :) |
| | Hi tonyb130, welcome to DaniWeb :D Sorry this has been overlooked the past couple of days :( Scan with hijackthis and have it fix the following entries: O2 - BHO: ngsh33.clsIS - {941CA48C-3984-4E7D-AAF8-8755ED76EB50} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ngsh33.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Aapp] C:\windows\system32\adprot O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ngpw36] C:\windows\system32\ngpw36.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [adprot] C:\windows\system32\adprot.exe … |
| | Since you have so little time to do this before your system shuts down, I thought I'd post the instructions Catweazle referred to here; if you can print them out on another computer, that would probably help. You may have to try this several times, as you only have about …  |
| | Hi headtotoe, welcome to DaniWeb :D You haven't done the most important thing yet :), go to Windows Update and get SP1a for both XP and IE. Download and run: HSRemove -- [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4286.html[/url] CWShredder -- [url]http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html[/url] About:Buster -- [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4289.html[/url] Check for updates before scanning. Scan withhijackthis and have it fix … |
| | Re: S & D problems [QUOTE=foxkueh]I have been getting repeatedly the followings problems: ValueClick Avenue A. Inc. DoubleClick MediaPlex How do I get rid of them permenently? I run S & D and fixed the problems every time but next time I run it again, I get the same problems. Thanks for helping. foxkueh[/QUOTE] So … |
| | Hi KlondikeTW, welcome to DaniWeb :D Go to Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel and remove (if found): [B]ISTsvc SideFind[/B] Before fixing anything with HijackThis, you should put it in it's own folder. To do this, right-click on an empty area of your desktop, select [B]New[/B], [B]Folder[/B]; give the folder … |
| | Note: if your clock fails to keep time accurately, it could be an indication that your CMOS battery (the battery on your motherboard) is dying. |
| | [QUOTE=KR Masters] You "gurus" out there really let me down this time.[/QUOTE] First of all, I'd like to welcome you to DaniWeb :) But I'd like to know how you can make a statement like this when you never posted anything stating what your problem was or asking for suggestions? |
| | I'm still trying to get a handle on this particular infection myself, but you can start with this -- Download Ewido Security Suite from here: [url]http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ewido_security_suite/1098736486/1[/url] Install it, and while installing, under [B]Additional Options[/B], [U]uncheck[/U] [B]Install background guard[/B] and [B]Install scan via context menu[/B]. From the main Ewido screen, click … |
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 | [QUOTE=C++]Hi, I have an EXTREMELLY STUPID question about HijackThis logs. What exactly are they, how do they work, and is there a decent tutorial on them. Thanks in advanced. Thanks again, Ian[/QUOTE] That's not a stupid question :) [B]What[/B] it is: a utility that shows (most) of the processes running … |
| | Go ahead with the other steps crunchie suggested. |
 | Hey Billy, why didn't you just invite your friend to join here himself? :D Of course you know HJT should be in it's own permanent folder before fixing anything with it, but this will give him a start... Get RapidBlaster from here and run it: [url]http://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html#removal[/url] Go to Add/Remove Programs … |
 | Re: My HJT log He actually waited two days! Sorry it got overlooked NoS. As crunchie said, there's nothing obvious in your log that would indicate a problem. Perhaps a Disk Cleanup and Defrag would help? |
 | You're not stupid -- that particular post, I would say, is in an appropriate place, and you seem to have given sufficient information. Apparently no one has viewed it yet that can offer a solution (myself included). Do you have any examples of some posts of yours where someone has … |
| | Hey rvince, that's all good advice, but won't help with Aurora :) Welcome to DaniWeb Red :D I'm still trying to get a handle on this particular infection myself, but you can start with this -- Download Ewido Security Suite from here: [url]http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ewido_security_suite/1098736486/1[/url] Install it, and while installing, under [B]Additional … |
| | For every User listed under C:\Documents and Settings, delete the entire contents of these folders (not the folders themselves): Local Settings\Temp Cookies History Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 Delete the entire contents of your C:\Windows\Temp folder. Delete the entire contents of your C:\Temp folder (if you have one). Do a search … |
| | [QUOTE=pdunning]...as it rejected my password, ( which I have been using for the last 5 years).[/QUOTE] Just for future referecence, your password should be changed at least annually, and more often would be even better. It wouldn't hurt to change your secret question as well, and give a response that … |
| | These are good questions and I didn't know the answers either, so I used Google and found a [B]lot[/B] of answers, but these seem to sum them up best: Scroll Lock: [url]http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mscrolllock.html[/url] Tilde: [url]http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/10/04/history_of_the_tilde[/url] By the way, I didn't think this really belonged in the Windows 9x forum so I've … |
| | Hi SirQuester, welcome to DaniWeb :D So that we can see exactly what you have running on your system, I suggest you get the self-extracting version of HijackThis from here (in line 2): [url]http://www.malwareremoval.com/downloads.html[/url] Then, close any open browser windows, 'Scan and Save Log' with hijackthis, copy the log, and … |
| | Hi whatisbobo, welcome to DaniWeb :D This question should have gone in the [B]Hardware[/B] forum, but... As far as I know, the AMD-K6 3D was only available in 266MHz to 400MHz, can you contact the vendor of the USB card directly to see if it will be compatible with your …  |
| | Get the [B]PocketKillbox[/B] from here: [url]http://bleepingcomputer.com/files/spyware/KillBox.zip[/url] Unzip the file to your desktop. Go offline until this is completed (you may wish to print these instructions). Run the PocketKillbox and paste [B]C:\WINDOWS\System32\logm.dll[/B] in the box and click on [B]Delete on Reboot[/B]. Click on the button with the red circle and an … |
| | Hi adion, welcome to DaniWeb :D Your system most likely has been severely compromised; can you use System Restore to return it to a date before you were infected? ([url]http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/hacktool.rootkit.html[/url]) You may need to consider reinstalling XP; if you do, get SP2 as soon as possible thereafter. You can try … |
| | This should help you out: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread13362.html[/url] |
| | Before fixing anything with HijackThis, you should put it in it's own folder. To do this, right-click in an open area of your desktop, select New, Folder, and give the folder a name (like HJT or HijackThis). Then, drag the hijackthis.exe icon that is on your desktop into this new … |
 | Try updating the drivers for your printer and see if that helps: [url]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/siteHome[/url] It's also possible this is a firewall or router related issue, did you install either of these shortly before the problem started? |
| | There seems to be a conflict between your title and the post itself; are you having a problem with MS Word or the Operating System itself? What OS are you using? If it's XP or Me, can you boot into Safe Mode and try System Restore? Why do you suspect … |
| | Hi Briq420, welcome to DaniWeb :D First of all, go to Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel and remove any of the following found: [B]Window Search Window Searching Lop.com LOP SEARCH Browser Enhancer Ultimate Browser Enhancer WildTangent[/B] You may be given a code to insert, do so and reboot when … |
| | Hi roothy123, welcome to DaniWeb :D You would probably get some responses to this if you posted it elsewhere (like the [B]Windows Software[/B] forum, or even the [B]Geek's Lounge[/B]), since this particular forum is supposed to be for introductions. |
| | Welcome to DaniWeb! :D You've posted in the right place, but before you fix anything with hijackthis, you need to move it from the Temp folder it is now in, to it's own permanent folder (like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe) so that it, and the backups it will create, will not get accidentally … |
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