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 | [QUOTE=gatorman725]Hi, I am new here and I have read some of the posts, but I never seen anything on what msiesh is. I have the same problem, when i start my internet, a different start page pops up then my home page. It is some kind of search page. Oh … |
| | [QUOTE=Eico]My friend jesse is going to college and I'm helping him set up his linux box. He hasn't gotten online yet, but I was just wondering if colleges restrict linux internet access. I'm sure there's always a way around any restrcitions they have ;) but I was just wondering if …  |
| | [QUOTE=clasher097]i just reformated my computer and im having a problem. :sad: i didnt make a back up of the drivers and now when i try to install windows its saying the drive is not ready and i dont have a driver floppy disk im trying to find a disk for … |
| | [QUOTE=erinc7]When I start explorer a different home page pops up and I have begun receiveing many pop ups.[/QUOTE] This appears to be a [b]CoolWebSearch[/b] variant; hopefully, the newest [URL=http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html][b]CWShredder[/b][/URL] will take care of it. Another possibility is the [URL=http://www.pchell.com/support/lookfor.shtml][b]IEFEATS.A Trojan[/b][/URL], though this seems less likely. One good bit of advice …  |
| | [QUOTE=jolleyboy]Is there any way there could be another setting, or registry key, that could pertain to this problem?[/QUOTE] Yes. You may also have a problem with your [b]Hosts[/b] file. See [url]http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm[/url] for information on where to find it and what to do with it, including using it to block ad … |
| | [QUOTE=robodisco]i've a 80G seagate barracuda 7200.7 which was installed with win xp pro and the master drive. i reformatted it recently n now i can't reinstall my windows xp for some reason.[/QUOTE] As recent as your motherboard is, I doubt that a size limit is your problem; the limit is …  |
| | [i]O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Programfiler\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE[/i] One more suggestion: make sure that you update [b]WinZip[/b] to the newest version [b]9.0[/b] because of [URL=http://www.winzip.com/fmwz90.htm][b]this[/b][/URL] vunerability -- or use the free [URL=http://www.7-zip.org][b]7-Zip[/b][/URL] instead, which is more powerful. |
| | [QUOTE=drummerboy]well could you download the sandra sisoftware. i would definetly recommend greasing the cpu. and thsi is really gonna be controversial but to my understanding and ive read up on it a bit! intel p4's are more ressilient to overheating tham AMD's they also have a cutout so to cut …  |
| | Re: OPXPApp.exe [QUOTE=eltororelajo]Hey, I'm having a problem on startup of Windows XP Home Edition and on Shutdown (as well as a few other random instances). I get a popup window with with an error regarding "OPXPApp.exe".[/QUOTE] Are you running the [b]Softex OmniPass[/b] biometric application? That's the only reference that I have been … |
| | [QUOTE=ferdina]I have a problem when I try to open the outlook express to check my emails, because it freezes, and I can't even go to tools or whatever. My computer runs win 2000. Everything runs well, except the outlook express. I had reinstalled ie6 with outlook express, but the problem … |
 | [QUOTE=bluedos82]And now there is not an Internet connection. There was one there, but not now. He connected to the Inter via network. he can get on the network just fine to do his grades, attendence and e-mail (Teachers can't live w/o e-mail).[/QUOTE] One of your likely bits of malware replaced … |
| | Re: Hijack this log [QUOTE=nez] I did all you said and this is my new log:[/QUOTE] There's a couple of others that will be useful to remove. Have only [b]HjT[/b] running and remove these entries: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe [i]Microsoft "trickleware"--potential spyware. Causes slowdowns.[/i] O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe [i]Never very useful and … |
| | [QUOTE=yantitan]Hi guyz, Well to make a long story short, I've been having this dialog box poppin up evry 10 mns sayin cannot open file c://WINDOWS/dlm.html .... I ran about 10 different virus scna and nothin is found ..I know there are some registry key and other touchy files i should …  |
 | [QUOTE=spikes]My redhat 8.0 box froze up yesterday leaving me no chose but to powerdown. now it wont boot. it getts going but then starts doing file system checks and drops me in to a recovery shell so i can run fsck and e2fsck. is there a way i can kick … |
| | [QUOTE=Bulldozer]If I reinstall don't I have to reformat my hard drive? How do I repair?[/QUOTE] If you have the full Windows XP CD, you can run [b]Repair Mode[/b] from the CD. If all you have is the OEM disc, read your instructions or go to your manufacturer's web site for …  |
| | [QUOTE=Ohhhhhhhhhh]Hey boys ! I've been hijacked.[/QUOTE] [b]Remove these keys:[/b] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R0 - … |
| | [QUOTE=ArveK]Have run Adaware and Spybot S&D, but just to make sure[/QUOTE] No, a few things are left behind--or you have been hit again. [b]Remove these keys:[/b] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,Default_Search_URL = [url]http://www.searchnow.ws/search/[/url] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = [url]http://best-search.cc/search.php?v=6&aff=2567500[/url] R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = [url]http://www.blinkpro.com/[/url] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant … |
 | [QUOTE=crazy_beauty]I did however find these: 106yzgmz 2ih7t8y 3tgtylzz 9995wko3 b49ihxt1 d382kjdp are those good files, or should they be removed also?[/QUOTE] Remove them. Remove the backups, as well. |
| | [QUOTE=Simonsl8er]When I open internet explorer page (after connection to the net via dial up [which connects fine]) it displays the DNS error page stating that it cannot display the website etc and cannot connect. This is also the same with MSN! Any ideas?? What info do you need to help … |
| | [QUOTE=Ohhhhhhhhhh]I've been hijacked.[/QUOTE] [b]Remove these keys:[/b] R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\mihaba.dll/sp.html (obfuscated) R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = … |
| | [QUOTE=snake_eagle]I seem to be having problems with my graphics card. While im working on the PC my monitor screen just suddenly goes blank[/QUOTE] I agree with [b]Redshift[/b], your problem is driver-based; the reason being that your [b]nVidia[/b] card is much newer than the drivers supplied with Windows XP. Download the … |
| | [QUOTE=BogE]I have a IBM TP600E with Win98SE. I can't seem to get the internal modem (DSP) to install. I keep getting the following error message."Setup cannot load the the installer mwci.dll for the Mwave DSP hardware being installed."[/QUOTE] It sounds like it's most likely a hardware problem, a defective modem. … |
| | [QUOTE=Roberdin]I currently have two Hard discs on the same IDE channel thingy. One's 120GB, which I use for my current OS. On the Slave, I have a 40GB harddisc, which i don't really use at all. It seems logical to me to move the Swap over to the 40GB one, … |
 | [QUOTE=viperman224]I have a Western Digital 40 gig hard drive. I installed XP pro on it using the NTFS file system. Is there any way to go back FAT32? DOS will not see NTFS to my knowledge. thanks[/QUOTE] Why, exactly, do you want DOS access if you have XP already? In …  |
| | [QUOTE=dvr]is there any free programs out there that wipe your temp internet folder under temp directory and your normal IE content folder?[/QUOTE] Give [URL=http://iisoftware.net/index.php?clean.html][b]this[/b][/URL] a try (iisoftware.net).  |
| | [QUOTE=TheBattman]On the school system where I work, the computer in my room has been backing up the desktop of this computer (Win 98SE) to the main server (Windows/Novell) into a file specifically for Pegasus Email data only.[/QUOTE] Here's a link I found for an online test for this sort of … |
| | [QUOTE=jptmemphis]I would like to separate the components in my computer. I want have all the components normally accessed from the front of the computer (DVD drives, Floppy Drives, SD/MMC, memory cards, Power Button) in a box above my desk for easy access. I would like to have all of the … |
| | Re: Hijack This Log [QUOTE=sproston]Here is the new log.[/QUOTE] [b]You still have some problems. Remove the following:[/b] N1 - Netscape 4: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.worldusa.com"); (C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\sproston\prefs.js) O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ngbcdlg] "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ngbcdlg.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WTSS] C:\WINDOWS\System32\wapitr.exe O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.tiny.com/uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [b]Removing these is optional, but [i]highly[/i] recommended:[/b] O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = … |
| | [QUOTE=vonkemp]Card blew out from what creative thinks was a static charge. This was caused by plugging in a mixer to the card located in the back of the pc and not the bay in the front. Card has been sent back into Creative 3 times. Each time they send me … |
 | Re: Mouse Moving? [QUOTE=Catweazle]I'm sure he just said he doesn't know!! Perhaps he yelled at it![/QUOTE] Nah. He came here, got good pointers (get it?) :lol: and used one to fix the problem. I try to make sure [i]everyone[/i] here gets good pointers... How do you fix a broken mouse? Put the broken … |
| | [QUOTE=fistdog]For some reason, I can't keep my windows/folders to maintain their size and settings. I know where to set it up - My Computer/ View/ Folder Size - etc. But when I do that, they go back in a short while to small windows, folders.[/QUOTE] This is one of the … |
| | [QUOTE=NiTeHaWk4787]sry im not sure if this should go somewhere else, but i was wondering where you would edit your sound information. whenever my speakers play a sound the sound echos a lot and makes certain sounds very fuzzy. im not sure if their set to echo or what but where … |
 | Re: Screenshot [QUOTE=BountyX]I want to write a program that will take a screenshot and save it as a jpeg thumbnail with custom compression settings.[/QUOTE] You might learn more from [URL=http://sourceforge.net/search/?type=soft&exact=0&q=screenshot][b]SourceForge[/b][/URL]. Source in a variety of languages. Why reinvent the wheel? |
| | [QUOTE=baylee's master]I suspect I have more "issues" to deal with on my 4-year-old Dell. I therefore downloaded and ran hijack this.[/QUOTE] You have a couple of issues. The first is a [b]dialer[/b]. Remove this one manually with HjT, but [i]make no other changes for now[/i]: O16 - DPF: {841A9192-5690-11D4-A258-0040954A01BE} (DialXSCtl … |
| | [QUOTE=rams_]Hi I need help as well. Hijackthis has detected these... I don't seem to find the part that explains why [url]www.lookfor.cc[/url] appears...[/QUOTE] Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 09:02:22, on 25.03.2004 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Your system is [i][b]seriously[/b][/i] hosed. You left yourself … |
| | [QUOTE=shanna75]ok, we built a computer, and keep getting ntldr missing message, I have no idea what to do, there is nothing installed on the computer, it's brand new. Could someone please help me out?[/QUOTE] This indicates that the hard drive has a partial or corrupt installation of Windows NT, 2000, … |
| | [QUOTE=shalloys]I was surfing the net and my connection cut out, my modem started beeping and then I could'nt reconnect. I realised a dialer had kicked in and unplugged my modem. It left like a folder in program files called "WebSiteViewer" which i had to delete from dos. Im pretty computer … |
| | Re: Hijackthis log [QUOTE=gatorman725]Tallcool1 here is the list that Hijackthis gave me. [/QUOTE] You need to run a newer version of HjT. Current is v1.97.7 It's much easier to read. Please re-run and re-post. There are others here that can help, as well. Before you run HjT again, run [u]at least[/u] [URL=http://www.lavasoft.nu][b]Ad-aware 6.181[/b][/URL] … |
| | [QUOTE=Syl]KDS Monitor-Degaussing problem. The edges of the windows began "jiggling", acting strange and it's not the video card. The card's relatively new, and colors are fine. I'm almost sure it's the degaussing feature that's causing this problem. This morning the image on the screen turned to "swirls" and wouldn't adjust, … |
| | [QUOTE=WayneS]I have a funny one here. Friend bought a printer/scanner/fax and installed on an older computor (6yrs old) through the USB port. All installed OK BUT.. when turning the computor on and the USB/Printer connected it won't post - if you take the cable out it works!! Any ideas - … |
| | [QUOTE=jerm407]Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:17:24 PM, on 3/31/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)[/QUOTE] You double-posted. I responded to the other thread, so check that out, too. |
| | [QUOTE=logan]my ie 6 homepage was recently hijacked, and i got all sorts of popups.. i checked out this board and got cwshredder as well as adaware... ran them both and the homepage stopped getting hijacked, however, for some reason the majority of the time i cannot close explorer with the … |
| | This is an area that I am not entirely familiar with, hence the following question. I have a service customer some of whose problems can be traced to a bootleg [b]Windows XP Pro[/b] install. When I apprised her of this, she "did the right thing" and obtained a legal OEM … |
| | [QUOTE=Adrix99]Everytime I connect to the Internet I get searchcentral.cc as my start page, and I |
| | [QUOTE=Ron Wolpa] This hold me back in relation to hijackthis , I am not confident it's realiable , as it found items it was no longer there.I thank you anyway for your attention.[/QUOTE] Oh, they are still there, all right. They lurk anywhere they can -- the registry, of course, … |
| | [QUOTE=bluedos82]After a while, it has booted up. I log on and then the computer freezes. I can't do anything. CTRL ALT DEL takes forever to come up and when it does it just freezes as well.[/QUOTE] I assume Windows 98? Does it freeze in [b]Safe Mode[/b]? What were the recent … |
| | [QUOTE=viperman224]I get this error message when I try accessing my floppy drive from windows xp "A:\is not accessible. The floppy disk controller reported an error that is not recognized by the floppy disk driver" and when I try to boot from a floppy i get "please insert system disk" or … |
| | [QUOTE=TKS]Just wait until broadband is offered across the power lines...then a user won't have to pay 100 bucks for digital cable AND an internet connection. The price will be driven down (hopefully, fingers crossed).[/QUOTE] This is [u]absolutely[/u] the [b]worst[/b] possible thing that could happen! The interference that this would create …  |
| | [QUOTE=OneMaxPower]also, it said my ISP couldn't be renewed, most likely due to the Spyware scan and deletion.[/QUOTE] One of your likely bits of malware replaced part of your [b]Winsock[/b] chain with its own stuff. When you removed it, you "broke the chain". Here is the link to [URL=http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm][b]LSPFix[/b][/URL], which should … |
 | [QUOTE=camelNotation]I have noticed the gamma or brightness of my monitor extremely low for some reason for a considerable period of time . I have played video cd's in windows media player and although I can see , it's dark . When I see a picture , it's dark . But … |
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