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I have been struggling to fix this for a couple days now. I've run ad-aware, spybot, and many other programs. But I really don't know what I'm doing. I change my homepage and it just keeps resetting back to [url]www.findyourcouple.com[/url]. It seems like it's forwarding to another page every day. …

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Hi, My Norton Antivirus detects the Hacktool.rootkit virus but is unable to delete it as it says that the msdirect.sys file cannot be accessed. This is an annoying problem as the error window from Norton keeps popping up, and I need to disable Autoprotect to proceed. Hope someone can help …

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Hi there, So I've been using McAfee, MS AntiSpyware, Spybot S&D, AdAware, TrendMicro, and Avast, and still cannot get rid of this beastie that opens IE at start-up and sends me to a page at [url]www.freewebs.com[/url]. (This is doubly annoying because I use Firefox. :evil: Thanks, MS.) It's slowing the …

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I am trying to fix a friend's computer. Here is the HijackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:49:26 AM, on 6/11/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\appvh32.exe C:\Program Files\HPQ\One-Touch\OneTouch.EXE C:\Program …

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Hoping someone can help me rid IE of a nasty little hijack. I have taken the liberty of posting a Hijackthis log, to see if anyone out there can advise? Please let me know what you think, so I can return to normal, happy computing! Apologies in advance for the …

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Hi guys, I am new to this forum and i am seeking help to fix a virus i have on my computer. My desktop has been replaced with a blue background and text saying: Security Warning: A fatal error in IE has occured at 0028:C0011E36 in VXD VMM(01) + 00010E36. …

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I am a new user and apologise for using someone else's thread. My apologies and thanks to DMR, As I posted I am unable to get rid of this virus despite numerous virus killers and as requested here is the log of Hijackthis you thoughtfully provided a link for and …

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[[COLOR=Navy]B]Before we begin, it is important to note that I'm a bit of a rookie in this area and that the past month of trying to problem solve this has exhausted what little patience I have with computers. I will take any and all suggestions to solve the problem below. …

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Not sure if this is a virus/spyware problem, or XP in general, so I decided to post in both forums. OK, I got hit by SpySheriff yesterday, after fixing that with AdAware and ewido, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, …

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OK, I got hit by SpySheriff, after fixing that, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, I can only choose a color. Here's my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:18:06 PM, on 6/18/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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[COLOR=Red]please help me![/COLOR] I am now really desperate. I know you must be sick and tired of hearing about Aurora but I've tried every spyware program under the sun including spykiller, spybot and many others. All programs delete Aurora (A Better Internet) but it always comes back. Here is my …

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I know you guys must get this a lot, but this Keyspy Trial junk is really ticking me off. I scanned with Hijackthis(latest version v.1.99.1) Now what do I do? Here's the log file Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:42:37 PM, on 17/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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Hello, Can someone please help me with a virus. It keeps popping up in my Task manager, taking 50% of the CPU. If I stop it, either another starts later or when I reboot it. Now something is attaching to my emails and I can't stop it. Here is the …

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hi, i'm having trouble logging onto hotmail. the problem has developed overnight and i think it is down to a virus or other such nasty because i can access it on other computers and i haven't changed any settings. i would be very grateful if somebody could help and look …

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please help me! i wish there was an easier way than posting a log... it must get boring for all you gurus. i'm not sure if this is worth noting or not... but i use firefox 99 percent of the time. thanks in advance, joe Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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I've got a lot of crap on my computer and I have no idea how it got here. I've tried ad-aware, spybot etc. and while they seem to catch a lot of it and remove it, it all comes back when I restart my computer. Here is my HijackThis Log. …

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i think my anti-virus/anti-spyware software eliminated it, however, i am not sure that i am still free of bugs and/or infections. what do you think ? here is my hijackthis log: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:44:54 PM, on 06/16/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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i had the same problem with this Trojan Collected 5.L its a pain in the ass. nothing wants to get rid of it.. i downloaded HiJack and heres my resultant log file.. please help me! thanks! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:49:56 PM, on 6/16/2005 Platform: Windows XP …

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I am having a problem launching all of my Microsoft Office XP software. everytime i try to launch a program like word, excell, frontpage, powerpoint, I get the message " error 1706, can not find the required files" then another box pops up and says, "insert microsoft office XP professional …

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Hello all, I hope you can help me.....I have recently been getting strange AURORA POPUPS, and constant bothers with spyware......my computer has slowed down because of it..........I put HiJack This into its own folder and ran the file......these are my results. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:28:49 PM, …

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Hi. I went traveling and my roomate messed my pc. Dont know wich websites he did access, but now when i came back i found my pc has this searchbar above start menu. I ran Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, avast antivirus, and nothing seems to fix this. The protection of Spybot …

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Hi there, I'm computer inept so thought I'd follow Hijackthis' advice and post the log from my first scan with them. I have a HP Pavilion 542x, use Microsoft XP, and am trying Hijackthis, Adaware, and MacAffee Virus Scan to try to speed up my broadband connection. I have around …

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Also, my browser will not redirect to a new url when I click on a link. Also, I cannot print from ie, only from Microsoft office. I tried to go to windows update, but cannot access that site either. Here is my Hijack this logfile: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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Hey guys, sorry to bother you but i, like so many others, have been infected with this crap that won't go away. I have the about:blank Coolwebsearch malware, as well as the Win32 trojan. I ran ad-aware and thats what it told me anyway...a lot of CWS and Win32. I've …

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Hi, i checked out my add/remove programs list and internet optimizer along with a lot of other programs that sseemed like spyware, i deleted them but im not sure if my computer is ok. im still getting pop ups and slower performance than usual and im not sure if there …

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Can you help me with this please ? I am a new user and have looked at this Thread to try to help me with the same problem. Below is my HijackThis log file - what should i do now ? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:31:14, on …

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Really need your expertise here. I can only type correctly using my notepad. On any other application whatever I type would be totally different. Example my letter Y would appear as F. I have scanned using AdAWARe, xOFTSPY, our virus s/w and Spybot. I have checked the regional and keyboard …

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im just trying to free this computer of viruses its not mine its a friends my comp never has a problem cause once a week i run avg, housecall, spybot s&d, and microsft antispyware well on this computer i ran all that and they all found something.. i restarted it …

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In recent days, I'm finding my computer hanging more frequently than normal; becoming inundated with pop-ups; and while surfing the web, new browser windows suddenly open without prompting. I looked in Add/Remove Software and discovered Shopping Wizard and Search Assistant in the list. I ran HijackThis - below is the …

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Hi i have just been going through the forums to remove the Home search , search assistant etc. i have run the CWshreader, the aboutbuster too the fixes are done and completed. Then i ran the Hijack (v1.99.1) and using some of the fourms i have fixed some of the …

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I'm really hoping someone can help me with this. I haven't had any problems with any webpages until yesterday. But, for some reason, I can't get several often-used pages to load for me now. Ebay, Yahoo mail, Star-Telegram.com (local newspaper), Download.com are just a few of the pages that won't …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:47:25 PM, on 6/11/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\ISSVC.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe …

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Hi folks, I recently downloaded some updates from microsoft (off their website?) and now my Dell 4000 laptop running Windows 2000 Professional will not boot up. The following message appears "explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log …

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A little kid did something while I was away and now I am getting annoying popups and clickme program keeps installing Please help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:42:35 PM, on 6/9/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Hi, I just recovered from Ad-Watch clobbering my registry, but now I find that Norton Utilities has had email protection removed and auto-protect disabled, switching from enabled and active about a second after I load it, and I can't re-enable them afterward. A scan by Ad-Aware, Norton and AVG all …

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I have a searchbar that will not go away. Also comp is running slower and AOL will not start up. I have tried Adaware 6 and spybot, I am clean. Ran hijack this and this is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:28:12 AM, on 6/2/2005 Platform: …

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Hi guys, I have had this problem for a long time now..and after weeks of trying to fix it myself, i decided to look around for help.....and that's when i came across this forum, alot of help offered seem to be very good here, so i am here to see …

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I am having trouble with the cannot display page message in IE6. I am running XP. My dsl connection is wide open, other computers in office are not having problems. The problem gets worse as the day wears on. Sometimes releasing and renewing ipconfig temporarily fixes the problem. Often, web …

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can someone help me? i have aurora popups so bad and i cant figure our how to get rid of them. here is my hijack log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:48:52 AM, on 6/9/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

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Good day, I have the about: blank problem that so many seem to have. I have tried to follow the advice given to others but it does not seem to cure my problem. I suppose each machine is different. The usual symptoms: Whenever I go online, the explorer address line …

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I have a PC on a LAN which has become infected with the Hotoffer.info trojan as well as the "Your Windows is corrupted with spyware virus" Popup. I have read through the info on your site for thread 16204 and gather this is not uncommon - but that you recommend …

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I just found a good tutorial to remove this crappy adblaster here - it helped me a lot :mrgreen: but I have other problems. I don't know if it is really about spyware, but it is just strange and annoying. sometimes when I play games, my screen turns suddenly blue …

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Help! Here is my HJT Log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:51:44 PM, on 6/7/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\PERSON~1\MPFSERVICE.exe C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe …

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Hi, The last time i brought this problem up, i was not able to clear the virus outta my laptop as after performing all the instructions, on reboot, the sygate firewall warning would tell me that my browser was getting reset. :sad: Disgusted, I reformatted my hard drive and gave …

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Hi i have had this virus for a few days and have disabled system restore. can anyone help me get rid of it as AVG brings it up everytime i log on to the net which as i'm broadband is all the time Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

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Hi, I'm running on a 1.5ghz 256mb RAM Compaq Presario with Windows XP SP2. After rebooting the system seems to run fine most of the time, but after a while it starts slowing down up to the point where it's running like a 100mhz computer. The CPU usage is always …

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My computer has been infected with some CWS spyware and I have tried a lot of spyware removal programs and read through many posts on the web for removing the spyware. Somehow my Hijack This log seems to be different than others. I really need help from you guys. Thanks …

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Hi I was wondering if someone could look at my hijack log... I have Ad-aware but my computer is still running slow even with a cable modem... Thank you :) Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:56:20 AM, on 6/4/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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Guys I wish I would have known of you a month ago! Apr 15 I contracted a very bad virus which I thought I'd gotten rid of until a week and a half ago when it seemed to reappear. Then I got it through an online radio station via MS …

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