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Hello; I recently started having a problem on my Dell E1505 laptop running Windows XP-SP3, where multiple internet browser windows start opening by themselves ramdomly. It doesn't seem to matter if I'm using IE8, Firefox or AOL Browser, the problem keeps happening. There are times where it won't happen for …

A study by a computer security lab has found that porn sites "harboured malware or used "shady" practices to squeeze money out of their visitors," according to an [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10289009.stm"]article [/URL]by the BBC on the study. (In other news, rocks are hard and water is wet.) Researchers from the [URL="http://iseclab.org/about.html"]International Secure …

I sure hope you can help me. I have reached the end of my tech expertise. I am having trouble connecting to the internet on my main computer (Dell XPS 400 running Windows XP and a Westell 6100 modem); I can get online through the wireless lan on my laptop …

Hello all, Unfortunately I have this bad habit of turning to this magnificent community only with requests for helping hand on malware issues, but since that's the root nature of this part of the forum, I can just say that I'll be happy to drop by more frequently in future. …

Rather amazingly, just one crime syndicate stands accused of being responsible for some two thirds of all detected phishing attacks carried out during the last six months of 2009. The so-called Avalanche gang, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), used highly sophisticated malware to target …

Hi there, I'm hoping one of you more experienced guys can help. I'm helping a guy at work, lent his laptop to someone, and it came back exhibiting the above symptoms, that is Internet Explorer opening and trying to access some "moe spirit" or something website. Anyway we knew something …

Please help. I am unable to run any of these programs listed under your repair advice. I already had Malwarebytes and Superantispyware and Avira on my computer. Every time I open IE from the desktop. I always get the same message. A window opens labeled "Open with" then says " …

Apparently, the besieged, [URL="http://www.mcafee.com"]McAfee[/URL] antivirus-protected world saw little relief in the past 24 hours with McAfee engineers still scrambling to come forth with an answer. I guess the Executive VP, Barry McPherson, doesn't use his own product because he was able to post to his [URL="http://siblog.mcafee.com/support/a-long-day-at-mcafee/"]blog[/URL] a couple of times …

The demand for compromised social network accounts is now so big on the cybercrime black market that, according to the latest research, just one such underground site has 1.5 million of them for sale. The international reach of social networks has meant that these sites have become the de facto …

The latest research from security vendor Symantec would appear to suggest that cybercrime gangs are now applying drug smuggling techniques to their trade, and are actively using 'malware mules' in order to distribute threats within social friendship networks. According to the latest Internet Security Threat Report, email accounts are now …

I have safari, explorer, and firefox and none of these browsers can connect to these sites. I use Noton as an anti virus and zonealarm as a firewall. All of these problems started when my Norton subscription ran out. I went to the norton site to renew it and i …

I believe I have got 'bad' virus on my toshiba portege m400, (i.e. not easy to get rid off) from a download. After which my scanning facilities in my antivirus software, Norman were disabled. I have changed virus software to Kaspersky Antivirus but now it will not update properly, the …

I've seen a collection of articles about computer security breaches originating from China and would like to give a report from the ITYS Foundation. ITYS, for the unaware, is "I Told You So." I've discussed the use of Linux on the desktop for years, touting its security, stability, thousands of …

I'm completely clueless about most things techy but would really appreciate some help if anyone is feeling particularly patient... I have been experiencing a load of issues with my pc, but the final straw has been the cd drive refusing to acknowledge discs, which I put down to it dying, …

I was able to obtain a Dell OEM disk of Win XP Media Center Edition, do a repair and get back on my PC. I have run Malwarebytes in both Safe Mode and regular mode. It cleaned out approx 34 virus/malware files. I also ran my McAfee which is not …

Apple has this week released a software update for the iPhone which addresses a total of five security vulnerabilities. But not, it would seem, the small matter of a year old glitch which could turn your iPhone into a spyPhone. First the good news, Apple has released [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013"]iPhone OS 3.1.3[/URL] …

First let's get something out of the way - I love the iPad. Every other blogger has shared their opinion so for me it's the eReader that does about ten times as much for only 150 per cent of the price. It's also the first games platform that's going to …

I would like to think that anyone watching, reading or listening to news reports of the unfolding tragedy that is post-earthquake Haiti could not fail to be moved first to tears and then prompted to want to do something. Most people have responded by asking themselves 'what can I do …

I've heard that OS 10.6 is fairly safe for the moment from mac specific bugs, but I want to make sure I'm not carrying around windows bugs as I'll be using this in a mixed environment. So which programme is best at protecting macs from windows viruses ? Cheers!

As the title says. Please help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:41:24 AM, on 12/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE D:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\HDADeck\HDeck.exe D:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE D:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\egui.exe …

I need help with a Toshiba laptop that is having difficulties with IE/Firefox redirecting to advertising sites. I have tried numerous programs to kill this and have had no luck. Here is the most recent HJT log. Thanks in advance for your help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …

hi. basically my computer has been crashing for the last month. i think it has to do with a program browseit.exe because popups keep occuring and when i open up the task manager there are 5-10 browseit.exe running. i can end it but my computer starts to lag. i have …

I just had a Jaws moment. You know, you think it is safe to go back in the water and then a bloody great shark bites your legs off. Except in this case you can replace the sea with the Internet and the shark with the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4339.html"]equally dangerous Gumblar[/URL]. According …

Botnets are, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/09/30/death-taxes-and-botnets/"]biggest scourges[/URL] of IT security today. From sending spam to [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story238033.html"]launching DDoS attacks[/URL] and distributing malware, botnets can be found [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/showentry.php?entryid=1021"]at the centre[/URL] of most of the security problems facing computer users right now. So wouldn't it be fun …

Odd isn't it, how Microsoft kicked up a fuss when Google announced the Chrome plugin for Internet Explorer on the grounds that it could make the browser more insecure. Indeed, it went as far as to suggest that it doubled the potential surface area for malware and scripted attacks. Yet, …

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 …

The European Commission has called on EU member countries to do more, and do better, in fighting spam and other online privacy threats. In a newly published [URL="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/doc/library/ext_studies/privacy_trust_policies/spam_spyware_legal_study2009final.pdf"]study[/URL], commissioned by the EC, it was revealed that almost all EU countries have at least one spam, spyware or malware reporting site …

So Google reckons that it can provide [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26281/53/"]the perfect operating system[/URL] in Chrome, even to the point where according to Google's Engineering Director, Linus Upson, it will herald the end of malware. That's what he went [URL="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html"]on the record[/URL] to say, promising that Google was "completely redesigning the underlying security …

Last weekend Twitter was apologising for accidentally suspending a number of user accounts due to human error. Now it is suspending accounts again, but this time there is no error: Twitter is getting serious about malware. In a status posting on Thursday July 9th, Twitter [URL="http://status.twitter.com/post/138789881/koobface-malware-attack"]admitted[/URL] that it had come …

Recently Google has hit the headlines with [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4163.html"]concerns over privacy[/URL] courtesy of Street View mapping, plus [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4305.html"]allegations of trademark infringements[/URL] with the Android open source mobile phone OS. The latest headlines, though, look like returning to the heart of Google: the search engine. Google SERPs malware manipulation has hit new …