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Thank you all for being here to help me with this problem I'm having. I've used computers for years but this is over my head. I saw a post here when you guys helped a lady a few years back having a similiar problem with her software. I hope you …

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Hi everyone, I am only new here, and quite looking forward to getting to meet with a lot of you. But right now, I have a very frustrating problem that has only started today. Every time I start my Firefox browser, it starts to open up multiple tabs by itself, …

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Msn wont run, startup or anything and it sucks :( MalwareBytes’ Anti-Malware log Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24 Database version: 1016 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 12:17:53 PM 8/2/2008 mbam-log-8-2-2008 (12-17-53).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|) Objects scanned: 93499 Time elapsed: 31 minute(s), 21 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 1 Memory Modules Infected: …

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Hi, I am experiencing what seems a common problem of search selections jumping to incorrect sites. Very annoying! I have performed the AVG install and scan as per the Read Me post. The results are below along with the hijackthis log. Can anyone help me please. -------------------------------------------------------- AVG Anti-Spyware - …

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URGENT~ norton 360 auto protect won't turn on, comp slow.. i recently removed some viruses (Trojans) and some malware (crazy stuff.. had virus alert!! written everywhere, changed my bg, had everything into links to some sites, etc --- now its gone) i scanned my comp with my norton 360, panda …

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Hi all. I believe i have a virus and malware/adware on my machine that i cannot get rid of. I have preformed lots of scans with kaspersky 7.0 and used antispyware which finds things, quarentines them and i dont know what it does after. The virus popped up with a …

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Hello DaniWeb Community, Hi again. I've been helped before and have been trying my best to maintain my computer. Yet, lately, my internet has been slowed down considerably and my BiTDefender has been constantly telling me that this Trojan.Adclicker.hb has been blocked. I'm posting my most recent HJT file here. …

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Adobe has yet to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader applications which is in the wild and being exploited by malicious types using malformed PDF files. Now, more than two weeks after the exploit was reported by The Shadowserver Foundation and before Adobe can get the patch …

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Hi, Last night I picked up something nasty that has hijacked both my browsers (IE and firefox). When I click a link in a search engine (including but not limited to google), I get a new tab (or window in IE) which sends me to some other site going via …

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Adobe Updater was running at the time Zone Alarm flashed up a flag to say "there is a rtm file requesting access to the trusted Zone " which I assumed was part of Adobe updater because that's all that was running ,anyway a pop up came up one the screen …

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Hi i have had the go.google virus for a few days now and i have tried to download the "anti-malware" and "superantispyware" and various others, however some of them do install, yet none of them actually run!! I cannot update norton 360 as the page has the 404 Error and …

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I know I have a virus, but the only symptoms I can see is my computer does not load pictures on Web browsers and the World of Warcraft launcher. They just show up as the white square with a red square, green circle, and blue triange in it. Here is …

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I need help with something that’s infected my computer and I can't remove. I first noticed something was wrong when any internet search engine links are re-directed to other suspicious sites. Additionally, my browser was unable to contact any anti-virus sites, responding with an unable to connect message. My anti-virus …

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my browser is running so slow it takes 10 to 12 seconds to open up the page. so i think i have some virus,spywear or malware issue... can some some one please take a look at this log below .... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:16:55 …

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Hi there, This is my first post and I have already found this post extremely helpful. It's made a tough situation a lot easier. I bought a brand new PC last week and was online last night. Everything was going fantastically. The PC was running slickly and I was being …

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HI; A year later and i'm back again! I've done everything up in the read me thread, had a problem getting esetonlinescanner to work initially, so i ended up running it last. Anyway, I've definitely got some junk in the system, here's the various logs. TIA! Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.28 Database …

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Unforunately, i was caught off guard and got the facebook virus and have noticed kenny18.exe running on my pc and have been searching for a way to get rid of it. I've been reading another thread here about it, but i didnt want to cause any confusion in that thread …

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I seem to have picked up adware. I don't know how, but I've scanned with AVG Spyware, and AVG Anti-Virus, fixed all of the problems it showed, but I still have adware apparently. Here my HiJackThis log - Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 6:45:49 PM, on …

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So I followed these directions of yours: Hi altezza and welcome to daniweb, Please do the following steps. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBA-M) to your Desktop. * DoubleClick mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install MBA-M. * Be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch …

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well i don't know what i did, ran some exe file from a movie i downloaded and bam, was supposed to generate a password for an rar file, i ran hijack this and thought maybe somone could help me, i've run a bunch of programs i had installed, nod, adware, …

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The problem from the beginning. The system was being slow in general so I knew something was wrong. I had AVG anti-virus. I found AVG to be a pain because I had to update it manually all the time. I download and install Avast antivirus. I scan with Avast finds …

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I've been reading the threads about this malware and followed the instructions in removing it, unfortunately, i still have the same problems. Help would be very much appreciated. Here is my hackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 23:00: VIRUS ALERT!, on 9/26/2008 Platform: Windows XP …

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Been trying to get rid of CID pop-ups on my nephew's computer for a while now. Have tried several anti spyware/virus programs (Spybot S&D, Adaware, Avast!, UBCD4Win) with no luck whatsoever. Have read many posts regarding removal of CID, so I am posting my Hijackthis log here with hopes someone …

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Hi, I am first time to ask this forum to help. Think my comp have big trouble. I tried some scanning and looks they works well but still have "VIRUS ALERT" at task bar - bottom right as well cannot see C:\ drive at My Computer. Also cannot do System …

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Ok guys here’s my problem… my computer is infected with malware or some sort of virus. Every time that I use the internet/Google to search for something I keep being redirected with something called “web-analytics.google.com” and then whenever I click on any one of the search results, I get redirected …

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Hi I hope I am posting this thread in the right place, it is the only Virus and Spyware thread I can find, if there is another forum I'm sorry, I hope someone can help. I started having a problem with the speed of my computer a copuple of days …

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I'm trying to fix my friend's laptop, I ran spybot and adaware but something still seems to be amiss; here's the hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 15:30:38, on 2008-9-8 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal …

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Well it seems that this background changing virus has gotten me good. I have been in safe mode w/ networking just to be able to download Mlb, Hjt, and kaspersky. Any help is greatly appreciated! Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.25 Database version: 1062 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 11:16:12 AM 8/25/2008 mbam-log-08-25-2008 …

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installed something that had a malware hidden. now it's doing that fake virus alert thing and redirecting my internet clicks to some spam sites. i did a malwarebytes scan and clean that i think worked but when i did the smitfraud fix it was as if the malwarebytes fix were …

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installed something that had a malware hidden. now it's doing that fake virus alert thing and redirecting my internet clicks to some spam sites. i did a malwarebytes scan and clean that i think worked but when i did the smitfraud fix it was as if the malwarebytes fix were …

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i downloaded nero and now i keep getting spyware and virus alerts. i have avg and it won't detect and anything. Windows keep saying i'v got virus and spy ware window keeps popping up like crazy. I cant access C drive, control panel and task manager. When i go to …

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I've been through so many forum topics in the past 24 hours, all over the internet. Spybot S&D, etc. etc. etc.... except for I contracted a severe strain of this virus which does not even let me download .exe's! You've probably heard of XP Antivirus before. So I went on …

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Hello, and thank you for any help that you provide. I am not sure what the problem is, but I will post all the information that the introduction thread says to provide. I would say that there is a virus/spyware infecting my explorer.exe file. Whenever I go on msn, and …

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Originally, i clicked a link that started with urlcut.com (i recommend no one clicking any website that starts with urlcut.com, it basically hides the original website address in this) and ended up with 2 kinds of problems: 1st - pop ups randomly popping up even if pop up blocker is …

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I recently got a virus on my computer that is crippling a bunch of things. I get pop-ups, the wallpaper is changed, and 100% of my CPU is used. A process called ppxcs.exe starts when Windows opens. css.exe is also running. When I end process things go slow but don't …

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Ok so i recently recieved what i believe is called something along the lines of the "Antivirus XP Virus" Where your background and screensaver both get changed, and you lose the ability to change them back. Ive done some research around here and apparently the fix involves these two programs …

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Yesterday my daughter had a virus pop up and install a program entitled Antivirus08 (something like that). Im not sure what she did but After the message it put a splash on my windows screen that says, "Warning Spyware Detected on Your Computer. Install a Antivirus or Spyware Remover to …

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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me. On the desktop on my computer it says 'virus alert' in the taskbar and I can not see My Computer or documents when I click on the start menu. It also will not allow me to use …

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Hello, So for about a week, I've been running scans regularly using Spybot S&D, SUPERAntiSpyware, and Spy Hunter, but it hasn't gotten rid of the VIRUS ALERT! at the bottom right corner of my taskbar. Also, it oddly changed my clock to military time. Control Panel and My Computer, My …

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Hey, I have a "VIRUS ALERT!" notice on the bottom right corner of my taskbar. It also strangely changed my clock to military time. In any case, here is my HJT report: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 16:25: VIRUS ALERT!, on 8/6/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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Hello, and thank you to whomever is reading this with the intention to help me. My little brother downloaded a file (virus) and it messed our comp up pretty good. There's no C:, no control panel, a lot of options are limited. It took over our background but I fixed …

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So I have recently been getting a popup from AVG saying that an infected file has been detected. When I check the virus vault it shows two file labled I-Worm/Nuwar.U, I have tried healing the files but no luck. Windows firewall has also been dectecting a virus. here are the …

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Ok after i got rid of this other malware/virus. I see this other person having the same problem [url]http://ask.metafilter.com/81308/Why-does-my-desktop-keep-crashing[/url] . It starts at boot time but usually when i open up ie explorer, opera it seems to close. If i go to CTRL+ALT+DEL menu to processes explorer.exe is still there. …

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One of my computers is acting very sluggish and doesn't have CTRL+ALT+DEL access. It's about due for a clean install anyway but I really want to know what the problem is. My virus/malware scans aren't catching anything and nothing is standing out to me in hijackthis, but targeted adware removal …

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Hi, a few daze ago my friend told me about the story of Christie Brinkley and her 4th or 5th husband caught with an 18 year old. Stupid me, wanting to see a pic of her accidently downloaded the SmitFraud when the site told me I needed to update activeX …

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I have a problem with my msn messenger. Its sending out viruses! here is my Hijackthis log.. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 14:42:53, on 2008-05-31 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16640) 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 …

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Dear all, I'm quite new in this malware-spyware-trojan etc. deal. I received a spam mail and unfortunately opened it and all the troubles started ever since. My PC had Panda anti-virus Platinum (subscription paid) and Spy-Bot S&D updated and the system immunized. Since I opened this mail, all hell broke …

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hi, my system have been attacked by virus and it showing a "virus alert" in the system tray. when i go through the net i got this "combofix.exe". i downloaded this and installed it. It gave a me a log file which i have pasted down. pls tell me what …

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I am also getting a disable icon in the bottom right coner of my systray next to the clock. It flashes and popsup a box saying somthing about a virus alert get a animalware scanner program. I click on it I go to spyfalcon. Used it nothing happened. I did …

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I'm currently trying to remove this stubborn malware from this computer, and have visited many other forums/blogs. Please, please help me with this, its quite annoying. I'm new to this, but most people with this problem seem to have posted their HiJackThis log. [code] Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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