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I have bought a new pc with xp pro sp2 preinstalled every thing is networked i can map the drive open a windows and see the files but when i need to open a file the windows hangs or file shares are very slow and at times times out opening …

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I know enough about computers to know that i don't know enought. i can get by and i know some technical jargon. the thing is im the only one in my family who can do anything about our computer. yesterday symantec pop up for email that wasn't able to be …

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Hello, My computer had been extreamly slow lately, It seems to be gettign worse and worse, I did many virus scans, and used regcure and all that, nothign seems to be working, then one day it said I was runnign low on virtual memory, so I went through a step …

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Computer Make/Model - E machines 2220 System - Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Computer - Celeron(R) CPU 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz, 0.99GM of RAM Sound Card - Realtek AC'97 Audio OK about every 3-4 Min's my computer slightly freezes for like a few seconds and any music …

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Hi Everyone I seem to have acquired an infection which: - Has stopped me accessing Control Panel, I cant even find it. - Keeps popping up windows all the time. - When I boot the PC it says I have c:/windows/system/shell.exe missing...can I replace this? Trend Micro Housecall said I …

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I'm embarassed to be posting this here, but I've been having a problem with my computer lately. It runs Windows Vista 64-bit and has a whopping 8 gigs of ram. However, for the past few weeks, there has been a constant RAM usage of 30-40% being eaten up by svchost.exe. …

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Hello, I'm currently developping a GUI OpenVPN wrapper in Java ( platform is WinXP ). I'm having a problem when I launch OpenVPN using Java Runtime.getRuntime().exec(), a problem I have been trying to solve for the 2 past days but in vein :yawn: Here is the code I'm using to …

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I'm was having the problem a lot of others have had. (Just like thread post 98509) I keep geting the message "Windos Security Alert -Warning Potential Spyware Operation - Your computer is making unauthorized copies of your system and Internet files. Run full scan now to prevent any unathorised access …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:14:25 PM, on 1/2/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) 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:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\browser\ybrwicon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\browser\ycommon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\YAHOO!\YOP\yop.exe …

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When I open Windows Explorer, there are several directories with a blue arrow on the folder. When I try to access them, I get, c:\blah blah blah is not accessable. Access is denied. (where blah blah blah is the directory) I'm logged in as the administrator account (which is called …

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Hey guys, I was running some antivirus scans from my Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD, [url]www.ubcd4win.com[/url]) last night in an effort to find a solution for my inability to delete some folders on my D: drive (the problem persists, I have it posted under the Win XP forum) and I stumbled …

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I'm running Windows 2000 on a Compaq E500 laptop. I ran Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Ithen installed Firefox and tried to connect to the internet. The connection is there but I cannot access any pages. I uninstalled Firefox and tried again with Internet Explorer with the same result. …

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My computer has gotten significantly slower over the past 3 or 4 months. I have done a lot of work since Saturday and cleaned off a bunch of stuff (using a variety of tools), as well as replacing my old Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware / Firewall / etc. application with new …

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It happens when I click on a link or even just activate a window on Firefox. A new IE browser opens up w/ an ad on it. Please help, below is my HijackThis log. Don't know where else to turn! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:41:53 …

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hi everyone, i guess you already know this annoying little message that pops-up every few minutes - " CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROR your computer was infected by a trojan. it's dangerous for your computer, some files can be lost! click OK to download the antispyware program to clean your system! (recomended) …

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Long story short I was surfing the web and this thing told me to vote three times before I could enter the site, and by the third "vote" my computer froze and the spyware troubles began. Okay so I've run ewido under safe moed, Spybot under safe mode, and ad-aware …

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I really don't know why my PC always crashes when I play music, when I play NBA Live 08, sometimes when I open Yahoo Messenger, also mozilla firefox often had errors too. I already restored my system a lot of times but the problem is still there. Can u plaese …

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Hi all, This question partially related to one of my old question. Reading the time zone information. Now I'm try to do it in this way. User enter the time offset. Using that value search the registry and find the time zone name. Where I'm stuck is how to search …

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Hi, First, Happy New Year!! Okay, I can not access my control panel or display properties. I had that virus/trojan horse the tried to force you to buy anti spiware, I used AVG to get rid of it, only I screwed up when it was asking me if I wanted …

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Hello, I am having virus problems. My spybot search and destroy keeps finding and removing adware etc. and my symantic antivirus keeps blocking trojans and adware also. I keep geting popups, not even online, and I cant access the add and remove programs on xp. I did a scan using …

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I really don't know why my PC always crashes when I play music, when I play NBA Live 08, sometimes when I open Yahoo Messenger, also mozilla firefox often had errors too. I already restored my system a lot of times but the problem is still there. Can u plaese …

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Hi. I have 2 identical WD320 SATA drives. Drive C: which has Windows XP Pro installed, and drive D: which has XP pro installed. Drive C: is reserved for General PC use and Drive D: is for exclusive use of Flight Simulator. The purpose of having the 2 installs is …

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I apologize before hand if I seem rude in anyway but I really need help and have kind of sort of ran out of patience(Oh, how selfish). And, I've barely run anything to help fix any problems since my computer either shuts down, or I am unable to download a …

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Hi, I am looking for a little help! I have Windows XP on my Dell laptop. I run Norton Antivirus and recently had my laptop serviced for virus and malware issues. Everything has been running fine, no problems detected by Norton's. My only problem now is that I the control …

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Hello, I am having issues with visiting ANY website on internet explorer or firefox and it says I am connected(I am hardwired to a d-link modem). I have tried a lot of solutions from reading oher threads from this site and nothing seems to work. I went out and bought …

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Hello there, My Internet speed is getting slower since last two weeks. I am using 3Mbps broadband and it was working fine until recently. I did all types of scan and finally spybot detected some spies and after cleaing that it was working as normal for few hours. And after …

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Hi. this is my mom's computer and i have been trying to find a way to fix without buying a new op system. cannot open control panel. she has viruses and i'm not sure what they are or how to fix them. i was hoping you could help. there are …

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This is my first post, sorry if I did anything incorrectly. Currently websites such as ebay, facebook, download.com, and others will not load at all. The load bar fills slowly but never actually completes. Any help would be awesome. Here is my log file. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved …

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I cannot seem to log on to the internet using my cable modem anymore. I do not have a problem using dial up. I downloaded Windows Service Pack2 and things seemed to be fine. I then removed my Norton Anti-virus Program and when i tried to access the internet using …

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OK I REALLY need somebody's help. I have an old compaq presario 2800 running windows xp home. Ok, it was working perfectly then all of a sudden, the logon screen doesn't appear. THe compaq logo displays, and then the microsoft windows xp screen, but after the microsoft logo, nothing else. …

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When my computer starts up I get this message. Runddl Error loading C:\Users\COMMUN~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ajbbnyjt.dll access is denied here is my log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:46:22 AM, on 12/23/2007 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16575) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe …

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Greetings Everyone, I am so glad i found this website, everyone seems very helpful and kind. 2 days ago i got a trojan/something that i thought Norton 2008 internet security cleaned. Guess not. after 2 days of cleaning...here's where i am. explorer.exe keeps restarting and stopping about 20 times, then …

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I think it all started with a MSN virus my brother gotten lately... but in that process I found more things that just didn't really seem to make any sense. I downloaded AVG and it showed some files to be Trojan Backdoor.agent something. Can't really remember... (my bad... :sad: ) …

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Hello! I have been trying to clean out my laptop for the past few days and I think I've gotten most of it under control. However, these two items keep popping up in my AVG scans even after I've quarantined them. I have included my AVG and HJT logs. Any …

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good day everyone! im a 19 year old noobie and i really need your help right here... im not sure if im in the right category but im hoping someone could help me here... when i log in to my account in normal mode, everything is [B]black[/B] (no wallpaper, not …

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Hello everyone. I'm here just to ask a simple question. The link I'm about to show you is about a certain video card which I've been saving up to buy it. This is the Geforce 8800 GT The requirements and other information is shown here: [B] GPU NVIDIA GeForce 8800 …

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Firefox keeps opening itself or ads more tabs from time to time... Here's the Hijackthis log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 00:49:12, on 2007-12-21 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …

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When I turn on my Computer it is running Windows XP and have Norton Internet Security. I have ran McAfee Free Virus Scan, Norton, Spyware programs and it comes up with nothing, but there is something wrong. What happening is I turn my computer on and a lot of Symantec …

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Hello.. I read through the site and saw where a couple of people have been helped with IE redirect problems. Well, I am in need of your help as I am having the same problem with my PC. Everytime I click on a link in the browser it takes me …

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My friends computer was just infected with a virus that gave him the "blue screen of death" but combofix miraculously revived his PC. Please help clean up his computer. This post is a HJT log folowed by his combofix log. Thank You VERY much in advance. Logfile of Trend Micro …

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hey guys...do you know naything about these cmoputers? I have a choice fo three and am having a tough time with each. ideas? opinions? pros vs cons that you see? thanks for the info! #1 The Acer Aspire 5050 is ideal for the entertainment enthusiast who requires reliability and performance. …

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I've run a number of spyware, virus, and malware software, but I still can't seem to load certain web pages (innocuous ones like slick-deals.net, lowermerion.org, phuturephillies.com). Any help is appreciated. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:34:37 PM, on 12/6/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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Windows comes on after I enter the password and most of the icons usually come up but then whole thing shuts down and restarts. I can run it in safemode, but if I try to change display settings or add/install programs through control panel that also shuts down. I have …

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Hi. 7 days ago, we started getting redirected to arbitrary websites, our 'Windows XP Home' computer (with 6 separate profiles) suddenly got very slow, and we crashed alot. Norton Systemworks 2007 did not stop initially whatever hit us and could not remove it, but notified us of the presence of …

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Hello everyone, This is my first post on DW and hopefully my last of this nature. I was searching for a solution when I found this forum and saw how you guys did it here. So, I hope I'm not being bold by posting this. I was running low on …

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Hi. My husband built my pc. He's passed on. I'm trying to figure out if I have an AGP or PCI graphics slot. The device manager says it's in a pci bus, but I could have sworn he told me it was an agp. Here are some specs: Processor(s) Number …

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[QUOTE=crunchie;479132]Hi and welcome to Daniweb forums :). Let's see what we can come up with. Please [b]download[/b] this file - [url=http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/Beta/ComboFix.exe][color=red][b]combofix.exe[/b][/color][/url] by [b]sUBs[/b][list] [*] [b][color="#FF0000"]Save it to your Desktop[/color][/b] [*] Now [b]physically disconnect from the internet[/b] and [b]STOP all your monitoring programs[/b] (Antivirus/Antispyware, Guards and Shields) [*] Click on your …

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I believe I'm having a spyware issue, but I'm not certain. Here's my hijack this scan. Hope someone can help. Thanks all! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 10:08:51 PM, on 12/9/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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hello everyone....well, weird things have happened to my computer recently n just a day ago i was alarmed by my zonealarm firewall of a spyware so i removed it...it seemed to be multiplying in a folder so i deleted the folder (of sum toolbar called my web search) n there …

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Hello, Can anyone introduce on what are the anti-virus compatible to Microsoft Windows Server 2003? I have been using Microsoft Windows XP but now I change to use Microsoft Window Server 2003 due to certain requirement. However, I found that Windows Server 2003 cannot support many software like XP can. …

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