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I am trying to modify this trivia program to read scores from a separate text file and then add the scores to a running total if the user answers correctly. Here is my code so far: [CODE]# Trivia Challenge # Trivia game that reads a plain text file import os …

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Okay so I went through all the steps and here is my issue... I use BitDefender for my protection and turned it off to run A-Squared & HouseCall (the other would not go past 31%). BD found this Trojan but none of the others did. Problem is BD said it …

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Wow. That's quite a statistic, but there it is in front of me jumping off the pages of the latest [URL="http://bit.ly/b2rUFg"]global State of Enterprise Security study[/URL] from Symantec. The two lines shining so brightly and grabbing my attention read "75 percent of organizations experienced cyber attacks in the past 12 …

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Botnets are bad for business, and that's the bottom line. The news that a botnet called Kneber has infected 75,000 computers including government and business machines has been spreading online. But while many, if not most, of these reports are claiming that Kneber is a new botnet the truth is …

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I experience popups that slows down my processing speed of my other computer. This is my HJT log. I appreciate someone will be able to advise me on what to do. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 7:29:39, on 2010-2-2 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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It all kicked off last night with a [URL="http://hackersblog.org/2009/02/07/usakasperskycom-hacked-full-database-acces-sql-injection/"]posting to hacker board[/URL] claiming to have carried out a relatively simple SQL Injection attack on one the world's biggest and best known IT security companies: Kaspersky. The hacker, currently only know as 'unu' claims that the SQL Injection attack on usa.kaspersky.com …

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hai guys my question is regarding data protection. conisder this program [code] // This class defines an integer stack that can hold 10 values. class Stack { int stck[] = new int[10]; int tos; // Initialize top-of-stack Stack() { tos = -1; } // Push an item onto the stack …

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Hi, Thanks in advance for the help. I have been facing some major malware attack. Wasn't allowing to install malwarebytes and hijackthis, which I finally installed in safe mode and changing filetype. Below are the logs from hijackthis and malwarebytes. Please help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hijackthis log - Logfile of Trend Micro …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 上午 03:38:06, on 2010/1/31 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16981) 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 Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe …

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just starting today ive been getting popups from IE while on firefox or google chrome. these popups are also using the firefox and google chrome logos on the corner of the page despite being a pop up from IE. i ran every virus scan program i had but have been …

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I have a persistent Trojan that redirects my websites. I completed all steps on the "Read me before posting" thread [B]MALWARE BYTES[/B] Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 Database version: 3606 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 1/21/2010 3:12:32 PM mbam-log-2010-01-21 (15-12-32).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|) Objects scanned: 251204 Time …

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My computer has Windows XP Professional (Windows versions 5.1 with SP3), and Symantec Endpoint Protection, version 11.0.200.1567. The computer had some issues in the middle of December that I thought I fixed, but once again I am having problems with trojans and rootkits. The problem in December was first apparent …

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Hi. I recently starting getting redirected to misc. sites when clicking on Google, Bing or Yahoo search results. Was using McAfee and found nothing. Uninstalled McAfee and downloaded Kaspersky and found 6 trojan viruses. Cleaned them and still have the same problem. Spybot and Malwarebytes find nothing as well. Could …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:57:04 AM, on 1/9/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Safe mode with network support 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Documents and Settings\vkumar1\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\BNGLZCDG\HijackThis[1].exe …

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I have a virus that causes a "system integrity scan wizard" window to pop up. In addition I also get a pop up window: "Warning: Your computer may have critical errors in windows registry and file system". The following is my hijack this scan. Can you help me get rid …

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Hi, I think my computer has some problrms. I have something trying to change my home page when I start IE. More often than not it takes two ir three attempts before IE finally starts. I also get spurious e mails returned which couldn't be sent, the problem is I …

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Hi, I have a problem with my laptop's internet browsing. I am using an HP compaq 6910p to connect via a wireless router to my iBurst modem. My problem is that i can do pretty much anything accept browse. My skype works through the router can even FTP but not …

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Hi guys, I've got a data scraping script that is not picking few html elements/fields that I need. I can't get the following elements: product title price and specification It could be that the xpath is not correct since the website has a lots of div/tables without any id or …

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Every I conduct a search for something using Google, I get the true results listed but when I click on the result I am redirected to a page on Virus software, travel sites or something similar. I have scanned Malwarebytes and Spybot and McAfee and still got problem Logs Malwarebytes' …

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Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool removed: TrojanDownloader:Win32/cutwail.AQ Virus:Win32/cutwail.G (I could only run this program in safe mode) Restart Ran ATF-Cleaner (Could only run in safe mode) *Received error"Application cannot be executed. The file ATF-Cleaner.exe is infected. Do you want to activate your anti virus software now?"* Restart Ran MBAM.EXE. …

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First, before i start posting this thread, i just want to say I'm sorry if there is already a similar thread or exactly the same topic with same contents with mine. OK, let's start. [B]SPEED UP YOUR XP NEVER THAN BEFORE[/B] [B][U]NOTICE[/U][/B] In this XP SpeedUp, it includes XP Tweaks, …

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So i have internet, but i cant use IE8? I run all my antivirus's, MAM, and that type of maintance daily, but i somehow got a virus i believe? Heres my Hijackthis... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:38:23 PM, on 12/7/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT …

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Hello Team, Now that ComboFix is offline I am in need of assistance. I am infected with a rootkit and I do not know how to remove it. No antispyware software can be installed or run. Can you please help me? Here's the DDS log: DDS (Ver_09-12-01.01) - NTFSx86 Run …

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Internet explorer has started opening by itself every few minutes and my computer is running slower than usual with a virtual memory is running low message popping up. I do not know what website it is trying to access because i have gone over my internet quota and it doesnt …

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Hi! Ugh, my computer's normally good, but for some reason it's spyware-riddled lately. I've been trying to fix this, but I think I need to call for support. It WAS more serious, where it was preventing stuff from opening and changed my wallpaper and stuff, but I seem to have …

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Hello Experts! I think I'm finally going to need to reach out for some urgent help... I've been working on removing this malware/virus for a few days and thought I got it. Now I'm seeing my explorer.exe process crash quite frequently. I'm thinking there are still some lingering problems. Any …

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I would like to get everyones opinions on what processes should be used to validating and protecting the input into your storage medium aka MySQL. In particular listing possible php functions that hsould be run and maybe once we have a list we put them in order, from most to …

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Hi everyone, im having some problems with my computer, my friend has made this website in flash([URL="http://h1.ripway.com/dan08/Team_Vaska.html"]http://h1.ripway.com/dan08/Team_Vaska.html[/URL]), he embeded, his flash window into html, but the problem doesnt come from there. Me and my friend have a program written in python, and there is nothing that can damage a computer. …

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[URL="http://www.media.mit.edu/people/bio_lip.html"]Andrew Lippman[/URL], who is the Founding Associate Director at the [URL="http://www.media.mit.edu/?page_id=13"]MIT Media Lab[/URL] suggested at a talk last week that we were on the edge of a new third cloud where assistance becomes as important as access. The first cloud was the internet itself. The second cloud provided the services …

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Hi to everyone I'm new here!!!! Initially my problem started with no sound after reboot & internet disconnection after few minutes of reboot. Now since I turn windows audio service to automatic, sound related issue seems to be gone. I tried everything that I know from google searching like scanning …

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Hello.....I had some nasties on this laptop that had no protection....I installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus and cleaned things up a bit....ran ATF Cleaner and Malwarebytes Ani-Malware- see log below....also see my HJT below.....can someone please take a look and see if I am still infected? Thanks very much.....JD Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41 …

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Hi- My brother gave me his old laptop, but it's really slow. I got a Hijack This report to see what could be slowing it down but I don't know much about computers. Can anyone take a look at this and help me out? ---- Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis …

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Found it useful for myself [URL="http://www.slideshare.net/Acronis/continuous-data-protection-2149693"]http://www.slideshare.net/Acronis/continuous-data-protection-2149693[/URL] There is an examination of the two data protection solutions that will always complement a CDP investment – near-continuous data protection (near CDP) and traditional file-and-folder – and show where each is best applied.

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NEED HELP - I stepped into some NASTY stuff! **Please note - I am a novice at this, so I am hoping someone will be able to work with me and possible "dumb it down". I have posted on other sites and the answers I received were absolutely no help …

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One third of businesses totally fail to encrypt their sensitive data transfers. That's the conclusion of a new [URL="http://www.computerlinks.co.uk/products/ipswitch/download_library.cfm"]survey[/URL] into file transfer security which noted the huge disparities in attitudes towards data security in general and data security during transfer. According to the 2009 File Transfer Security Survey undertaken by …

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Hi, I'm trying to get the IF\ELSE statement within the foreach to print "keyword," or if it's the last element in the array just to print "keyword" [CODE=php]$key = "mykey"; $url = "http://access.alchemyapi.com/calls/text/TextGetKeywords"; $text = <<<EOD Barrier Logic The barrier logic is a reliable cost effective solution to barrier electronics. …

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Am I surprised that many 'IT Security Professionals' appear to have had a common-sense bypass when it comes to the security of their own mobile devices? Nah, not really. Look, we already know that [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/06/11/88-percent-of-web-users-are-morons/"]88 percent of web users are morons[/URL] and [URL="http://happygeeknewmedia.blogspot.com/2009/06/are-you-stupid-it-administrator.html"]93 percent of IT Admins are idiots[/URL] so …

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This is a good idea. Not for the first time the American President is keeping his earlier word. This time he is appointing a [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8073654.stm"]Cyber Tsar[/URL]. This, it strikes me, is an excellent idea. In the UK we have a data protection commission and a commissioner in charge of that. …

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I wonder if the [URL="http://www.linuxfoundation.org"]Linux Foundation[/URL] is prepared to go to task for us, the Linux users, the Linux supporters, the Linux developers and the Linux Foundation members? I wonder if they are our [URL="http://www.nra.org"]National Rifle Association[/URL] (NRA)? I wonder if the Linux Foundation is prepared to meet the challenges …

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There's an interesting article over at [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/161270/social_networks_risks_for_business_security.html"]PCWorld[/URL] this week suggesting that social networking Web sites are putting businesses at risk for security breaches. Author Howard Price says now that it's possible to link personal accounts like Twitter and Facebook to accounts at career-oriented sites like LinkedIn, a single status message …

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It occurs to me that I've been talking a lot on this blog about data going missing here in the UK. I've given our Government and various people a hard time - if they cared what I said it'd hurt. I've said these things are managerial rather than technical. And …

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I shudder when I look at some of the losses there have been in data and then the amount of people who complain that it's all down to computers. Here's a big secret; it isn't. Late last years someone bought a system on eBay which had loads of private information …

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Forgive the guffaws of uncontrolled laughter from over here. I've just seen that the US Government - January Obama edition - is considering making IT security a matter for its specific attention and put someone in charge of Cybercrime. So why the laughter from the UK? Yes, I can understand …

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I don't know the extent to which this story has crossed the shores to America, but our local friendly far-right political party the British National Party has had details of its members published on the Internet. I'm not going to rehearse their arguments for them - you know the sort …

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With the gadgets sadly lacking from the latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, I am glad to report that a British company that specializes in bringing unlikely innovation to market has stood up and been counted to fill the gap. Virtuity has today announced it has developed self-destruct technology …

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Some are feeling the pinch of the credit crunch and cutting their spending accordingly, others continue to spend, spend, spend. Symantec would appear to fall into the latter category as it has announced a definitive agreement to acquire online messaging and Web security specialist MessageLabs for a purchase price of …

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How on earth can you 'lose' the names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and, one has to assume, the mobile phone numbers of some 17 million of your customers? It's a good question, and to get the answer you might want to shout it in the direction of T-Mobile …

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I've been doing a piece lately that's involved me talking to a number of IT support types and they're all coming out with similar comments and views: too many managers, they're saying, are declaring that something is an IT issue when actually it's no such thing, it's a management thing. …

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According to VeriSign, more than half of the Internet using people on the planet can get protection from an EV SSL-enabled web browser. Protection, that is, from data and identity theft. According to Net Applications, as revealed in their latest Web browser market share report, a total of 52.8 percent …

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In an example of throwing the bathwater out with the baby, a number of ISPs are dropping the alt.* hierarchy, or Usenet altogether, ostensibly to comply with a demand from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that they [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2584.html"]rid the Internet of child pornography[/URL]. Some observers, including the [URL="http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9638/EFF+-+Blocking+UseNets+Alt+Hierarchy+Would+Violate+First+Amendment"]Electronic Frontier …

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