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Hello, My computer has been slow and having problems for the last week or so. A message popped up the other day that my son said something about my internet provider found a threat or something weird. He closed out of the internet quickly, so I never saw it, but …

American technology companies are by implication evil, and aiding terrorist groups such as Islamic State/ISIS according to a number of highly influential but terribly ill-informed Western players. Apple and Google have become the command and control networks of choice for terrorists and implementing full-device encryption by default will help Islamic …

My task bar in XP changed color to a pale green and the font size changed (I am paritally color blind, so color is a guess to a degree) from the normal blue. When that happens, the wireless internet won't work either. I have run all the programs that you …

Hi there everyone, my laptop began behaving strangely last week or so, and I've exhausted my limited knowledge of computers but to no avail. Im hoping someone on here my be able to provide some assistance, as I see you've managed to help a lot of other people. Right, I'll …

Hello Before I start I'd like to show you this [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/viruses-spyware-and-other-nasties/threads/165724"]thread[/URL], which is basically the same problem as I had/have. What happens is the fans starts getting louder and louder, which means they're running faster... eventually my computer just starts slowing down and become unusable. I haven't gotten to that …

Hello, and Thank You for taking the time to read this! A couple of days ago my laptop (running Vista Service Pack 1) started to play up, mainly the internet was redirecting me to ebay or some tacky advertising. So I tried to use AVG and found it dissapeared, then …

I appearts that I have the Google Redirect malware somewhere. About 2/3 of the time,when I click on a Google result, I get redirected. This behavior happens only in MSIE; it does not happen in Chrome. I have run Super Antispyware, MS Security Essentials, and MBAM multiple times. SASW finds …

I downloaded a program and installed it using a p2p program and now my internet wont work. I scanned with symantec but nothing came up. I ran a system scan with HijackThis v2.0.4 and this is what came up... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:34:56 AM, …

I'm having some issues and was hoping someone may be able to assist. When booting up I receive a message that the disk needs to be checked however it then indicates that autocheck cannot check the disk due to a configuration error from a software upgrade. Windows then proceeds to …

hi, I have Citrix Reciever for iPad and when I try to run a Microsoft office application, it says that the server is currently unavailable. The app works fine for my iPod touch 4th generation. Any solutions?

I'm the owner of a computer repair shop. I have a degree in Computer Engineering Technology along with several certifications and am well versed in PC and notebook repair; it is how I make my living. I have been being asked on an increasingly more often rate if I repair …

I am running Vista and I am unable to do a reinstall of Java. An internet explorer 7 file updated fairly recently, but I can't remember how to uninstall that one and I think that I'm remembering correctly, that that turned out to be one of the issues last time. …

Hey all ! I have an Acer laptop with Vista on it. It had some viruses on it and also ZoneAlarm firewall. I "think" I got all the nasties off of it and I removed zonealarm. Now, everytime I bootup, the Windows firewall stays on for about 30 seconds and …

Hello, For the last couple months I've been having an issue where once in a while I'll be browsing, and when I click on a link, a second instance of Firefox will open up to an ad site. Then just yesterday I noticed another issue where clicking a google result …

I thought I had gotten rid of a fake antivirus program that had somehow got on my computer through pop ups, but it seems there is still some sort of virus on it. If anyone can help me get rid of this, I would greatly appreciate it! I'm running Windows …

Internet Explorer used to reign over the web browser client kingdom with a seemingly vice-like grip, but the latest statistics suggest that the Microsoft market share crown is slipping significantly. Although Chrome only has a 7.98 percent share according to one recent report, it has carved that out in a …

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: …

Can you help with a task bar turned gray, loss of sound-for some time now.I thought it must be hardware but now it seems to be a sneaky little bugger? I picked up the phone the other night-residential- an indian voice telling me I've been infected with a virus. I …

My Problem starts when i borrowed my classmates USB flash drive i click a 'katrinascandal.vbs". . . Then not knowing anything i didn't think my drive was going to be infected with it Then i start opening "My Computer" then C: and i found out i have "Katrinascandal.vbs" So i …

My wife purchased the 32GB [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] iPad for my Father's Day gift. Fortunately, for me, you don't receive the iPad the day of purchase. Here's how it works: You buy the iPad, they send you an email when it arrives at the Apple Store, you have 24 hours to pick …

Hi. I've been having this problem with Firefox & Chrome where searches are taking me to wrong sites. I've done everything as required with Gmer, Malwarebytes etc. Here are the logs:- GMER One log: GMER 1.0.15.15281 - [url]http://www.gmer.net[/url] Rootkit quick scan 2010-09-20 19:25:09 Windows 6.1.7600 Running: 0g2vzqhn.exe; Driver: C:\Users\BOBBYD~1\AppData\Local\Temp\kwkirpoc.sys ---- …

This problem all started when I bought, installed, and then tried to get Starcraft 2 to work with my video card. Suddenly I am being plagued by a multitude of problems. The first, and possibly most annoying, is everytime I launch internet explorer I get a runtime 217 error, and …

First, english is not my first language so please bear with me. Two days ago, internet explorer suddenly starts to 'pop up' with ads, its only one window each time but it takes all my computer capacity. Here is the info requested: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4323 Windows …

Every time I do a google search and try to click on one of the links my browser redirect to another site. I and attach a hijackthis log. Could someone please help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:00:02 PM, on 07/23/10 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT …

hey guys, my problem is that my download speeds have gone down, and I mean noticeably down. i ran the speedtest and my speed was was not even half of what my ISP average is. i'm not sure if its my computer giving out on me since it is about …

I'm at a loss. I have a Windows network (4 PC's plus 3 Macs). My Windows PCs all see each other and the Macs and successfully connect. One of my MBP (13") sees all Windows PCs and Macs. The other MBP (17") sees all but ONE of the Windows PCs …

[ATTACH=right]15150[/ATTACH]Google went after Apple in a big way at [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story285274.html"]Google I/O[/URL] last week and I've been seeing a lot comments suggesting that Google has now surpassed Apple technologically. First of all, I don't think you can dismiss Apple's market power that easily. Secondly, Google made some announcements, which doesn't equal …

Hello I have a windows XP media center 2005 Pc Its been a while since I used it. But heres whats going on with this. The computer boots normally, When I get to the desktop, I cant copy and paste, or click and drag, anything on the computer. The network …

There was a lot of pushing and shoving going on this week among the biggest players in technology. Google had its [URL="http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/"]I/O conference[/URL] and introduced several products and services aimed squarely at Apple, but that wasn't enough for them. Oh no, they had to rub Steve Jobs' nose in what …

[ATTACH=right]14692[/ATTACH]Apple's feeling pretty good about itself lately and why shouldn't it? It sold [URL="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/03/apple-sells-one-millionth-ipad/"]a million iPads[/URL] in the first month. That means iPad sales reached a million units twice as fast as the original iPhone. The revenue spigot remains wide open and I'm sure investors are happy, but Apple has …

[ATTACH=right]14257[/ATTACH]Rumor has it Microsoft will be jumping into the mobile phone market later this month. Much like Google's foray into mobile phones with the Nexus One, I think it's a horrible idea for Microsoft to sell phones, but according to this [URL="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/04/05/microsoft-reportedly-to-unveil-new-mobile-phone-line-april-12/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+barrons/techtraderdaily/feed+(BARRONS.com+Blog:+Tech+Trader+Daily)"]story in Barron's[/URL], that's exactly what they intend to …

I have a G4, dual processor 533 desktop computer. My internal hard drive is experiencing a fatal error therefore I bought a new one (not yet installed). I have the OS disk and my CS3 disk but I don't have the disc for my microsoft office suite. I copied everything …

I recently had trouble with the avsoft malware and would appreciate it if someone could look at my logs and tell me if I need to remove anything. I have run malwarebytes 4 times and have found something each time. I have posted my most recent logs from mbytes and …

Hi, I posted about the problems I'm having in another section here because I don't think it's a spyware/virus issue... but I could be wrong! : [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html[/URL] Basically my pc is running VERY slowly (even in safe mode) and stalls every few minutes. Sometimes when it stalls it's for 10 …

I have a HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop that is about 3+ years old. It has been great until recently. I don't know what I got into but I know I'm infected. For about a month now my computer is super slow, not just on the internet. My screensaver freezes up, …

Hey I've been scouring the net to find a solution and this seems like the best place to be. I'm hoping i can use your expertise to my advantage to fix this problem. I've already ran adaware, Spybot S&D, and my McAfee scanner but i still have this problem. I've …

Hi all, I'm having a bit of a problem. My computer has started hanging on startup at 'detecting IDE drives' screen. It will not go past there and I have to shut down the PC and then start up again. When the computer actually does decide it will boot properly …

Hi. I posted this in the "Web Browser" forum eariler this evening. THEN I saw the directive to post problems with logs in this forum. So here it is: I run a 1 year old Vista machine. As far as I know the only page that is inaccessible is [url]http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/[/url] …

I run a 1 year old Vista machine. As far as I know the only page that is inaccessible is [URL="http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/"]http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/[/URL] . This started around Dec. 23. I have tried first closing Windows Defender and AGV Free Edition. Didn't help. After reading the recent post "hacked" below, I have run …

I don't understand why this is happening but I cannot open my Control Panel. I can't even open the personalization menu so that I can control my screen saver. Here is my system info followed by HijackThis report: OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1, v.165 …

My boot times are getting slower and slower, and I've noticed that my task manager seems to be becoming more and more clogged with applications. Recently, I noticed a few that I didn't recall adding, didn't know their function, so I Googled them. One of which, TODO <program name> led …

Hi ive been trying to fix my pc for months and i think i have a strange virus that boots off an on my pc consistantly every 10 secs.. ill try to type this short since it might shut off while im writing thisnow .. ive replaced the heat sink …

Does it seem to you that Linux distributions have fallen into to a [I]well[/I] or other deep support chasm that defies the space-time continuum? It seems so to me. Linux distributions are lagging behind Windows and Mac in significant ways. Well, it doesn't work for this chipset. Well, it works …

Hey guys, I recently started having some issues with my pc. I am running Win XP SP3 and running McAfee anti-virus program. It loads fine and I am able to get online but I no longer have the link to Control Panel on my start menu and I cannot access …

This is sort of a continuation of this thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread221897.html[/url] The problem is similar, with a slight difference. Whenever I turn on my laptop, instead of the visuals going BLANK, the visuals DONT COME ON. Again, I've no idea if this is software of hardware related. I've just recently installed …

Hello, I have a Vista laptop which is 2 years old. It's never gone through any extremely serious problems where I've had to reformat everything, but this week, it started to act weird. Occasionally, my laptop screen would blank when it turns on. It's black like the blank screensaver, but …

You have to give Steve Ballmer and Microsoft credit. After years of sitting on the sidelines playing defense and catch-up, this year they have definitely been on offense. Whether it's the ad wars, releasing Bing, the deal with Yahoo!, the retail strategy or its latest move, a deal with Nokia …

Apple released its [URL="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/07/21results.html"]third quarter numbers[/URL] yesterday and by any benchmark they were impressive. Consider these numbers as [URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/141829/2009/07/appleq309.html?lsrc=top_1"]reported by Macworld[/URL]: * $8.34 billion in sales and a net profit of $1.23 billion * 5.2 million iPhones * 10. 2 million iPods * 2.6 million Macs (of which1.75 million were …

So I get up to work first day after a hard time relaxing over the public holiday weekend and guess what - the web's full of rumours that [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] is about to swoop and buy [URL="http://twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL]. The value being put on the deal by anyone wanting to tout the story …

The quarterly numbers are in the books for Google, Apple and Microsoft , and while Apple and Google made money, Microsoft failed to report a profit for the first time in 23 years as a public company. [B]Crazy Times, Crazy Results[/B] It seems unfathomable that Apple continued to do well …