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I have found some recent problems with my computer: 1. Microsoft update redirects to MSN.com 2. I cannot download the microsoft malware removal tool -- I get a "page cannot be displayed" error. 3. AdAware cannot update -- it says there is no internet connection -- while I am actually …

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[I]Hellooo! I've been waiting for a chance to post a thread here, I usually have no issues fixing whatever virus may come up by simply reading these forums...but this time I feel like I've tried everything! The explorer.exe resets repeatedly before just not coming back, I can still start new …

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[url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread14172.html[/url] Hi im basically having the same problem as the person in that thread Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 11:49:27 AM, on 5/25/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program …

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Hello! I have read through many threads here and elsewhere but am unable to fix the problem myself, so am humbly asking for some assistance. Right now I have a problem with the go.google redirect. Many websites, seemingly ones related to anti-virus stuff, I cannot access. I'm using IE. I …

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When I attempt to use the Software Update (under apple insignia), it comes back with an error that it cannot connect. I have run the diagnostic, which comes back and says, there is nothing wrong with the internet connection (ethernet). Am trying to ultimately download a Java update and it …

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here is a log from hijack this. Someone help me lol =(. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:39:51 PM, on 1/2/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program …

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So Ya My Explorer.exe Keeps Crashing Too And Everytime I Try To Run It It Shuts Off In Like 10 Seconds. Here Is My Log File Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:58:39 PM, on 12/29/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) …

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I have a Toshiba computer that I got brand new in June. I recently had a Windows Update that installed a few things, and now my computer cannot connect to the internet through Mozilla, and any anti virus software that I have is blocked. I don't know if this is …

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Let me just start with how I believe I got the crudload of viruses. I use Comodo, and often times it'll pop up the "allow or block" box when I encounter something benign. I'm so used to clicking allow that yesterday I stupidly allowed in something that screwed with my …

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Hello, i'm trying to make a a list of items in a Text Area, something like this: apple 2 22 banana 31 1 orange 1 3 i want to it o be organized such that the numbers are in one column, and thats not working with me since the names …

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I have a Powerbook G3 Lombard (bronze) which I would like to instal osX on. Others have said this is theoretically possible, but could one change out the processor and make the computer much faster? Also can a video card be accessed? Currently, I can only use dial up and …

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Thanks to anyone in advance who might be able to help... computer is very slow, programs are slow. Also, when I open mail and other programs, I get this weird flash effect every couple of seconds. On Friday of last week I began the process of taking the necessary steps …

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Hello for the past few days, whenever I connect to the internet, my computer slows down and eventually completely freezes. If i disconnect from the internet, it starts working again! I have run a few virus scans (mcafee) and a few trojans were found and removed however the problem still …

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Hey there, i can always rely on guys to help me solve a problem, so here's my problem. When I try to conduct a google search, my searches are getting redirected to some random search website. I've included my hjt log. Cheers. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved …

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Hi there. I was following this thread (sort of) because I have a similar virus that won't let me get to websites that will download updated virus protection. I say I was "sort of" following, because I am extremely green when it comes to computer troubleshooting... I downloaded the file …

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I have pop ups of Anitvirus 2009 and Spyware Guard 2008, i have tried SpyHunter and Norton nothing seems to help. It wouldnt get rid of the trojan.vundo. Please help! Look at my log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:29:51 PM, on 12/30/2008 Platform: Windows …

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So I Got Word That My Computer Got Messed Up Whilst I Was Away At A Friends And It Appears That My explorer.exe Crashes And Restarts But Won't Stay On For More Than 15 Seconds I Could Really Use Some Help. Here Is My Log File: Logfile of Trend Micro …

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Hey guys, long time user, first time poster. Well, my problem is that I was reading through a forum on World of Warcraft, and for some reason, when I went to open up my computer so I could watch a movie on my hard drive, I couldn't. I did this …

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My computer is having problems that seem virus related. First I have a laptop and I am having a problem turning it on when it is on its docking station. Also, when I am finally able to get it running the task manager keeps saying there is a picture opening …

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Hey Guys, Well Guess what?? I have a virus, i don't know how i got it, but i have one. My protection is Comodo Firewall and Avast. I have ran Malwarebytes on a quick scan (log is below) and now running Malwarebytes on a Full scan. I have check HJT …

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My PC is really messed up and I don't know what to do. I tried running spyware and it doesn't work. I have been trying to run ComboFix on my computer and it simply won't run. Also, my computer won't let me search for spyware and download anything. I was …

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I'm Dana, and I'm not a techie, but the rest of my fam is. My stepson did tech support for years with a small business here. His sister does tech support for Apple, and my sister and her husband own their own retail est. selling, networking, and doing support for …

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I recently found a trojan.vundo on my computer and dowoaded a tool called fixvundo from the Symantec wbsite. I followed the instructions and it said thatit had been successfully removed. I wanted to make sure So I did a full system scan last night and when I checked back on …

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Hi. Sorry that my first post here is asking for help. Anyways yesterday after using youtube and facebook fine all day and nothing else I closed down internet and left my computer for 5 minutes. When I returned I had "prunnet.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close". Then …

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First off, I apologize if this is in the incorrect forum. I couldn't really tell where it should go, because it's a software problem on an Apple hardware product. If this is in the wrong spot, again, I apologize. That being said, I've been experiencing some problems with my iPod …

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Ok, I contracted the FakeAlert virus from an unsecure wifi network the other day. I'm concerned because no matter what I do I cannot get rid of it. I'm working on a Dell Vostro 1400. The virus blocks certain help sites to eliminate it in addition to rarely booting up …

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this computer has had problems kind of coming and going and it seems fine at the moment but i'm wondering if there is any hidden problems still around. here the hijackthis log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:28:35 PM, on 12/23/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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So I have noticed I have a problem. Its hard to explain but let me list some things that are happening -Can't click links , when I do it sends me to completely different links -None of my anti virus programs will load up Ill click on them and they …

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My Internet Explorer wouldn't open before and my home page would always change to something different. I did a Malwarebytes scan and the homepage problem is fixed but I get this pop up every now and then and something on my taskbar pops up and says "Window Virtual memory is …

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So I have this major issue and I'm surprised my comp isn't booting me off of this site... 1) I'm getting IE ad popups in Firefox. 2) Everything on my computer is going very slowly. 3) I've been booted off of just about every application on my computer, i.e. AIM …

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Hi, I am hoping somebody can steer me in the right direction. Late yesterday our computer starting running really slow. Especially when running IE. I did a defrag, disk clean up, ran CC Cleaner, ran Spy Boot, Norton and Trend micro. Only thing that came up, that the virus checks …

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My son used the computer and the next day I can't do anything. Took me 2 days to get the hijackthis on the computer. I am posting from my work computer. I went into add remove programs and saw something called "contextual tool offersfortoday" it had no indication of a …

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Automatic updates won't come up on the taskbar. Windows update won't load. I went to stop the automatic updates under services. *not Disable* it says that it reached and error I'm guessing I accidentally went to this site called av5scan.com that was disguised as another. it just kept prompting me …

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Hi, I seem to have picked up a weird virus that appears to just stop anything antiviral from running. It has turned off Windows updates, stopped sophos contacting the server for updates, and stops XoftSpySE and MBAM from loading/reinstalling. It has also disabled access to antivirus sites and has hijacked …

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Cohen was very helpful yesterday. At least my computer is allowing some searching. However, he still notes that the system is still infected. Would greatly appreciate any further recommendations. Whatever this was cleared out my Uniblue registry booster, my AVG free edition, etc. The latest HJK code follows: Logfile of …

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Hi everyone. I began having some problems two days ago. My sound stopped working for no apparent reason. I went to advanced volume controls in control panel but when I clicked it, it said C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndvol32.exe not found. I reset and my sound worked for a bit, but I got a …

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Hello, I just received my new Cinema Display 20" and have it all hooked up. However, I would like to also run the previous monitor which is a NEC Accusync LCD 17" as a second monitor. I'm told this would be particularly beneficial when using photoshop. There is only one …

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Hello. I need help. I can only search in safe mode and many webpages are inaccessible. My hijack log is as follows: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:58:55 AM, on 12/21/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0013) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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Can you help me with looking through this HJT log and suggest ways of cleaning it, if unclean. Thanks JK. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:31:47 a.m., on 19/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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Hi, as mentioned in the thread that spawned this one, I too saw a request from wJQs.exe to access the internet... ZoneAlarm Security suite intercepted a request from wJQs.exe to access the trusted zone / internet. I then started googling for details of it but only found a couple of …

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Hi, could someone quickly review my HJT and Malware log? i downloaded and ran the malware (and removed a 'rootkit' file and 'trojan' file. My search engines seem to be back on track, but i was wondering if there were anything left over or if i should run something else …

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I have been reading some old posts about Google either redirecting search results or opening bogus result pages. It just started happening to me a couple of days ago, where the Google results only open up advertisers websites, and not the information I want. It looks as if the results …

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Here's my scenario: I noticed that my google search results were linked to a go.google.com redirect URL, which I came to discover was malware related. Attempted to fix with Spybot and other programs but its still present. Very recently web pages have been having problems loading correctly. Sometimes they only …

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Hi, I became infected with this recently. I have browsed some of the threads here and was able to download Hijack this. I tried to download Malwarebytes and rename it however this virus will stop it from running every time. I also tried to run it in safe mode with …

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Hello, lately I got infected by a Trojan and it was linked to a couple of exe manager.exe irc.exe hosts.exe downloader.exe So, Windows Defender picked up irc.exe on a scheduled scan and cleared it awhile back. Until I realised that it originated from a file I downloaded and I deleted …

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Hello, My avast detected loads of trojans - about 30. I ran super advance spyware and found Trojan.smitfraudvariant-Gen/bensorty and Trojan.csrssc/systemc-b SAS seems to have got rid of those. I then ran malware bytes antimalware and got rid of a load of trojans. I can't, however, get rid of something called …

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Hi, I'm having the same go.google problem...Could someone take a look at my HJT log and help me out? Many thanks... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:11:42 AM, on 11/20/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: …

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Hope you can help me I think I have a virus or spyware or something. I have a Dell Dimensions 9200 with Windows Vista. Last week Spyware Guard 2008 popped up saying you have 29 virus’ download Spyware Guard 2008 to delete them. So I did. When it got to …

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I cant load safe mode either, it keeps crasing in safe mode as well, here is my hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:23:54 PM, on 12/13/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16608) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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My browser keeps opening by itself every few minutes. Also have a spyware Guard 2008 program which keeps opening up. I saw a similar posting from before - I followed the instructions there - downloaded HijackThis, clicked on "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. Below is …

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